Main character Steven is dissatisfied with every aspect of life – his job, his spouse, his brother’s career, and the imprecision of language, to name a few. He relatedly feels trapped by the inertia of his choices, but rather than work on himself, chooses instead to work on everyone else. What follows is a meandering story about Steven’s attempt to find meaning in his life, and force meaning on those around him.
Misbilled as a comedy, Nouns is actually an overwrought meditation….