My overall impression
This is kind of a sad and forlorn little play. A man and a woman (spouses? siblings? both? neither?)in a dumpy little room which comprises their whole world. They imagine others in the room, but in fact, the only people in their world, really, are these two. All they have is each other. They bicker a little, giggle a little, keep a “surprise” box and a kind of magical (to them) toy Ferris wheel to add flavor to their otherwise dreary little existence. (The actors are convincing. There was no program, so I don’t know their names, nor the director’s and I think we should.)
I suppose there must be people like these two out there in the world, maybe more than we realize. Lanford Wilson, the playwright, must think so. The play, (a minor work but effective)left me a bit blue and wondering about the many ways one’s life could turn out.
