***  When you take your seat at Theater Wit ( in theater two) and look at the stage, you will be thinking  “this is a nothing set”, just a wall, a big easy chair, a table and two chairs. What can they do in this space? Well, the answer is pretty clear. They can tell you an amazing story about “brotherly love” which in this case is closer to “sisterly love” as the story involves a brother and sister.

Beane (Terry Bell) is the young man who is a key to our story. His sister Joan (deftly handled by Sarah Coakley Price) is a married woman who is moving up the corporate ladder, and lives in a wonderful apartment ( set design by Joe Schermoly is amazing for a space this tiny) with her husband Harry ( played to perfection by Ryan Hallahan). When Beane falls in love with Molly ( Isa Arciniegas is strong) not only does his world change, but his sister and brother-in-law feel the effect.

FYI: There are no love songs, despite the title of this John Kolvenbach one act play, but the theme is about love, both real and imagined. The clever direction by Marti Lyons allows us to go from scene to scene quickly and I love the fact that there are no breaks in the action. My thought is that given a break, even a slight break, may take the viewer out of the picture, with little chance of returning with full awareness of the storyline.

As you know, when there is mystery I am quite careful to contain myself and avoid saying what to look for. I can only tell you in this one to take a close look at Molly’s costume ( I believe that this is a clever piece of work devised by Lyons and costume designer Kotryna Hilko). You may just get the answer to my mystery question from this. If not, it will come out later in a conversation between Joan and Harry.

The story is about connection. That of lovers, mates and close relatives. In the 88 minutes viewing this piece, I found myself seeing the complexities of life and as someone who has been married several times, I know that there are many stories in each of our lives. This play unveils some wonderful tales and is well done. I am unsure as to how younger people will feel about the story. I attended a matinee as opening night was the same night as The Jeff Awards ( non-Equity) which I attended, and with our busy schedule, this was my first opportunity to see it. Being a matinee, the audience was made up of an older crowd, so I am pretty sure they caught the humor and the moments contained in the script.

I would love to hear back from Gen-z’s and Millennials.

” Love Song” will continue through – Apr 21st with performances as follows