The play deals with 3 "boys" dealing with the issues that dog the male species at the tender age of "just after college". Party Boy. Sexual Conquests. Growing up. Marriage. Maturity. Growing Up. The changes in you vs the changes in your friends - growing apart. Jack, the central character, played by stand-out performer Ryan Nicholoff, portrays the dominant alpha male of the 3 boys - but ultimately reveals that it is he who has the biggest failings and insecurities.
The presentation this far "off Broadway" tends to showcase the play as much more of an experimental production - but at the same time - a bit more "real". The dumpy theater actually seemed as if it was appropriate to the low budget lifestyle of the boys. The ages and experience of the actors seemed to be both a plus and a minus to the production. Done in small vignettes - I most often got the sense that the scenes just ended. It was the most obvious element that made it seem like we were at a rehearsal, not a performance. The actors didn't know what to do to bring the scene to the dramatic ending that it should have.
Overall - it seems that Counting Squares Theatre made a solid attempt at mounting the work that remains as relevant as it was 20 years ago. It seems the straight boys have a few issues too!