The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill, Volume 1: Early Plays/Lost Plays

As the impish New York Neo-Futurists demonstrate in this irreverent yet insightful show, Eugene O'Neill's italicized, parenthetical asides aren’t just elaborate and excessive—they’re remarkably rich as well. The production, shaped by Christopher Loar, carries the looseness of improv and the sense that you’ve stumbled into a stoner convention for scholars.—Diane Snyder