| How to live forward when the past won’t release us. That’s the basic subject of THE COUNTER which, though it’s just a conversation about possibilities and constraints, isn’t nearly mere. Meghan Kennedy’s play is delicate and precise; it’s a small wonder. Everything that happens here happens in between what’s said and what isn’t, between memory and desire. There are no incidents to speak of, and that’s the point: how can we continue to court surprise when time and again there is none and only what’s past seems remarkable. The actors here, meticulously directed by Cromer, are placidly riveting. Life is momentous because it happens in moments. It’s a quiet thing. |
