New York City: close encounters.(Dark Matters, a play written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa)

American Theatre | December 1, 2006| | Copyright

FROM A BRIEF SYNOPSIS, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's new play appears to be about alien abduction. (Makes sense: The young New York-based writer already has shows under his belt about deep-sea monsters, ghosts and bogeymen.) But as Dark Matters unfolds, looking very "well-made play" (as the playwright points out) with its single living room set, four ordinary characters and "absolutely no paranormal stuff happening on stage," it becomes clear that the aliens in question are those within our own families. "How well do we know people, even those we promise our lives to?" ...

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