Aaron Malkin and Alastair Knowles bring a fine level of clown and mime skill to this Beckettian set and script that gently remind each of us that there is more to a person than meets the eye. 

Starting in darkness, small selves emerge, and the discovery continues—revealing the distinction of self from other, vulnerabilities, pleasures, and finally the fondness of the bonds that form when we are brave enough to engage one another. The performance deals with an existential question of creation: Why do you set the stage for the next step? 

The how of setting the stage is pared...