The first play was abstract - a slice of activity without context or resolution. Some of the banter leads to exposition, other just increases the sense of the absurd. It was beautifully staged and enjoyable to watch, but it mostly went over my head.
The second play was far more concrete. While the acting was a bit on the earnest side, it did not detract from a very well put together one act - even more enjoyable when considered in its original 1901 context.
Overall, it was a pleasant event, I'm glad to see this style of intimate regional theater crop up in my neighborhood and hope to have the opportunity to patronize it again in the future.

Great value for live theater.

We did not enjoy these performances. The acting was okay--not terrific-- but it seemed more that the timing was way off. The conversations did not move quickly enough and so everything seemed sluggish. It was almost as if the director is used to large theaters and the tiny (wonderful) theater didn't need slower speech or pauses between actors' lines. I was expecting an absobing night but came out disappointed.

Acting very good in both but The Dumb Waiter was too drawn out until it reached the climax and was not suspenseful at all and was predictable. Trifles was far better in dealing with the murder and the clews that were presented re the potential murder. The ending was much too abrupt.