Christine Lahti as Avis and Michael Cristofer as Moss in Body of Water (Photo: James Leynse)

As Avis and Moss, Christine Lahti and Michael Cristofer hit all the right emotional notes, capturing their confusion and fear but also making the most of the comic aspects of their situation, especially the delicate investigation of their sexual connection. The sense of compatibility they project makes it easy to add their being a long married c to the few facts you can accept with certainty. Laura Odeh, who has the difficult task of playing an unsympathetic character, is almost too successful in conveying the impatience of the young woman whose identity is as puzzling as Avis and Moss's. There are time when she is so shrill that you're glad when she leaves the stage.

Maria Mileaf, who also directed Blessing's last play for Primary Stages, Going to St. Ives, has, with the help of her designers, handled the small playing area with finesse, enveloping the modestly furnished lakeside home with large images of the hills and lake. Mileaf's handling of the scene ending surprises is particularly effective. Her vision for the play's staging is well supported by Neil Patel's scenic design, Jeff Croiter's time shifting lighting and Bart Fassbender's incidental music.