By Shambhavi Ranjan
Staff Writer

On January 6th, the Black Box Theater came out with the production of Signs of Life. The play is written by Deborah Brevoort and directed by Cristie Basinas. The cast consists of only two people, Abe and Sal, played by Daniel Regan and Sarah Vasilevsky.

Signs of Life is a play about a couple, Abe and Sal, who go on a journey across the country to follow the stars. They start at New Jersey, when Abe talks to the stars and Sal gets a magical tattoo in the shape of a star. Abe and Sal have been wishing for a child, and one day Abe gets a sign to follow the stars. They go on, following the stars to see signs of birth and life.

Regan and Vasilevsky were the only two actors in the play. This meant that they would get more attention and more lines to memorize.

“Yeah, is was difficult. If you missed one line, it brought down the whole play,” said Vasilevsky.

The set was fairly simple. There were a few tires, which were seats in a car, and then the tires became holes in the ground. Besides the tires, there was nothing else. That also caused most of the attention to go to the actors, which made this play even harder to Regan and Vasilevsky. But even with the hardships, Regan and Vasilevsky had no trouble with their characters.

“It was not hard. I could feel the character,” said Regan.

Signs of Life was a short, sweet, and simple play of a mere 50 minutes. The play made you think about what was going on, and made you analyze the meaning to every sign. The ending of the play was abrupt, making the audience want to see more. At the end, everyone piled out of the theater, and gave their hugs and kisses to the actors and back stage staff.