LOST LAKE by David Auburn starring John Hawkeshn

David Auburn is the Pulitize Prize, Tony Award winning playwright (PROOF '01)  LOST LAKE is a noteworthy 1 act 2 character play.  Veronica (Tracie Thoms) a no-nonesense negotiator contending for a summer rental in a "rustic" lake cabin not far from NYC.  Hogan (John Hawkes, Winter Bones & The Sessions) is broking the rental deal of his residence.  Hogan handles Veronica for more money but she's not buying his terms.  Hogan is an ingratiating and irritating "loser."  His interpretation of events & sense of boundaries are skewed.  Veronica's tolerance of his inappropriate comments & behaviors is enigmatic & problematic.   She calls him a freak & orders him out of the cabin she's now renting for a vacation with her son, daughter & daughter's friend.  Hogan confides his college age daughter with his ex has ex-communicated him and his brother & sister-in-law ordered him to stay away from his nieces. Still, he has unsolicited advise regarding Veronica's parenting skills.  Both actors spar, confide & commiserate with such skillful finness we become attached as they to form a connection.  Decency lies within each character.  Mistakes are made by both. Veronica strives to make amends & advises Hogan to try & correct his mistakes.  It would be a mistake to miss this engrossing & exceptionally well acted drama.