INCOGNITO at MTC Incomprehensible but Memorable

The cerebral new play INCOGNITO by Nick Payne ("Constellations") is literally a complex study of the brain.   Payne's 1 act play with  4 actors (playing multiple roles) in 3 significant segments, retreads his contrivance of repetitive dialogues & sequences.  Parallels can be drawn between these plays pondering analytical quandaries.  "Constellations" explored infinite possibilities in the celestial expanse.  "INCOGNITO" is focuses inwardly on the workings of the tangible, human brain.  The 4 dexterous actors assumes 4 to 6 characters convincingly making this convuluted play confusing and simultaneously compelling.  For all the scientific advances and explorations, perhaps the final frontier and most important area of study is man's brain.  The characters are tenuously connected like tissue to each other via neurological doctors.  At the cortex of the play is actual brain matter taken & preserved from Albert Einstein.  The most sympathetic & heartfelt character is Henry.  Henry suffered some brain trauma rendering severe short term memory.  He is forever opining for his wife & doomed a life stuck in time.   Nevertheless, Henry makes a fascinating & frustrating case study.  Imagine the possibilities & problem solving to be conquered should we learn how the brain stores & retrieves memory.  What are if not for our memories & imaginations?  "Imagination is more important than knowledge." (A Einstein)  This clever play may not appeal to the masses but more to intellectual asses (like me.)