'Utility': Four Characters and a Power Outage

There's something markedly incongruous about watching Utility, the new play by Emily Schwend, at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. The theater is located on Waverly Place in Greenwich Village, one of the most lively neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan. Something exciting, or at least interesting, is usually happening 24/7. When the set pieces for Utility are unveiled, it transports the audience to a very different atmosphere. Despite some clues (the children's school artwork on the fridge, th...