RIDGEFIELD - In its second season, the repertory theater company Thrown Stone offered a beautiful piece about the preciousness of life and love.

Playwright Karina Cochran's Where All Good Rabbits Go represents the essence of quality storytelling. Under the un-fussy direction of Cyrus Newitt, the production - presented July 20-August 4 - planted an emotional seed from the outset, which culminated in a lesson in living.

Playing a young couple still very much in love, Alexandra Bazan as Julia and Jason Peck as her adored and transforming husband Walter, offer a subtle yet rich representation of a relationship that is suffering and yet endures. Caught off guard by an early onset transformation into a bunny rabbit, which serves as a metaphor for the inevitable outcome of all lives, they cling to all that holds them together.

Recalling the day they first met at dinner parties and continuing to enjoy that which attracts them to each other, their affection comes across as sincere and constant.

Bazan and Peck created a world unto themselves as they dealt with the tragedy that has befallen them. They are both skilled and authentic. Their performances took the audience on an intimate journey, which was as humorous as it was heartbreaking.

Mike Boland was excellent in his multiple roles. He was a callous, distracted physician/brother who also found time to prepare and deliver a homemade casserole. He captured the nature of the disparate parts he played and made each vivid and believable.

A very spare and simple set served the purposes of each scene. The use of a video screen enhanced the otherworldly nature of passing. Even the transient nature of the theater space itself added to the messaging - that we are only here for a short while.

"What does age matter when you don't know what tomorrow will bring?" cries Julia.

Not knowing what the future holds should cause one to "wake up every morning screaming with joy" that we are still here. This poignant play was an ideal choice for this theater and this company. They are to be commended for finding and producing less well-known yet powerful pieces that deserve an audience.