Two estranged and seemingly dissimilar sisters come slowly and painfully together in Zakiyyah Alexander's credible drama 10 Things to Do Before I Die, currently performing at the McGinn-Cazale Theater as part of the Second Stage Uptown series. Although modest, the play is well-observed and warmed considerably by comic touches, with nuanced, believable characters brought to life both by sensitive writing and well-considered performances.

The play's action initially alternates between the two sisters: Vida (Natalie Venetia Belcon) is an unmarried New York City public school teacher by day who engages in a dead-end, no-strings affair with the married Andrew (Dion Graham) by night; Lena (Trac[...]