The first act of Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter is utter perfection. Full of humor and insight, it's a captivating portrait of three troubled individuals who find solace -- and perhaps something more -- with one another. Unfortunately, the author/director isn't able to sustain this feeling in the second act. While still worthwhile, the play becomes increasingly melodramatic and the characters' relationships with each other lose some of the complexity that was initially demonstrated.

Matt (Christopher Denham) and Davis (Gary Wilmes) are two friends traveling together in Amsterdam. One night, Davis brings a prostitute named Christina (Lisa Joyce) to the hotel -- but it turns out he has purchase[...]