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But the play masquerades as a romantic comedy, Dome Jade Charm on the droll strength of its two more acerbic characters, who zing often-hurtful but funny one-liners throughout the show. Dealing with modern marriage and relationships, "Becky Shaw" turns the notion of what it means to care for someone inside out. Its four central characters are in various stages of love and helpful or hurtful interdependence, depending on the alignments. Big Rock 'Diamond' Ring Charm caustic, tough-talking Max spends much of his time solving problems for Lindsey Gates' flighty Suzanna, his adoptive sister. He's a financial planner and she's a psychology graduate student dealing with the sudden death of her father. Max was adopted by the family when he was 10, so he has a complex relationship with Power Walk Charm and her mother, Susan. "Your parents were complementary," Max tells Suzanna. "Your father denied problems and your mother rubbed your face in them." Duck Charm has taken on a lover who seems interested mostly in the money Max tells her she doesn't have. Apparently her deceased husband, who may have had more than a business relationship with his male bookkeeper, creatively hid his financial losses. Elizabeth Benedict gives Susan a steely, world-weary presence that strongly contrasts with her flailing daughter. Susan and Max clearly share a harder-edged view of the world than Suzanna, though they simply consider themselves more honest.