When the space in a play's program normally filled with the cast's biographies is instead a story about a bunny's escape from and eventual return to Mexico, one learns to expect the unexpected.

"Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love" is the latest effort from Bialystock and Bloom, one of Milwaukee's more progressive and experimental theater companies. Directed by Jonathon West, this production reinterprets most theatrical conventions (set design, blocking, dialog), and recreates them to visually and aurally reinforce the theme of the play: Love is a confusing and fickle entity.

The stark set is dominated by a larger-than-life bed, occupied by all the characters in the play at the opening. The mirrors that dot the stage, in essence, expand it and give the audience members personal and unique vantage points depending on where they are sitting.

As characters come in and out of the thoughts and dialog of other characters, they disappear and reappear on the stage, representing their emotional presence with their physical. The effect is a surreal experience that maximizes the unique opportunity that live theater offers.

Although the story centers around secrets, lies, one-nighters, prostitutes and serial killers, the underlying theme has to more to do with loyalty and unconditional love. The actors all bring a great deal of passion to their characters, who blindly rush toward one love, and then, just as quickly, to another. In the end, they all find their way back to where they started, with the ones they truly care for and who truly care for them.

"Unidentified" is not for the faint of heart. With harsh language, nudity, sexual scenes and some blood-curdling screams, it is definitely for adults only. However, it avoids the temptation toward gratuity, instead dealing with its frank subjects with language and attitudes appropriate to topic. Emotions soar as the characters confront their own demons as well as each other's. At times, the decibel level is a little hard to take, especially from the screams that serve as background noise to the scene changes.

Overall, "Unidentified" is everything good about modern theater, offering humor, intrigue and a very bare-bones approach that allows the audience to focus on the acting and reflect on the themes of the work.

"Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love" runs through Sun., Sept. 14. For more information and schedule times, call Bialystock and Bloom at (414) 291-7800, stop by the box office at 158 N. Broadway or check out their website www.bialystockbloom.com