In what is perhaps the most provocative choice of its season, Theatre in the Round Players presented the area premiere of 2 by Romulus Linney. The production, helmed by director G. J. Clayburn, will close Jan. 28 following a run that began Jan. 5.

Set in 1945 Germany at the onset of the Nuremberg Trials, Linney's play focuses on the accused Hermann Goering, Hitler's "No. 2," who helped build the Third Reich. The remorseless Nazi claims the atrocities he helped inflict were a natural consequence of human conflict.

For tickets to shows at the TRP, 245 Cedar Ave in Minneapolis, call the box office at (612) 333-3010 or enter TRP's URL, www.theatreintheround.org..

* The play-by-play lineup for the remainder of TRP's season is as follows:

• Lettice and Lovage by Shaffer, Feb. 9-March 4
• The Tempest by Shakespeare, March 16-April 15
• Off the Map by J. Ackermann, April 27-May 20
• Candida by Shaw, June 1-24 — by Ernio Hernandez