‘No Man’s Land’ as mystifying as ever in Steppenwolf staging

Jeff Perry and Mark Ulrich in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s revival of “No Man’s Land.” (Michael Brosilow)

I have a favorite “New Yorker” cartoon, by Barbara Smaller. An interior designer empathetically shares with a client that “Of course, we could do spare and minimalist, but not on your budget.”

The joke is funny because it rings true: the less there is, the more perfect it needs to be. You can’t hide anything when everything stands out.