The first production ever by the talented group of actors and play bringers at None Too Fragile was “On an Average Day,” John Kolvenbach’s deeply riveting and psychologically chilling drama about two emotionally fraught brothers. The play, which is currently being performed at the theater’s spot in Pub Bricco, is coming for a one-night-only performance at the Akron Civic Theatre, a Knight Arts grantee.

The play will be part of the Club@Akron Civic Theatre, a series of intimate artistic performances. Val Renner, media director for the Civic, commented that she is delighted that the company is coming to perform. Renner noted that one of the Civic’s goals is to bring local talent on the stage (as well as to see other shows). None Too Fragile is growing such a good reputation as fine theater, and is increasing its audience base as well, so its presence on stage can fulfill Akron Civic Theatre’s goal in the best possible way.

The two-person play, as co-directors and actors Sean Derry and Mark Mayo conceive it, stirs up an intense, riveting concoction. “On an Average Day” takes places entirely within the studio apartment of down-and-out Bob (Sean Derry), who slowly reveals throughout the play his brush with the law to his presumably uptight, levelheaded brother Jack (Mayo).

As they slowly drink bottle after bottle of Hudepohl beer, the two brothers unveil the pent up emotions within them while unleashing their sibling fury at each other — all based around different perceptions of their relationships with their father. Things mount until the two end up in one of the strongest and most realistic stage fights that most theatergoers will ever see — which begins with live gunfire (with blanks of course) and a dramatic blackout.

In prior performances, Derry and Mayo have shown themselves as remarkably good in the roles. Derry’s Bob was alternatingly confused and lucid, while Mayo’s Jack slowly and metaphorically lets his hair down.

The set for the play befits the emotional clutter of these men’s lives. The room is piled high with newspapers — all because Bob scrutinized them for misdeeds and deaths just in case he was the one they were talking about. The place looks unkempt and careless, another physical token of their mental states.

None Too Fragile set for “On an Average Day.” Photo by Clint Beeler

Notably a local mental health professional saw a performance in the recent revival of this work and wrote out his own take on the drama in the form of a letter to the editor of the local “Akron Beacon Journal.” It’s great to have this sort of grassroots account of current art events around town. The review was flattering, as one might expect, while it gave a penetrating psychological understanding (rather than a critical artistic or production point of view) of the work.

The characters, as the comments went, are the products of abuse, twisted by years of emotional problems that have been building. Anyone who does excessive physical exercise knows that sooner or later he will probably get overuse injuries. Imagine on an emotional level the continual abuse, like the physical kind, where the same repetitive beating keeps occurring. It’s going to come out, maybe not at the source of the injury but in compensatory ways (much as the brothers have different symptoms).

This play is one to see. If you’ve already seen it, go to the Akron Civic Theatre to see what form the staging takes in a different space. If you haven’t seen it, here’s your chance.

“On an Average Day” will be performed by None Too Fragile theater group on at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5 on the main stage of Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron; 330-253-2488; www.akroncivic.com. Tickets are $20.