"A Map of the Soul" Combines Two One-Man Shows The author and actor Martin Moran calls Two River Theater's decision to stage "A Map of the Soul," a first-ever bundling of his one-man shows "The Tricky Part" and "All the Rage," "brave and ambitious." Martin Moran in January in his one-man show "All the Rage." It followed "The Tricky Part." "Solo shows are hard to sell because there's not a dancing chorus," Mr. Moran, 53, of Manhattan, said in a recent telephone interview. I also think it's brave because they're both challenging pieces. "The Tricky Part," which will begin its run on Oct. 26 at Two River, in Red Bank, won an Obie Award in 2004; it tells the true story of Mr. Moran's sexual encounters as a 12-to-15-year-old with a man he met at a Catholic boys" camp. "All the Rage," which will be staged along with "The Tricky Part" during four "marathon performance days" between Nov. 3 and Nov. 17 and on its own on Nov. 15 and 16, is "kind of a companion piece," Mr. Moran said, addressing what some who saw the first show characterized as his insufficient anger toward his abuser. "All the Rage" has a history at Two River: The theater's artistic director, John Dias, who is a former associate producer and associate artistic director at the Public Theater in Manhattan who came to Two River in 2010, gave Mr. Moran feedback when he was writing "The Tricky Part" in 2002, the playwright said. And when he was writing the second piece three years ago, he sought out Mr. Dias again and did two informal readings at Two River, Mr. Moran said. When Mr. Moran came for the readings of "All The Rage," the audience was "intrigued by the fact that the other piece preceded it," Mr. Dias, 49, of Red Bank, said. That was the beginning of my thought that we should have these two pieces in conversation with each other. There will be conversations, in the more literal sense, with the audience after every performance, with Mr. Moran occasionally joining in. "I'm going to do as much as I can," said Mr. Moran, who will be directed by Seth Barrish, the director of the original New York productions of both pieces. I'm very respectful of people who want to leave right after the play and just be with it. But these plays tend to promote a lot of tender territory. Often the discussions are really, really rich. "A Map of the Soul," at Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, from Oct. 26 to Nov. 17. Regular ticket prices, $37 to $65, with discounts for groups, seniors and United States military personnel, their families and veterans. Tickets for patrons under 30 are $24. A limited number of $20 tickets, which may be partial view, are available for every performance. Information: tworivertheater.org or (732) 345-1400.