In a big city known for big-name theater, it is a pleasure to find something of quality not so hyped. 
The Compass Rose, a simple story of lost love, is set in a bar and staged in the very same – Ryan’s Daughter Pub on the Upper East Side The characters, a pair of ex-lovers, walk back and forth through the audience as they attempt to decipher their past.It is visceral theater, well worth the $18; the house ale, at $5, is a fair price too.