Sheer metallic panels hang in front of the small Japanese house on the set of Paragon Theatre’s lovely mystical production of “The Sound of a Voice” by David Henry Hwang, starring Sheila Ivy Traister (Woman) and Dale Li (Man).

The scene is Woman’s house, in a remote corner of the forest. Christopher Wink’s scenic design, with the carefully-crafted house and additional sheer panels suggesting forest trees, seems to float, an illusion aided by Jen Orf’s lighting and occasional music from a Shackuhachi flute, played by Michael Andrew Doherty.

The haunting Japanese fable, imaginatively directed by Warren Sherrill, who also designed the sound, is enhanced with choreography by Kim Robards. A pair of black-clad dancers/spirits circle and swoop , carrying the audience from one scene to the next, sliding shoji panels open and shut and occasionally delivering props in a ceremonial manner. Robards or LaRana Skalicky appears with male dancer Gregory Gonzales, who also choreographed martial arts sequences in the play.

An aging Samurai appears at the Woman’s silent, lonely dwelling, initially intending to kill her because she is believed to be a witch. She invites him to tea (one can hear the tea pouring into the cup here) and allows him to sleep outside her door. He is restless because of the unaccustomed silence.

The next day, she feed him again and a relationship begins to develop. She speaks of “the sound of a voice as it moves through the air… time begins with the entrance of a visitor.” She notices dawn and dark, but doesn’t keep track of days. Man hears a flute playing during the night and assumes she is playing it.

She magically cares for a forever-fresh bouquet of flowers, “brought in by visitors… I create a world which is outside the realm of what you do.”

“They say a man cannot come without falling in love with you,” man says as he prepares to leave her.

Park any preconceived notions at the door and let this 90 minutes of magic surround you. But hurry, because after this weekend, June 5, it will vanish into thin air.

If you go:

“The Sound of a Voice” by David Henry Hwang, plays through June 5 at Paragon Theatre, 1387 S. Santa Fe Drive, Denver. (Between Mississippi and Florida in the Foothills Design building, next to McDonald’s). Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets, 303-300-2210, paragontheatre.org.