“Mojo,” by British playwright Jez Butterworth, is a masterfully constructed, verbally explosive vision of the underground rock ‘n’ roll scene in London in the late 1950s. The “Mojo” currently playing at Studio Theatre’s 2nd Stage is a cleverly staged version of Butterworth’s work, offering a searing view of six losers who love the seamier side of life. The play begins upstairs at Ezra’s Atlantic, a rock club in Soho in 1958. Rock ‘n’ roll is outrageously popular and Ezra, the owner of the club, has a sure thing in Silver Johnny (Logan DalBello), a silver-suited heart-throb of whom audiences can’t get enough.

The first scene of the play is a brief appearance by Silver Johnny before going onstage. As he twitches and warms up for his show, hearing the excitement of the audience that awaits him, DalBello sets the tone for a play that is all strung-out, nervous energy.