At every turn, and as only he can, Miller calls his audience, his country and society at large into question, validating human frailties while eloquently exposing the subtext of their existence. You can't help but leave the theater with a deeper understanding of yourself and the problems we all face. For Victor, the price of staying home and taking care of his dubiously ill father, rather than pursuing his scientific ambitions, was an unfulfilling life of walking a beat for very little money. In Miller's world, the costs may be great or small, but nobody gets away unscathed. You couldn't ask for a more sterling revival of a most potent play than the one director James Naughton has staged.
Every performance is a beautifully realized mixture of strength and vulnerability.
Michael Brown's magnificent set is perfectly musty and claustrophobic. If you miss this riveting production, the price you pay will be very heavy indeed.