Hard to believe there isn't much discussion of this great production. I agree with the folks, above, this is the Arthur Miller play to see. Having just seen this and A View From the Bridge, this blows that off the stage.
I am not a big Miller fan and had only heard of this play, but knew little about it. It is 90 intense and disturbing minutes that is so timely and relevant to what is happening, in the world, that you could change the location and have an "in the moment," work. I prefer not to give any spoilers about this one.
The cast is uniformly exceptional. James Carpinello is, at turns, humane and evil and, who knew he had this performance in him. He's wonderful. Richard Thomas surprises me every time I see him on stage. He gives a layered performance that makes you think one thing, then another, only to be surprised by something else. How is it, Jonathan Hadary makes your eyes continually return to him (I won't give spoilers, but it's an actor feat, to accomplish what he does). Each cast member deserves praise.
The play has it's humorous moments and, at the outset, we laugh, not really aware of where we are or why we are there. As we start to feel the tension build, the humor becomes increasingly uncomfortable and nervous, until there is no more humor. Miller was adept as using the situation to keep characters and audience off-balance.
I liked the single unit set and lighting. I agree that there are a few directorial issues that I'm sure will be fixed easily and nothing that detracts from a powerful story.
If you haven't grabbed a ticket for this, it's a well-spent twenty-five dollars. The play will stick with me, for a long time.