Mr. Peters' Connections
by Arthur Miller

Name: Mr. Peters' Connections
Brand: Arthur Miller
SKU: 9780822216872
Rating: 2.7 (1 reviews)

Off-Broadway Off-West End

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90 mins Present Day Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Harry Peters walks into an old club, greeting what may be an old friend or a long lost brother.

The club brings back memories, or creates them, and even though he is not sure which, he is there for a reason: to find out something about himself.

He often asks, “What is the subject?” as if trying to prompt the answers to lifelong questions out of the walls and dusty chairs.

A piano plays old music.

He is visited by his wife, or is he?

He is visited by a young couple, the woman reminding him of a lustful past.

He is visited by another couple who remind him of nothing until the young girl talks to him as his daughter would.

Is Harry struggling to stay in the real world and is this play a dream as he fights for his life?

Is his search for a “subject” the same as our search for meaning in our lives?

Perhaps.

Press Reviews

"Thus we are brought back to those agonising questions over old age, youthful follies, lost opportunities and thwarted ambitions which Miller tackled more than half a century ago."
— Oxford Mail

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Harry Peters Retired airline and military pilot.	—	—	Retired airline and military pilot.
Adele A black bag lady.	female	—	A black bag lady.
Cathy-Mae Mr. Peters’ dead lover.	male	—	Mr. Peters’ dead lover.
Larry Her husband.	female	—	Her husband.
Leonard A guitarist.	—	—	A guitarist.
Rose Mr. Peters’ daughter.	female	—	Mr. Peters’ daughter.
Charlotte Mr. Peters’ wife.	female	—	Mr. Peters’ wife.
Calvin Mr. Peters’ dead brother	male	—	Mr. Peters’ dead brother