“..massive…”??? There is nothing about small spry-seeming actor Dale Wolf cast by RedBird as Solomon, that fits the physical description of “..massive…”. Yet, one can imagine that Miller would see Wolf’s performance and fumble to say “..yes, a personality that could fill a dozen football fields, that’s what I REALLY meant..”
Wolf is one of four RedBird actors, who, in this reviewer’s opinion, so expertly bring Miller’s script to life that we end up wondering why it’s not as ubiquitous as productions of Miller’s other classics— Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons, etc.
In this story, Solomon is the furniture appraiser called by Victor Franz (played by Adam Sampieri), a full pensioned policeman who could retire at any time, to do an inventory and give the price for hauling the remnants of his once wealthy family’s estate. Legally, and in Victor’s view also morally, he needs to share the proceeds with his long M.I.A. wealthy and well-established surgeon brother, Walter Franz played by Carl Martin. Victor’s wife, Esther Franz, played by actress Tamara Kissane, is not convinced that her husband owes his brother much, nor does she trust he will get the best price from the appraiser. We find ourselves as astounded as Victor when his brother Walter shows up just as Victor is sealing the deal with Solomon.
