But in the Jewish Theatre of the South production, it's the oar, alas, that provides the most apt symbol for Miller's script, in which the conflicts move in circles like an under-equipped rowboat. The rapier neatly foreshadows the verbal duels to come and the harp evokes the refinement of an era long past.
All sorts of items clutter the attic that provides Arthur Miller's The Price with its set, including a rapier, a harp and a single oar.
