A View from the Bridge

Set on the gritty Brooklyn waterfront, A View from the Bridge follows the cataclysmic downfall of Eddie Carbone, who spends his days as a hardworking longshoreman and his nights at home with his wife, Beatrice, and niece, Catherine. But the routine of his life is interrupted when Beatrice's cousins, illegal immigrants from Italy, arrive in New York. As one of them embarks on a romance with Catherine, Eddie's envy and delusion plays out with devastating consequences.

Set on the gritty Brooklyn waterfront, A View from the Bridge follows the cataclysmic downfall of Eddie Carbone, who spends his days as a hardworking longshoreman and his nights at home with his wife, Beatrice, and niece, Catherine. But the routine of his life is interrupted when Beatrice's cousins, illegal immigrants from Italy, arrive in New York. As one of them embarks on a romance with Catherine, Eddie's envy and delusion plays out with devastating consequences.

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was one of the greatest playwrights of the American theater. His many awards include the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award, the Jerusalem Prize, and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

Philip Seymour Hoffman is an actor on stage and in film. He has been a member of The LAByrinth Theatre Company since 1995. In addition to directing a number of theater productions, he recently made his feature directorial debut with Jack Goes Boating.