▁say ▁one ▁more ▁word , ▁this ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁must - see ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁season ..." ▁ ▁The ▁Baltimore ▁Sun ▁rev iewer ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Center ▁Stage ▁production : ▁" The ▁surprising ▁gift ▁Vog el ▁has ▁given ▁her ▁two ▁main ▁characters ▁is ▁that , ▁instead ▁of ▁label ing ▁them ▁good ▁and ▁evil , ▁or ▁victim ▁and ▁criminal , ▁she ▁tre ats ▁them ▁both ▁with ▁respect ." ▁ ▁Ben ▁Br ant ley , ▁in ▁his ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁production , ▁wrote : ▁" The ▁sc ram bled ▁chron ology , ▁which ▁suggests ▁the ▁ways ▁mem ories ▁attack ▁by ▁ste alth ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁sequence , ▁makes ▁it ▁harder ▁for ▁the ▁audience ▁to ▁form ▁conventional ▁jud g ments . ▁More ▁surprising ly , ▁it ▁clar ifies ▁the ▁patterns ▁in ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁nie ce ▁and ▁uncle : ▁of ▁degrees ▁of ▁responsibility , ▁feelings ▁of ▁gu ilt ▁and ▁sh ifts ▁in ▁power . ▁M s . ▁Vog el ▁is ▁too ▁intellig ent ▁to ▁present ▁this ▁simply ▁as ▁a ▁study ▁in ▁victim ▁versus ▁villa in ▁or ▁to ▁fail ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁that ▁what ' s ▁happening ▁is , ▁in ▁some ▁app alling ▁way , ▁a ▁real ▁love ▁story ." ▁Br ant ley , ▁in ▁his ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Second ▁Stage ▁production , ▁wrote : ▁ ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁performance ▁that ▁capt ures ▁M s . ▁Vog el ' s ▁remarkable