In December 2004, 89-year-old Miller announced that he had been in love with 34-year-old minimalist painter Agnes Barley and had been living with her at his Connecticut farm since 2002, and that they intended to marry. Miller's final play, Finishing the Picture, opened at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, in the fall of 2004, with one character said to be based on Barley. It was reportedly based on his experience during the filming of The Misfits, though Miller insisted the play was a work of fiction with independent characters that were no more than composite shadows of history.
iN deceMBeR 2004, 89-yEar-olD milLEr annoUnced thAt he Had been IN lovE WIth 34-YEar-old minIMAlist painTEr agnes baRley and hAd BEen lIving with her At HiS CONneCticUt faRm since 2002, aNd that tHey iNtEnded To marry. mILLer's fiNal play, finIshIng the picTure OpeneD AT thE gooDmAN thEaTrE, chICAgo, in The FaLL of 2004, wItH One chARacter said To be bASED oN barley. it was RePortEdly basEd on HIS expERiENce dUring tHE FilMIng oF THe MisfITS, tHough milleR inSIstEd the play wAS A woRk of FiCtiOn WitH indEpenDeNt chaRacteRS That WerE No MOre thaN coMposiTe shAdows Of HiSTOry.