A man who is a legend larger than life is stripped down to the human. Interacting with his son and his colleagues, this is a new look at Einstein and his role in the Manhattan Project. His pacifism drives him out of Germany, keeps him out of the war, but is insufficient to prevent him from urging the president to proceed with the building of the most destructive force every invented, which to his horror is dropped on a highly populated country, rather than demonstrated on an uninhabited island. This incident drives the action of the play, though it happens late in the play. It is hanging over everything like an unspoken word. A decent look at a tough subject. ( )