Richly textured performances by Frances Conroy and Martin Sheen provide the best reason to see Neil Pepe’s meticulous staging of Frank D. Gilroy’s 1964 chestnut. The story concerns an only son (Brian Geraghty), home from the Army after World War II. He’s now a little more grown-up and able to recognize the fractures of his parents’ marriage. The play, and the production, are beautifully understated, and if the climactic scene is less cathartic than it might have been in 1964, that’s no reason to stay away. Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., dwntwn.; Tues.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2:30 & 8 p.m.; Sun., 1 & 6:30 p.m.; through March 21.

Sun., Feb. 21, 7 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2:30 & 8 p.m.; Sundays, 1 & 6:30 p.m. Starts: Feb. 21. Continues through March 21, 2010