This Month in Theatre History
A thread of protest, censorship, and direct action runs through this month’s entries.
All Stories About Arthur Miller
This Month in Theatre History
The birth of the NEA and NEH, the original productions of an American classic by Arthur Miller and a flop by Tennessee Williams, and more.
The Revolt of Arthur Miller’s Women
‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ now on Broadway, is just one in a spate of recent plays that offer feminist correctives to ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Death of a Salesman.’
Jeremy Tiang: Translation and Transformation
An interview with the playwright of ‘Salesman之死,’ about Arthur Miller’s collaboration with Chinese theatremakers on the premiere of his signature play in Beijing in 1983.
This Month in Theatre History
February recalls the comedic duo Williams and Walker, a Gertrude Stein opera, a ‘Death of a Salesman’ debut, and more.
Attention Must Be Paid to the Translator in ‘Salesman之死’
Yangtze Rep’s new production looks behind the scenes, and under the layers, of Arthur Miller’s Beijing staging of ‘Death of a Salesman.’
The Rise and Fall of Arthur Miller
John Lahr’s new biography recounts the story of a playwright who met his historical moment like few before or since, then struggled for a second act.
The Canon, Reloaded: 3 Playwrights Respond to 20th-Century Classics
In riffing on works by Arthur Miller and Lorraine Hansberry, 3 new plays by Kimberly Belflower, Kelundra Smith, and Eleanor Burgess alternately explore and explode what was missing from the originals.
Stages of Grief: How Two Shows Are Coping With Cancellation
The companies behind new productions of ‘Salesman之死’ and ‘Catch as Catch Can’ reflect on what was lost and what’s to come.
The View From the Aisle Over ‘10,000 Nights’
Choice notes from an extraordinary theatregoing career, documenting trends and artists of the late 20th-century stage.
