[NEohioPAL]Remembering Arthur Miller

Sat Feb 12 13:28:13 PST 2005

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My favorite Arthur Miller experience was at 12 when I played Betty Parris in 
THE CRUCIBLE at Euclid Little Theatre (whose home at the time was in the 
Russell Erwine Elementary School gymnasium, thank you very much - pull up a 
folding chair under the basketball net).

THE CRUCIBLE was my first time working with real dramatic material (in spite 
of the basketball net), but I was also lucky enough to work at that age and 
on that material with some adult actors whose skill in process and 
performance helped to shape my own perceptions of an actor's work. What I 
understood best about Miller's THE CRUCIBLE when I was 12, however, was that 
I was having the best time flinging myself around in my nightdress and 
bonnet that anyone ever had.

I learned later that it ranks up there among the last century's most 
defining works of American art. It mirrors Miller's own experience during 
the McCarthy era in a story he based on actual events that occured 300 years 
before he wrote it, and yet it continues to be as relevant today as it was 
when he wrote it AND with regard to the period in which it was set (which 
speaks to either his heavy-dutiness as a playwright or the sometimes 
frightening cycle of the American experience - both, I think). It's personal 
and universal, and it maintains the recurrent themes of morality, honor, and 
our struggle to transcend our own human failings that are central to his 
other works.

Arthur Miller was the real deal! Break a leg in his memory if you're going 
onstage this weekend.

Nancy Brooks

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<DIV class=RTE>Dear Artists of NE Ohio,</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>It is a sad day for fine and performing artists all around the world, as we mourn the loss of our all-American playwright Mr. Arthur Miller (Death of A Salesman, All My Sons, The Crucible). He was 89 years of age. </DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Arthur Miller's words have indeed touched, inspired, and entertained us, while empowering the human spirit, as well.  If you have a moment, let's take the time to thank Mr. Miller for the beautiful body of work that will continue to speak proudly for generations to come.  </DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE><FONT size=4>Recall a moment in your life when Arthur Miller's work inspired you.  </FONT>For me, it was when I first read "Death of A Salesman" freshman year of college. I remember tears streaming down my face the whole night. Since then, I have always been inspired to play the role of Happy or Bernard in a production someday, somewhere, anytime.    </DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Thank you, artists. Looking forward to hearing your Arthur Miller story.</DIV>
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