[NEohioPAL] Arthur Miller & Sylvia Plath One-Act Plays Continue at Cesear’s Forum

[Greg Cesear]

Arthur Miller & Sylvia Plath One-Act Plays Continue at Cesear’s Forum

Cesear's
 Forum continues its run of two one-act plays: ELEGY FOR A LADY by 
Arthur Miller and THREE WOMEN by Sylvia Plath through May 26th.  The two
 plays dramatize the psychological struggle within individual 
consciousness from a male and female perspective.  Miller  confronts 
morality and mortality from a male viewpoint, through dialog with a 
female "persona."  Plath utilizes verse monologue to represent three 
facets of herself struggling with conception, birth, loss and identity 
in an often hostile universe. 

Fran Heller describes the work as “Enigmatic, expressionistic and elusive” and together with fellow theatre critics Christine Howey and Roy Berko note the performances; “Fine acting…with moments of sheer beauty” although, Ms. Howey criticizes the plays as"less than a sum of its parts.”  Cleveland playwright Molly Hagan, writes more specifically; “For THREE WOMEN, the words are the real stars…Plath’s verse does not 
disappoint…The poetry passes quickly, but for Plath admirers the effect 
can be sweet.” Berko writes;"Miller is noted for his meticulous choice of words. Due to the 
unnatural flow of language in ELEGY FOR A LADY, one has to question 
whether this is an experience of surrealism rather than  a journey of 
realism.”

The productions feature:  Dana Hart & Ursula Cataan in ELEGY; Ursula Cataan, Kristen Levy and Katrina Melanie Walker in THREE WOMEN.
Performances:
 May 11th through May 26th,  all seats $15.  Performances at Kennedy's 
Down Under, PlayhouseSquare, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland.  Call 
216-241-6000 or www.playhousesquare.org.  

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