[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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