After the Fall: a play (acting version, as peformed by the Lincoln Center Repertory Company) - Softcover

Arthur Miller; Miller, Arthur

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9780822200109: After the Fall: a play (acting version, as peformed by the Lincoln Center Repertory Company)

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ISBN 10: 0822200104 ISBN 13: 9780822200109

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1964

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Often called the most autobiographical of Arthur Miller's plays, After the Fall probes deeply into the psyche of Quentin, a man who ruthlessly revisits his past to explain the catastrophe that is his life. His journey backward takes him through a troubled upbringing, the bitter death of his mother, and a series of failed relationships.

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Arthur Miller's famous autobiographical drama takes place inside the tortured mind of a 40-year-old lawyer. Quentin is haunted by his disastrous affair with a needy sex symbol - a character rumored to be based on Marilyn Monroe, Miller's second wife.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Amy Brenneman, Anthony LaPaglia, Amy Pietz, Amy Aquino, Gregory Itzin, Claudette Nevins, Natalija Nogulich, Al Ruscio, Raphael Sbarge and Kenny Williams.

About the Author:

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was arguably the most important playwright of the twentieth century whose oeuvre includes novels, screenplays, essays and an autobiography. Besides individual play editions, six volumes of his plays and a volume of his theatre essays are published by Methuen Drama. Brenda Murphy is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Conneticut. She has served as President of the American Theatre and Drama Society and published extensively on modern American drama.

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