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ARTHUR MILLER AT THE ALLEY Arthur Miller is often regarded as one of the greatest literary minds of the twentieth century, so it is no surprise that the Alley Theatre has produced so much of his work. From Alley Theatre founder Nina Vance’s production of Death of a Salesman in 1954, to Gregory Boyd’s production of The Crucible in 1994, to the Alley’s most recent production of All My Sons in 2015, the Alley Theatre has a rich history of producing Miller’s plays over the last 70 seasons. Our current production of A View from the Bridge marks the sixteenth Arthur Miller production at the theatre and the fourth time the play has been produced on the Alley stage. As we celebrate Miller’s legacy, we look back at the history of Arthur Miller at the Alley. ¡ ¢ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¤ ¦ § ¨ © ¤ ¤ £ ¤ ¦ ¤ ¦ ¤ . £ ¡ ¤ ¡ ¢ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¤ ¦ 1954 | Death of a Salesman 1955 | all my sons 1957 | a view from the bridge TRIVIA A View from the Bridge first premiered on Broadway, in a one-act version, in which year? 1A. 1955 C. 1960 ¢ ¤ ¤ ¤ £ B. 1957 D. 1962 ¤ ¥ ¥ £ ¤ ¡ ¥ ¥ ¦ ¡ ¤ ¥ ¥ £ ¡ ¡ ¢ 1961 | An enemy of the people !" " # $ % & ' ( ' ) % * ! + ,( - % 1959 | The crucible 14 PLAYBILL 3 ¡ ¤ £ ¤ ¦ § 4 £ ¦ ¦ § 5 . ¡ ¡ / ¤ 6 ¥ ¦ ¤ . ¢ ¤ ¤ ¥ ¤ ¦ 1 . ¤ 2 ¢ £ 1984 | All my sons 1989 | a view from the bridge 1994 | The crucible 1984 Miller’s play After The Fall is sometimes thought to have been inspired by his marriage to what popular Hollywood starlet? A. Marilyn Monroe B. Rita Hayworth Arthur Miller received the ﬁ rst lifetime achievement C. Audrey Hepburn Alley Award in 1984 for “enduring contributions to the theatrical arts.” Pictured: Lois Stark, Lynn Wyatt, D. Elizabeth Taylor Arthur Miller and Colleen Dewhurst. 2 Which of Miller’s plays opened on Broadway in 1949 and won all six Tony Awards for which it was nominated? 3A. All My Sons B. Death of a Salesman C. The Crucible ¡ 0 ¡ . ¦ 0 . ¡ ¥ ¤ 1 . ¤ 2 ¢ £ / D. A View from the Bridge 1997 | Death of a Salesman 1999 | A view from the bridge ALLEY THEATRE 15 ¢ ¤ 0 7 ¡ ¤ £ ¥ ¤ 6 . ¡ ¤ ¢ ¤ 8 ¡ 7 ¤ ¥ . 3 . ¢ ¤ 2000 | All my sons 2005 | AFTER THE FALL 2005 | The Crucible Which of the following plays marked Miller's Broadway debut in 1944? A. Incident at Vichy B. The Man Who Had All the Luck C. After the Fall . ¦ £ 6 ¡ ¤ ¦ § ¤ ¤ . ¤ ¦ £ 6 3 ¡ © D. All My Sons 9 4 2012 | DEATH OF A SALESMAN Trivia Answers: 1. A 2. A. 3. B 4. B Which play earned 5. D Miller the Pulitzer Prize for Drama? A. The5 Crucible B. The Price C. Death of a Salesman ¢ ¤ ¡ ¤ ¤ 3 ¢ D. All My Sons 2015 | All my sons 2017 Trivia Answers: 1. A 2. A. 3. B 4. b 5. C Photos by Jim Caldwell, T Charles Erickson, John Everett and Jann Whaley..

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Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-74538-3 - The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller, Second Edition Edited by Christopher Bigsby Index More information INDEX Aarnes, William 281 Miller on 6, 152, 161 Abbott, Anthony S. 279 and No Villain/They Too Arise 6, 25, 28 “About Theatre Language” 76 productions xiii, 159, 161, 162 Ackroyd, Peter 166–67 revisions 160, 161 Actors’ Studio 220, 226 American Legion 215 Adding Machine, The 75 Anastasia, Albert 105 Adler, Thomas P. 84n, 280, 284 Anastasia, Tony 105, 108n Adorno, Theodor 201 Anderson, Maxwell 42 After the Fall xii, xiii, 4, 8, 38, 59–60, 61, Angel Face 209 118, 120–26, 133, 139, 178, 186, 262, Another Part of the Forest 285 265, 266 Anthony Adverse 216 changing critical reception 269–70 Antler, Joyce 290 The Last Yankee and 178 Archbishop’s Ceiling, The 5–6, 8, 141, Miller on 54–55, 121–22, 124, 126, 265 145–51, 167, 168 productions xii, xiii, 121, 123, 124–25, Miller on 147, 148, 152 156–57, 270, 283 productions xiii, 159, 161–62 The Ride Down Mount Morgan and 173 revisions 141, 159, 161, 162n structure 7, 128 Aristotle 13, 64, 234, 264 studies of 282, 284–85, 288, 290, 293 Aronson, Boris 129 viewed as autobiographical/concerned Art of the Novel, The 237n with Monroe 4, 121, 154, 157, 195, Arthur Miller Centre for American Studies 269, 275 (UEA) xiv, xv, 162 Ajax 13 Arthur Miller Theatre, University of Albee, Edward 154 Michigan xv Alexander, Jane 165 Aspects of the Novel 235 All My Sons xi, 2, 4, 36–37, 47, 51–62, 111, Asphalt Jungle, The 223 137, 209, 216, 240, 246, 265 Assistant, The 245 film versions xiv, 157–58, 206–12, 220, Atkinson, Brooks 293 232 Auden, W.
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My Sons: York Notes Advanced Ebook Free Download
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