Book contents
- The Arthur Miller Tapes
- Reviews
- Frontispiece
- The Arthur Miller Tapes
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Timeline
- Introduction
- 1Beginnings
- 2Michigan
- 3Mary Slattery
- 4Brooklyn
- 5The Federal Theatre, Library of Congress and Radio Plays
- 6The Man Who Had All the Luck and All My Sons
- 7Death of a Salesman
- 8The Waldorf Conference
- 9The Crucible
- 10A View from the Bridge
- 11House Un-American Activities Committee
- 12Mary and Marilyn
- 13Inge
- 14After the Fall and Daniel
- 15The Price and Vietnam
- 16The Eighties
- 17The Nineties
- 18Resurrection Blues
- 19Theatre
- 20Looking Back
- 21Arthur Miller at Eighty
- 22Arthur Miller at Eighty-Five
19 - Theatre
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2026
Book contents
- The Arthur Miller Tapes
- Reviews
- Frontispiece
- The Arthur Miller Tapes
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Timeline
- Introduction
- 1Beginnings
- 2Michigan
- 3Mary Slattery
- 4Brooklyn
- 5The Federal Theatre, Library of Congress and Radio Plays
- 6The Man Who Had All the Luck and All My Sons
- 7Death of a Salesman
- 8The Waldorf Conference
- 9The Crucible
- 10A View from the Bridge
- 11House Un-American Activities Committee
- 12Mary and Marilyn
- 13Inge
- 14After the Fall and Daniel
- 15The Price and Vietnam
- 16The Eighties
- 17The Nineties
- 18Resurrection Blues
- 19Theatre
- 20Looking Back
- 21Arthur Miller at Eighty
- 22Arthur Miller at Eighty-Five
Summary
In this chapter, Miller discusses the purpose and fate of theatre, and the problem of distinguishing a play from its production, together with his own role in rehearsals, his willingness, or otherwise, to adjust texts, and the relationship he has with directors. He accepts that while he had once believed that theatre could effect social change, he is now more doubtful. At the same time he makes a case for the importance of theatre.
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- The Arthur Miller TapesA Life In His Own Words, pp. 293 - 309Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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