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Seldes, Wallach and Jackson, Copeland Appear Food for Thought's The Writings of Arthur Miller, Oct. 17

By: Sep. 23, 2005
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Some of the preeminent actors from the worlds of theatre and film will gather to celebrate the legendary late playwright in The Writings of Arthur Miller: A 90th Birthday Celebration.  The evening will be presented on Monday, October 17th at 12:30 PM at the Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) as part of the Food for Thought series of lunchtime play readings.

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Lending their talents to the event will be Tony Award-winner Marian Seldes (A Delicate Balance, Deathtrap, Equus, Dinner at Eight), Tony Award-nominee Bob Balaban (The Exonerated, Speed-the-Plow, films such as A Mighty Wind and Gosford Park), theatre couple Elli Wallach and Anne Jackson (Lost in Yonkers, Luv), Tony Award-nominee Bob Dishy (Sly Fox, Morning's at Seven), Laila Robins (Frozen, The Real Thing) and Joan Copeland (The American Clock, Coco, Tovarich), who is the sister of Miller. 

The evening will feature the performers engaging in readings from Miller's plays, while Wallach will introduce a short film penned by the theatrical titan.  Copeland will relate anecdotes about her brother, as well as read a Miller letter addressed to the House of Un-American Activities Committee.  Miller, a communist, was notoriously outed by Elia Kazan in the fifties; his play The Crucible was a condemnation of the witch-hunts that would later put him through a number of HUAC court cases.  Unlike Kazan, Miller refused to name names.

Miller won Tony Awards for Best Play for All My Sons, The Crucible and Death of the Salesman, which is considered by most to be his masterpiece.  The latter play also netted him a Pulitzer Prize, and he would receive a Tony for Lifetime Achievement in 1999.  Other Miller works include The Man Who Had All the Luck, After the Fall (based on his stormy marriage to Marilyn Monroe), A View from the Bridge, Incident at Vichy, The Price, The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, and Finishing the Picture.  Miller, who died on February 10th, 2005, is believed by most to be one of the twentieth century's greatest American playwrights, along with Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee.

Tickets to The Writings of Arthur Miller are $55 for subscribers and $65 for non-subscribers.  The ticket price includes lunch, the reading, a Q&A session, and a reception.  Call 212-362-2560 or 646-366-9340 for reservations.



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