The US premiere of a play about two giants of the American Theatre, Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan, the legendary Marilyn Monroe and Kazan’s wife, and an act of betrayal during a fevered mid-century moment. This brilliant 75 minute play premiered at England’s Orange Tree Theatre in November 2024.
On a crisp New England afternoon in 1952, the playwright Arthur Miller (Art) travels to the Connecticut home of the greatest stage director of that time, Elia Kazan (Gadge) and his wife (Day). The conversation, haunted by a then unknown actress who the world would soon know as Marilyn Monroe (or as both men have jokingly nicknamed her, “Miss Bauer”) will have ramifications across the theatre world, the world of politics and most importantly, across a friendship that has been years in the making.
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CREW
Directed by Jerome Davis
Stage Manager – Rebecca Pearce
Lighting Designer – Matthew Adelson
Costumes & Props Designer – Lynda Clark
Scenic Designer – Tom Burch
Sound Designer – Juan Isler
TD/ME – Barry Jaked
Scenic Charge – Meredith Riggan
Asst. Directors – Natalie Cooper and Susan Gross
Asst. LD – Julianna Babcock
ASMs – Ella Bryant, Lauren Hess, Asia Mayfield
CAST
Art – Andrew Goins
Gadge – Chip Carey
Day – Sarah Winter
Miss Bauer – Emma Roe
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This production contains mild language.
Suitable for audiences 14+