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Arthur Miller´s ´After the Fall´ to play at Connecticut College

October 31, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College Theater Department will present a student production Nov. 13-15 of Arthur Miller's "After The Fall"- a powerful and moving study of a contemporary man struggling to come to terms with himself and his world.

This pain-wracked drama plays like a friend confiding with the audience and follows the intertwining memories of a man's life through his relationships with the women in his life.

Howard Taubman's original review in the New York Times called "After The Fall," Miller's "maturest" play. Thought to be largely autobiographical, the play is said to be based in part on Miller's 1956-1961 marriage to Marilyn Monroe as well as his romance with Monroe during a period when Miller was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee to explain supposed communist affiliations. Miller refused to name names and Monroe stayed by Miller despite the urgings of various film executives.

"To sit in Mr. Miller's theater is to be in an adult world concerned with a search that cuts to the bone," Taubman wrote.

Under the direction of Michael Lerner, a 1989 graduate of the Connecticut College Theater Department, "After The Fall" will play at Tansill Theater, Connecticut College's black box theater. Tickets are $8 for general admission and $6 for students, with performances at 8 p.m. Nov. 13-15 and 2 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 860-439-2606.

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college's 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For media inquiries contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu