{"id":50126,"date":"2015-04-19T09:25:41","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T15:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/19\/theater-review-the-archibishops-ceiling-by-arthur-miller.html"},"modified":"2015-05-06T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T14:14:52","slug":"theater-review-the-archibishops-ceiling-by-arthur-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/19\/theater-review-the-archibishops-ceiling-by-arthur-miller.html","title":{"rendered":"Theater Review: “The Archibishop’s Ceiling,” by Arthur Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"

We went to the Arvada Center last night to see this show, written by Arthur Miller in the 1970s. http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Archbishop's_Ceiling<\/a> has good summary of the setup, with its questions of security state paranoia, creative responsibility, trust, and madness. <\/p>\n

The production itself was very well done, the actors — esp. Michael Morgan as Sigmund and William Hahn as Marcus — were all good to great, and the semi-circular theater set-up (and lovely set) allowed for some great close-up and work from different angles.<\/p>\n

The show itself is a mixed bag, full of intense moments, wandering themes, and an ending one can call ambiguous if feeling generous. Miller — who came under suspicion from both HUAC and<\/i> the Soviets at different times — has a good feel for the chilling, corrosive air of the ever-watchful security state, which is certainly a theme that resonates today, and there's a bit of autobiography both in the visiting American author Adrian and in his own experiences of writing in the face of opposition. But the show veers all over the map from a story perspective, and never quite gels.<\/p>\n

I'll still give it three stars for a solid production, and a nice night out.<\/p>\n

Denver Post<\/i> review: http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/theater\/ci_27846026\/theatre-review-archbishops-ceiling-at-arvada-center<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n