CURRENT PRODUCTION

Cesear's Forum will present two one-act plays that offer a unique pairing of work by two significant artists; ELEGY FOR A LADY by Arthur Miller and THREE WOMEN by Sylvia Plath, in an April/May engagement at Kennedy's Down Under, PlayhouseSquare, Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Plath's work has only recently returned to the stage (by the Jermyn Street Theatre in London and again in a limited New York City engagement in 2009 and 2010 respectively) after a 20 year absence. Written and broadcast for BBC Radio in 1962, it was included in the poetry collection Winter Trees in 1971. Arthur Miller's one-act play, ELEGY FOR A LADY, was first presented in 1982 by the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut (where it was combined with SOME KIND OF LOVE STORY under the title 2 BY A.M.). Working within distinctly different genres, the two plays dramatize the psychological struggle within individual consciousness. Miller's two character expressionistic male "reverie," confronts morality and mortality though dialog with a female "persona." Plath's verse monologues, for three voices, examine the female psyche's struggle of conception, birth, loss and identity in an often hostile universe.

American playwright, Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is considered by many to be one of the greatest dramatists of the twentieth century. American poet, Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry. Both received the Pulitzer Prize in their respective fields.

Cesear's Forum, Cleveland's small professional theatre company, continues to present works of social commitment and theatre experimentation. Recent recognition from Faber & Faber, Ltd. & the Plath Estate as well as project support from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and the Ohio Arts Council furthers the company mission of presenting unconventional, new or lesser known works to the area.

Tricia Bestic and Glenn Colerider in
Joanna McClelland Glass' TRYING

ELEGY FOR A LADY by Arthur Miller and THREE WOMEN by Sylvia Plath, Fri. & Sat. at 8 pm, April 13th through April 28th, May 11th through May 26th, Sunday Matinee at 3 pm, April 29th. All seats $15. Performances at Kennedy's Down Under, PlayhouseSquare, 1501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Call 216-241-6000 or www.playhousesquare.org.