Here In America
By David Edgar
The Orange Tree Theatre (2024)
On a rainswept afternoon in 1952, Hollywood and Broadway’s leading director, Elia Kazan met his closest collaborator, the playwright Arthur Miller. As the anti-communist crusade of McCarthyism blacklisted hundreds of their colleagues, Kazan and Miller faced a stark choice. Should they betray their friends, or risk never working again?
David Edgar’s compelling new drama imagines a confrontation between two giants of stage and screen, both passionately involved with an actress about to become the most famous movie star in the world.
Writer: David Edgar
Director: James Dacre
Designer: Simon Kenny
Lighting Designer: Charles Balfour
Composer: Valgeir Sigurðsson
Sound Designer: Bella Kear
Voice and Dialect Coach: Aundrea Fudge
Casting Director: Matilda James CDG
Costume Supervisor: Laura Rushton
Assistant Director: Fiona Munro
Creative Associate: Raphael Martin
Historical Consultant: Christopher Bigsby
Deputy Stage Manager: Lizzi Adams
Deputy Stage Manager: Honor Klein
Assistant Stage Manager: Nancy O’Melia
Cast: Michael Aloni, Jasmine Blackborow, Faye Castelow, Shaun Evans
★★★★ “A captivating, poignant portrayal of Hollywood’s darkest days” The Telegraph
★★★★ “James Dacre’s nicely pitched, absorbing production” Daily Mail
★★★★ “David Edgar’s compelling new play… allows the audience to make up its own mind” The Times
★★★★ “Erudite, multi-faceted, philosophically stimulating and crammed with style” The Morning Star
★★★★ “Fascinating and highly pertinent… a timely piece for our rancorous times” The Financial Times