A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE CROSS: ARTHUR MILLER'S RESURRECTION BLUES

From: The Journal of American Drama and Theatre | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: Egerton, Katherine E | Copyright information

In his penultimate play, Resurrection Blues, Arthur Miller traps the audience between competing interpretations of crucifixion. In a presentday South American military stronghold, the capture of a Christ-like revolutionary named Ralph sets off a perfect media storm. But this event, which promises to captivate a world-wide television audience and leads an advertising firm to pay seventy-five million dollars for broadcast rights, has little support on the ground. The plan is spearheaded by Skip...

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