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The mission of the theatre, after all, is to change, to raise the consciousness of people to their human possibilities.
Arthur Miller
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Arthur Miller
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 17
Died: 2005
Died: February 10
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Arthur Asher Miller
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I speak my own sins I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.
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When the guns roar, the arts die.
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The Crucible became by far my most frequently produced play, both abroad and at home. Its meaning is somewhat different in different places and moments. I can almost tell what the political situation in a country is when the play is suddenly a hit there it is either a warning of tyranny on the way or a reminder of tyranny just past.
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That is a very good question. I don't know the answer. But can you tell me the name of a classical Greek shoemaker?
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