The American Dream comes at a price. But who truly pays it? Arthur Miller's searing indictment of moral compromise erupts with new urgency in this groundbreaking production. Reimagined around a Puerto Rican family's hard-won success, a father's fateful decision sends aftershocks that ripple far beyond his own home and community. Berkeley Rep's Associate Artistic Director David Mendizábal reexamines this American classic through a lens of race, ethnicity, and class, honoring Miller's original text while sharpening its existing themes of justice and inequity. This powerful revival reveals a tragedy where the pursuit of prosperity collides with the reality of who America was built to serve.
Masks required: Feb 22, Mar 1 (matinee and evening), Mar 3, and Mar 8 (matinee)
Closed captioning: evenings Feb 26 and 27, Mar 1, 3, and 4; and every matinee through Mar 26
Audio description: Mar 28 matinee
Theatre Explorers: Mar 14 matinee -- K-5 workshop for families; learn more about bringing children to the theatre
Postshow discussions: Mar 6, Mar 12, and Mar 17 -- guided by members of Berkeley Rep's artistic team
Docent-led postshow discussions: after all matinees
By Arthur Miller
Directed by David Mendizábal
Roda Theatre
The American Dream comes at a price. But who truly pays it? Arthur Miller's searing indictment of moral compromise erupts with new urgency in this groundbreaking production. Reimagined around a Puerto Rican family's hard-won success, a father's fateful decision sends aftershocks that ripple far beyond his own home and community. Berkeley Rep's Associate Artistic Director David Mendizábal reexamines this American classic through a lens of race, ethnicity, and class, honoring Miller's original text while sharpening its existing themes of justice and inequity. This powerful revival reveals a tragedy where the pursuit of prosperity collides with the reality of who America was built to serve.
Masks required: Feb 22, Mar 1 (matinee and evening), Mar 3, and Mar 8 (matinee)
Closed captioning: evenings Feb 26 and 27, Mar 1, 3, and 4; and every matinee through Mar 26
Audio description: Mar 28 matinee
Theatre Explorers: Mar 14 matinee -- K-5 workshop for families; learn more about bringing children to the theatre
Postshow discussions: Mar 6, Mar 12, and Mar 17 -- guided by members of Berkeley Rep's artistic team
Docent-led postshow discussions: after all matinees
By Arthur Miller
Directed by David Mendizábal
Roda Theatre
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