Sharon Rowe
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Do you think this play would be serviced if we switched the roles to ALL MY DAUGHTERS and read it in a playreading lab? Curious to hear feedback. I'm part of a theatre and we're looking at doing masterworks but switching them up.
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Anne Wrider
Really interesting question. I think part of what makes Miller's male characters so tragic is that they are trying to fit into the expectations that American society puts on men, at least in the 40's and 50's. They have to be successful above all else (Death of a Salesman and, to an extent, A View from the Bridge have this theme as well). They have to make money and look successful. The expectation put on women is that they will keep the family healthy and intact, no matter what awful thing their husband is doing! Given their historical context, I think they say plenty about men and women without changing genders.
Mike Barat
No I don't think even if roles were switched it would really make a difference at all, due to the fact that the story still is going to be a story about how greed can poison anyone's mind.
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