Art captures the spirit of the time. My passion for theatre, as a power to heighten awareness and to ignite change, is demonstrated in “ A Night at the Theatre" (The New Yorker) Arthur Miller explains. “In those years, our thought processes were becoming so magical, so paranoid, that to imagine writing a play about this environment was like trying to pick one’s teeth with a ball of wool.” This is how Arthur Miller describes the complexities of his early attempts to write “The Crucible,” which premièred at the height of the McCarthy era. Miller’s play spoke to a generation that was living in a kind of paralysis—its members fearful that, if they spoke up, they might be labelled subversive or unpatriotic. In that sense, his work, like so many remarkable dramas before it, offered a revealing and candid look at the price of human frailty.”

Dramatists create work that reflects the frustrations and celebrations of the human condition. To engage with a dramatic work sparks my light within.

Choose a playwright this summer and read a play.