Here in America
By David Edgar
The Orange Tree Theatre (2024)
On a rainswept afternoon in 1952, Hollywood and Broadway’s leading director, Elia Kazan met his closest collaborator, the playwright Arthur Miller. As the anti-communist crusade of McCarthyism blacklisted hundreds of their colleagues, Kazan and Miller faced a stark choice. Should they betray their friends, or risk never working again?
David Edgar’s illustrious career includes multi award-winning plays for the RSC and National Theatre. His compelling new drama imagines a confrontation between two giants of stage and screen, both passionately involved with an actress about to become the most famous movie star in the world.
Here in America features a superlative cast including Michael Aloni in his UK stage debut, with film and TV credits including We Were the Lucky Ones and The Stronghold. We also welcome Shaun Evans, known to millions as the hero of Endeavour, ITV’s prequel to Morse, alongside Jasmine Blackborow (Netflix’s The Gentlemen and Shadow and Bone) and Faye Castelow (Leopoldstadt, Wyndham’s Theatre, and The Rover, RSC).

★★★★ “A captivating, poignant portrayal of Hollywood’s darkest days” The Telegraph
★★★★ “James Dacre’s nicely pitched, absorbing production” Daily Mail
★★★★ “David Edgar’s compelling new play… allows the audience to make up its own mind” The Times
★★★★ “Erudite, multi-faceted, philosophically stimulating and crammed with style” The Morning Star
“Fascinating and highly pertinent… a timely piece for our rancorous times” Beyond the Curtain

Writer: David Edgar
Director: James Dacre
Designer: Simon Kenny
Lighting Designer: Charles Balfour
Composer: Valgeir Sigurðsson
Sound Designer: Bella Kear
Voice and Dialect Coach: Aundrea Fudge
Casting Director: Matilda James CDG
Costume Supervisor: Laura Rushton
Assistant Director: Fiona Munro
Creative Associate: Raphael Martin
Historical Consultant: Christopher Bigsby
Cast
Michael Aloni
Jasmine Blackborow
Faye Castelow
Shaun Evans


