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on April 24, 1994 and closed on June 26, 1994, after 73 performances and 15 previews. The play was directed by John Tillinger and produced by Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens, Lars Schmidt, Spring Sirkin, Terri Childs, and Timothy Childs. The cast featured David Dukes as Dr. Harry Hyman, Amy Irving
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After an argument with his boss, Philip suffers a heart attack and begins dying at his home. He and Sylvia confront each other about their feelings. Before Phillip dies (although his death is never confirmed), his final words are "Sylvia, forgive me!". Upon his "death", Sylvia is cured of her
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married couple living in Brooklyn, New York City, in the last days of November 1938. Phillip works on
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An adapted version of the play premiered in Athens in October 2018 directed by Aspa Kalliani.
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in the newspaper, Phillip contacts Dr. Harry Hyman. Dr. Hyman believes Sylvia's paralysis is
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American Jewish assimilation, self-hatred and the European Nazi threat
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for Outstanding Actress in a Play (Amy Irving) - nominee
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as Sylvia Gellburg, and Ron Rifkin as Phillip Gellburg.
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from the waist down, after reading about the events of
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as Phillip and Lucy Cohu as Sylvia was staged at the
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Ken Stott - winner
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Arthur Miller
Booth Theatre
New York City
play
Arthur Miller
New York City
Kristallnacht
Nazi Germany
Jewish
foreclosures
paralyzed
Kristallnacht
psychosomatic
psychiatrist
Long Wharf Theatre
New Haven, Connecticut
John Tillinger
Ron Rifkin
Amy Irving
Dianne Wiest
Ron Silver
Broadway
Booth Theatre
National Theatre
Margot Leicester
Henry Goodman
Antony Sher
Tricycle Theatre
London

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