American Devotion

06/05/2026

Opening Night at American Devotion! Runs until June 21st. Come watch Holm Bradwell, Misha Harding and Mark Rittinger as Miller, Monroe and Mailer. From By the Word Productions at The Studio at Crow's Theatre.

06/01/2026

Happy 100th Anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's Birthday!! Join us in celebrating Monroe's lasting legacy as an actress who bravely stood her ground and tirelessly pushed back on those wanting to diminish her. She was an original badass and continues to inspire all of us who strive to live an authentic life (especially if it rubs others the wrong way)!!
AMERICAN DEVOTION
World Premiere June 3-21st
By the Word Productions
The Studio at Crow's Theatre, 345 Carlaw Avenue

American Devotion takes us back to 1957 and the Connecticut farmhouse shared by Marilyn Monroe and her celebrated playwright husband, Arthur Miller. In ...

05/26/2026

AMERICAN DEVOTION made the June issue of Toronto Life Magazine's "The Hot List". World Premiere from By the Word Productions on stage at The Studio @ Crow's Theatre from June 3rd-21st. For tickets https://www.crowstheatre.com/shows-events/american-devotion?

05/25/2026

American Devotion
World Premiere
By the Word Productions
The Studio @ Crow's Theatre
June 3-21st, 2026. www.crowstheatre.com
ARTHUR MILLER FIVE FACTS:
- Arthur Miller is one of the most celebrated playwrights of the 20th century with productions of All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953) and A View from the Bridge (1955)
- Miller was awarded the 1949 Pulitzer Prize (Death of a Salesman) and earned multiple Tony and New York Drama Critics' Circle awards
- Miller was famously married to Marilyn Monroe for just 5 years in an unlikely match the press dubbed "beauty and the brains"
- Miller testified as part of the McCarthy trials before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1956. While he admitted to attending meetings of Communist party writers, he refused to "name names" of others who had attended. He was found guilty of contempt of Congress but the verdict was overturned a year later and he did not serve any time in jail
- Miller had four children over two of his three marriages: Jane and Robert (with his first wife, Mary Slattery), and Rebecca and Daniel (with his third wife, Inge Morath); Daniel was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth and Miller placed him into a state-run institution in Connecticut and rarely visited him, choosing to keep his existence hidden from the public.

American Devotion takes us back to 1957 and the Connecticut farmhouse shared by Marilyn Monroe and her celebrated playwright husband, Arthur Miller. In ...

05/22/2026

Thank you to Joe Szekeres of Our Theatre Voice for the lovely article on the World Premiere of American Devotion.

By the Word’s upcoming American Devotion certainly caught me by surprise during Elbows Up, Canada. At a time when we’ve been told to be mindful not to support

05/18/2026

American Devotion
World Premiere
By the Word Productions
The Studio @ Crow's Theatre
June 3-21st, 2026
https://www.crowstheatre.com/shows-events/american-devotion?

American Devotion takes us back to 1957 to the Connecticut farmhouse shared by Marilyn Monroe and her celebrated playwright husband, Arthur Miller. In this fictional version of events, Norman Mailer has successfully wangled a coveted invitation for cocktails with the reclusive couple. With McCarthyism running rampant, Miller has been called to testify adding further strain to an already besieged marriage. Mailer storms into this delicate situation ready to do battle and claim his prize at any cost but Monroe has plans of her own for the evening's festivities.

05/14/2026

Stage actors practising their stage-safe ePuffer SNAPS eCigarette smoking (no to***co or herbs and no live flame).
Miller (Holm Bradwell) and Mailer (Mark Rittinger) smoking to pass the time while they wait for Monroe (Misha Harding) to make her entrance...smoking makes waiting so much better!

American Devotion
World Premiere
By the Word Productions
The Studio @ Crow's Theatre
June 3-21st, 2026

05/11/2026

American Devotion
World Premiere
By the Word Productions
The Studio @ Crow's Theatre
June 3-21st, 2026

American Devotion takes us back to 1957 to the Connecticut farmhouse shared by Marilyn Monroe and her celebrated playwright husband, Arthur Miller. In this fictional version of events, Norman Mailer has successfully wangled a coveted invitation for cocktails with the reclusive couple. With McCarthyism running rampant, Miller has been called to testify adding further strain to an already besieged marriage. Mailer storms into this delicate situation ready to do battle and claim his prize at any cost but Monroe has plans of her own for the evening's festivities.

05/05/2026

https://www.crowstheatre.com/shows-events/american-devotion?

“And that has its ... you know, those are times it's nice. People knowing who you are and all of that, and feeling that you've meant something to them.”

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05/01/2026

Come celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's Birthday this June at the World Premiere of American Devotion, By the Word Productions at Crow's Theatre.
Five Facts about Monroe:
- Born Norma Jean, Marilyn Monroe spent her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage before marrying at the age of 16
- Marilyn was discovered at age 18 working at a munitions factory when a photographer for YANK magazine launched her career as a pin-up model, and eventually she was signed as an actress with 20th Century Fox
- Marilyn starred in 23 major films that grossed over $200 million, including Some Like It Hot (1959), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and The Seven Year Itch (1955)
- When Ella Fitzgerald was blocked from performing at the L.A. club, Mocambo because of her race and size, Marilyn called the owner and promised that she would sit in the front row every night if he booked Ella, which guaranteed huge press coverage. He booked Ella and Marilyn kept her promise
- Marilyn struggled with an addiction to barbiturates and tragically died on August 5, 1962, at age 36, from a fatal overdose of sedatives.

American Devotion takes us back to 1957 and the Connecticut farmhouse shared by Marilyn Monroe and her celebrated playwright husband, Arthur Miller. In ...