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Arthur Miller

The problem was to sustain at any cost the feeling you had in the theater that you were watching a real person, yes, but an intense condensation of his experience, not simply a realistic series of episodes.

Arthur Miller

Experience

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Arthur Miller is saying that the challenge in theater is to keep the audience believing they are seeing a genuine person, but one whose life is shown as a powerful, concentrated version of their experiences rather than just a straightforward, realistic story. This means the portrayal should capture the essence and intensity of life, not just a simple sequence of everyday events.

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