By the Word Productions is proud to present the World Premiere of American Devotion, a play set at Marilyn Monroe’s home at the height of McCarthyism, which has found unexpected relevance in the time of Trump. American Devotion will run June 3-21, 2026 at Streetcar Crowsnest Studio Theatre in Toronto in tandem with celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s Birthday on June 1st.
American Devotion, written by Franca Miraglia and directed by Mario D’Alimonte, stars Holm Bradwell as Arthur Miller, Misha Harding as Marilyn Monroe and Mark Rittinger as Norman Mailer.
American Devotion takes audiences 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 shortly after Miller has been called to testify before the House of Un-American Activities Committee. 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, who is both stronger and more fragile than imaginable, has plans of her own for the evening’s festivities.
