His other new play, "Resurrection Blues," was completed before he made his speech on "Politics and the Art of Acting," but it shares similar concerns.

And "Resurrection Blues" is clearly an ambitious play, not the work of someone sitting on well-deserved laurels or reworking favorite tropes.

Resurrection Blues (2002) dealt with a televised execution; his last play, Finishing the Picture, opened in Chicago last October.

He was suffering what some world-jumpers call the "Resurrection Blues."

"Resurrection Blues" takes place in an unnamed Latin American country ruled by a military dictatorship that is backed by the United States.

Mr. Miller has previously satirized what one character in "Resurrection Blues" calls "this whole insane worship of money that is killing everyone."

For Mr. Miller, his beliefs are implicit in "Resurrection Blues."

Arthur Miller's "Resurrection Blues" was a runner-up.

Resurrection Blues (2002) is Arthur Miller's penultimate play.

Resurrection Blues was directed by Robert Altman, with whom Campbell had previously worked in The Company.