The Arthur Miller Theater at the University of Michigan

Calls For Papers:
The Arthur Miller Society is always looking for anyone who would like to organize Miller panels at conferences, such as ALA, SAMLA, NEMLA, CDC, American Studies, ASTR or ATHE–please contact our current President, Ramón Espejo Romaro with proposals/details.
In an ongoing effort to encourage Miller studies, The Arthur Miller Society will reimburse conference fees for students and independent scholars who deliver papers on Miller at established academic conferences. We encourage people to join The Arthur Miller Society, but you do not need to be a society member to apply for this reimbursement. To apply for a reimbursement, please email the following items to Ramón Espejo Romaro the current president of the Miller Society:
- A copy of the conference program showing the panel in which your paper was presented and your paper’s title.
- A brief abstract of your paper.
- A copy of your receipt from the conference organizers showing your payment of the registration fee.
- If you are a student, documentation of your student status.
- If you are an independent scholar, documentation of other work you have done that is related to the study of Arthur Miller.
The first time a student or independent scholar is approved for a reimbursement, the person also will receive a free one-year membership in the Arthur Miller Society, which includes a subscription to the two issues of The Arthur Miller Journal that the society publishes during that year. The journal is peer reviewed and is published by Penn State University Press. Its articles are included in major academic databases.
Ongoing CFP:
Arthur Miller Journal: Looking for papers on any aspect of the life and work of Arthur Miller for the Arthur Miller Journal which is published Spring (deadline end of previous Oct.) and Fall (deadline end of previous May). Go to the Journal page for more detail regarding submissions, subscriptions, contact e-mails for the various editors, and for contents of past volumes. You can make a submission to the Journal of an essay, performance review (and/or interview with director/actors etc), or book review, as well as offer material for the notes section–directly at this website. If a Miller play is being produced in your area (check the listings on our upcoming productions page)–please attend and upload your review through this link (AMJ submissions); we do print photographs of the productions, too, as long as you have permission–include a separate file that lists captions and alt text for each Fig. For the play review submissions you will need to register as an “author” (not “reviewer”), and once you submit any manuscript or review you will need to approve what you submitted before it gets sent on to the editors, but the process is explained on the submission page. Information about the journal and the submission process is available on the Penn State University Press website. Any other questions about the journal should be emailed to Stephen Marino, the journal’s current editor: arthurmillerjournal@gmail.com.
Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies: Special Arthur Miller Edition: Volume 11, Number 2 (2005): ISSN: 12 18-7364 contains several new essays on Miller’s work. The Journal is continues to look for further submissions: Manuscripts should conform to the latest edition of the MLA Handbook in all matters of style (parenthetical citations keyed to a works-cited list). The HJEAS Submission Guidelines are available for downloading in Microsoft Word format. All submissions should be uploaded to https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/hjeas/about/submissions. Any correspondence should be addressed to the Editors, HJEAS, University of Debrecen, H-4002 Debrecen, Pf. 400.
JCDE: Journal of Contemporary Drama in English: published by De Gruyter (Berlin/Boston). A bi-annual, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on contemporary Anglophone dramatic literature and theatre performance. It renegotiates the understanding of contemporary aesthetics of drama and theatre by treating dramatic texts of the last fifty years, and welcomes essays on the work of Arthur Miller. Essays should be no longer than 8,000 words (including notes and bibliography). ESSAY CONTRIBUTIONS should be sent to: Prof. Dr. Anette Pankratz, Englisches Seminar, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany. SUGGESTIONS FOR REVIEWS should be sent to: Prof. Dr. Merle Tönnies, Universität Paderborn, Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Englische Literaturwissenschaft, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany.
The Journal of American Drama and Theatre: a fully online and peer-reviewed journal — is seeking submissions for upcoming issues. If you are working on an article related to theatre and/or drama of the Americas, consider submitting it to JADT. Full submission guidelines can be found here, and the most recent issue (guest-edited by ATDS) can be viewed here.
Theatre Annual,founded in 1942 by the Theatre Library Association, is published in the fall of each year in association with the American Theatre and Drama Society. For more information on Theatre Annual, see http://theatreannual.atds.org/. Submissions should follow the guidelines in The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition (endnotes, no Works Cited list). Authors should submit articles as Word attachments to the Editor, Jonathan Shandell, Professor of Theatre Arts, Arcadia University (shandelj@arcadia.edu); Associate Editor is David Bisaha, Theatre Department, Binghamton, SUNY (dbisaha@binghamton.edu). In order to assist in the anonymous peer review process, the author’s identity should not be revealed in the manuscript except on a separate title page that should also include full contact information (academic affiliation, mailing address, home, cell, and work telephone numbers, and email address). Articles should be 5,000 to 6,500 words long including notes (deadline usually mid-Feb.). Illustrations are highly desirable; authors are responsible for securing rights. Please allow at least eight weeks after the deadline for a response. Scholars wishing to write book reviews for Theatre Annual are invited to send an inquiry to the book review editor, Michael Lueger (mlueger@gmail.com). If accepted, reviewers are asked to prepare their manuscripts in conformity with the guidelines in The Chicago Manual of Style without footnotes and submit them as a Word attachment. Reviews (issue deadline usually the start of April) should be 750 to 800 words for a review of a single book, 1,000 to 1,200 words for a two-book review, and 2,500 words for a five- or six-book review essay. If publishers would like to send review copies, they should contact Michael via email to make arrangements. For more information on ATDS, see www.ATDS.org.
Theatre History Studies accepts submissions on the full range of topics in theatre history on a rolling deadline (while there are volumes with specific focus, they are always interested in any papers that offer a scholarly engagement with theatre history. Since 1981, Theatre History Studies has provided critical, analytical, and descriptive articles on all aspects of theatre history. The journal is devoted to disseminating the highest quality scholarly endeavors to promote understanding and discovery of world theatre history. Please send manuscripts for the general section to: Dr. Jocelyn L. Buckner, Editor, Theatre History Studies. More details can be found on the Project MUSE website. Essays for the general section should be between 6,000-8,000 words and use endnotes rather than footnotes. Submissions in alternate formats will be considered on an individual basis. Illustrations are encouraged. Manuscripts should be prepared in conformity with the guidelines in the Chicago Manual of Style and the University of Alabama Press style sheet located on the MATC website (here).
New England Theatre Journal (a publication of the New England Theatre Conference) invites submissions each year. A refereed publication, New England Theatre Journal is concerned with advancing the study and practice of theatre and drama by printing articles of the highest quality on a broad range of subjects, including traditional scholarship, performance theory, pedagogy, and articles on theatre performance, design and technology. New England Theatre Journal is indexed in the International Index of the Performing Arts and the MLA Bibliography. It can also be found via EBESCO and other sites. The deadline for submissions for the next issue is January 30, 2023 (and it is around then each year). You are, however, encouraged to submit contributions at the earliest possible date so that full consideration may be given to them. Inquiries and communications regarding the submission of articles are welcome. MANUSCRIPTS: All contributions should conform to the following guidelines:
- Papers should be submitted, between 15-30 pages in length. Author’s name should not appear on manuscript pages. Please send this as an email attachment to the address listed below. Contact the Editor if you have any questions.
- The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition should be followed strictly.
- Include a cover sheet with the title of the article, your name, your affiliation, title, mailing address, telephone numbers and email address, a 50-75 word abstract, and a brief biographical paragraph.
- Notes, references, charts, or figures should appear at the end of the article on separate pages.
NB: Articles pending disposition by NETJ should not be submitted to another publication unless released by the Editor of NETJ. Manuscripts are juried anonymously in order to assure the highest possible publication standards. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the editor directly: Stuart J. Hecht, Email: hecht@bc.edu.
Theatre and Performance Notes and Counternotes is the first and only journal in the broadly-conceived field of theatre studies to publish short-to-medium length research articles on any subject, as well as publish discussion and response articles. Placing a premium on clarity, readability, and rigor of thought, TPNC seeks articles that despite their brevity are significant and have wide appeal and applicability in the field and have a rolling submission. TPNC also welcomes interdisciplinary articles that reach across and/or beyond the field(s) of drama, theatre, and performance studies. Here are links to view the contents of the first two issues that make up volume one 1.1 [2024: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/tpnc/issue/1/1 and 1.2 [2024: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/tpnc/issue/1/2. To view the whole articles you will need to purchase. Their latest issue, TPNC 2.1 (2025), is currently production and will be out in the next few months, and they are starting to finalize TPNC 2.2 (2025).
Submit all manuscripts for TPNC to Penn State’s Editorial Manager. This online system will guide you through the steps to upload your article to the editorial office. Except in response or discussion articles in which the identity of the author is appropriate and/or required, in order to undergo the journal’s double-blind peer-review process, all articles should (1) be anonymized, (2) be between 1,500-4,000 words, and (3) conform to the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. Original research articles can range from focused notes to medium-length articles. Articles can be on any subject(s) in the broadly-defined field of theatre studies, but the scope, ambition, and thesis should be appropriate to the length of the submitted article. Discussion articles can offer proposed solutions and/or problematize specific ideas related to, or emerging from, conversations or debates within the field. Discussions can also serve as a place to crystalize conversations or debates in the field, or to bring seemingly-disparate ideas into a more coherent conversation. Response articles are, most often, directed at either the theses of a specific scholar(s) and/or a specific conversation or debate within the field. Often, responses engage directly with the strengths and weaknesses of particular theses or broader ideas in the field in order to either strengthen, modify, or challenge these theses/ideas. The aim of these responses is not to create debates or arguments (and, certainly, never arguments or attacks of a personal nature) but to move the field to a clearer and more accurate understanding of the subject at hand. These response articles can also provide a space to revisit and/or modify one’s own previously-published ideas. Symposia: Finally, if you would like to discuss the possibility of proposing and/or curating a “Symposium” consisting of 3-5 related research, discussion and/or response articles, please send an email to the Editor of Theatre and Performance Notes and Counternotes, Prof. Michael Y. Bennett bennettm@uww.edu.
Studies in Theatre History and Culture series at the University of Iowa Press sent out a request for manuscripts. This series publishes scholarship on the historical contexts of theatre and cultural performance, and features a full spectrum of historiographical methods and perspectives. Topics have encompassed a wide range of fields, including Ancient Greek theatre, the American Chautauqua, Southeast Asian performance, Yiddish theatre, representations of race, gender, and ethnicity onstage, Shakespeare in performance, marionettes, ritual theories of performance, theatricality and antitheatricality. They are particularly interested in works that explore histories of race, gender, sexuality, class, and ethnicity in performance, and encourage submissions that bring a creative approach to these fields. So why not something related to Arthur Miller? Recent/forthcoming publications include: Collusions of Fact and Fiction: Performing Slavery in the Works of Suzan-Lori Parks and Kara Walker; Cracking Up: Black Feminist Comedy in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century United States; Bloody Tyrants and Little Pickles: Stage Roles of Anglo-American Girls in the Nineteenth Century; The Song Is You: Musical Theatre and the Politics of Bursting into Song and Dance; and Staging Postcommunism: Alternative Theatre in Eastern and Central Europe after 1989. If you would like to discuss a book proposal for the series, please contact heather.nathans@tufts.edu and cc. the Associate Editor for the series, Dr. Dan Ciba at danielciba01@gmail.com. If you are interested in learning more about the Iowa series, please visit their website: https://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/search/browse-series/browse-STHC.htm.
The Arthur Miller Society
Call for Papers and Proposals
ALA 2026 Chicago, Illinois
The American Literature Association will hold its 37th Annual Conference May 20-23, 2026
at the Palmer House, 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603
(Wednesday through Saturday of Memorial Day weekend).
The Arthur Miller Society will have two sessions at this conference.
For the first panel, we are inviting papers for a session inspired by Miller’s essay “1956 and All This.” 1956 was tumultuous year for the playwright: he divorced Mary Slattery, married Marilyn Monroe, made his HUAC appearance, and wrote the two act version of A View From the Bridge. Seventy years later, it may be appropriate to look back at how this pivotal year in Miller’s life opens many areas of discussion about Miller, his dramatic and non-dramatic work, his political views, and his reputation.
For the second panel, we seek papers about any aspect of Miller’s works, life, and ideas, his relationship to other dramatists and thinkers, his relevance to contemporary issues, and productions and performance.
Proposals must be for individual papers of roughly 15-minutes (no more than 20) for a 75-minute session.
Please email proposals for papers by January 10 to Steve Marino at smarino@sfc.edu or arthurmillerjournal@gmail.com. The Miller Society’s proposal for pre-organized sessions is due to the conference administrators by January 30. Here is a link to the conference information.
Thank you for considering this call for papers.
Theatre Annual
As the oldest theatre journal continually published in the United States, Theatre Annual has seen lots of turns of the calendar since their founding in 1942. They are looking for YOU to be part of their story for next year. They invite you to submit articles for consideration for the 2026 issue, or to review a recently-published book. The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2026. Please see the full Call for Articles for more information, and feel free to reach out with any inquiries or questions. They look forward to reading and publishing your work in the new year!
Below are photographs of Mr. Miller from the 9th International Arthur Miller Conference, taken by Dr. Jeffrey Mason, University of Oregon.
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Upcoming Conferences and Panels that will be featuring presentations on Miller:
The American Literature Association’s 36th Annual Conference
Thanks to all who came out to hear our Miller Society panels.
37th ALA in 2026 will take place in Chicago–see CFP above.
US Drama & Theatre Conference of Mutability and Malleability:
Re-imagining the Contours of US Theatre and Drama
10-13 June, 2026
University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, France
English will be the language for the submission and the presentation. for more information email: usdramaconf2026@gmail.com. Click here for the full description of the conference, panels are being notified by the end of 2025 after which we shall be able to publish the full program.
On Another Note:
While no Miller sessions have been organized for this year you might consider attending either: Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) (https://www.athe.org) or the American Society for Theatre Research conference (https://www.astr.org), and consider whether you might be able to organize a Miller session for either one for any future year.
(Link to AMS conference archive)
(Link to ALA archive)
Members, especially, please make every effort possible to attend any conference panels with papers on Miller and support the continuation of Arthur Miller scholarship. Here is a link to a recent virtual panel on Miller and New Perspectives that was presented at ALA in 2021.
| Outside the William Inge Theatre they have planted a tree for each past Honoree of the William Inge Festival Achievement Award who has passed on. | The tree they planted in Miller’s memory right outside the William Inge Theatre in Independence, Kansas. | Here is the plaque at the base of the tree; planted in 1995, the year Miller was so honored. |


