Miller, Jason - Miller, Jason 1939(?)–
Miller, Jason 1939(?)–
A prize-winning American playwright, Miller is also an actor, currently performing the role of Father Karras in the movie "The Exorcist." He is best known as the author of That Championship Season, a full-length play.
"That Championship Season" … injects a spark of excitement into a flagging off-Broadway season…. "Championship" is a thoroughly professional production….
Miller has a keen insight into his characters, making each ring true. He also has a sharp ear for dialog and knows his way with a funny line. One troubling point about this work, however, that it's pitched in favor of its more humorous aspects often at the expense of the play's more somber and tragic underpinnings.
Variety, May 10, 1972.
Miller writes with great theatrical effect; his dialogue is sharp and funny. [That Championship Season] works as a machine, much like Mart Crowley's...
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