ALL TOO HUMAN:
An Evening with Clarence Darrow
Past President of the New York Bar Association is his most acclaimed summation on Clarence Darrow. ALL TOO HUMAN tells the story of Clarence Darrow's fight against religious intolerance, capital punishment, prohibition, the oppression of the workers and anything else which he felt impeded the bringing of enlightenment and culture to the human mind. He was the plain-speaking son of Mid-Western abolitionists who considered himself 'a cunning actor like that other trial lawyer from Illinois, Abe Lincoln'. He argued and won many of the most famous cases ever brought to trial; defending the down-trodden and the a-moral; the maligned and the misguided; the obsessed and the oppressed; all human beings; all too human. His career and convictions re-defined the essence of the American legal system. In 1912, however, he was indicted for bribing a jurist. He hired the infamous Earl Rogers to defend him; but decided to deliver his own summation to his own jury. He won. Then came Leopold and Loeb followed the next year by a case in Dayton, Tennessee which became known internationally as the Scopes Monkey Trial.
After premiering at the White Plains Performing Arts Center, ALL TOO HUMAN performed Off Broadway to critical acclaim October 28 – December 3, 2006 at the 45th Street Theater.
QUOTES
"Henry Miller's one-man show about Darrow is especially relevant. A good lawyer must be a good actor, and Mr. Miller's courtroom experience has given him considerable stage presence. He also has fine comic timing."
-Anita Gates
New York Times
"From the moment he stepped on stage, I bought Miller as Clarence Darrow. As a trial lawyer for the past 40 years, former president of the New York State Bar Association and clearly a gifted actor and playwright; he's very good. I can't imagine it being done much better than this."
- Jeremy Blachman
AnonymousLawyer.com
"Henry Miller has written an honest and heartfelt testament to Clarence Darrow. Mr. Miller is also a lawyer. And a damn good one, I'll bet. Seamlessly directed with minute care by Laurie Brown Kindred, 'All Too Human: An Evening with Clarence Darrow' makes us wonder about where the world is today and what we can do to help improve it. No small task. "
-Oscar e. Moore
talkentertainment.com
"In my 30-plus years as a Director of Continuing Legal Education, most of that time here at the New York State Bar Association, I have had the pleasure (and sometimes pain) of seeing thousands of attorneys address their colleagues in an educational setting. Of these speakers just a few are what I would consider superstars, persons who occupy the absolute top echelon. First among these is Henry G. Miller. What separates him from all the others is a very rare quality, a gift. It is a unique aspect of character, a combination of charm, humor, wit, and winning personality. It includes finely tuned sensitivity to what the audience is thinking and feeling and the ability to connect with each person in the room. It wins the audience over from the outset, holds them throughout, and leaves them wanting more. Henry is, quite simply, the best."
-Terry Brooks
Director of Continuing Legal Education
New York State Bar Association
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