Behind the Eye
Vogue model. Surrealist muse. Combat Photographer. Lee Miller lived several distinct and extraordinary lives, each to the fullest. Man Ray’s lover and muse, her torso is familiar from some of his most arresting photos, and other pieces of her from other works (her lips floating above the skyline, her eye affixed to a pendulum…), but the story behind the enigmatic gaze is largely unknown. Behind the Eye is a portrait of this beautiful, brave, magnetic, impossible woman.
Sarah Agnew as Lee Miller in the Cincinnati Playhouse production. Photo by Sandy Underwood
Cast Requirements
2 women
3 men
Production and Development History
Commissioned: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Received a $90,000 grant from the NEA for final development and production. World Premiere April, 2011.