Miller's first experience of directing a stage-play was for John Osborne, whose "Under Plain Cover" he directed in 1962. In 1964, he directed the play "The Old Glory" by the American poet Robert Lowell in New York City. It was the first play produced at the American Place Theatre and starred Frank Langella, Roscoe Lee Brown, and Lester Rawlins. The play won five Obie Awards in 1965 including an award for "Best American Play" as well as awards for Langella, Brown and Rawlins.