Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller - directed by Dorothy Neumann
CAST and PRODUCTION STAFF:
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CAST
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Brian Hemmingsen
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Willy Loman
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Kerry Waters Lucas
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Linda Loman
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Mark Rhea
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Biff Loman
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Mike Innocenti
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Happy Loman
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Tim Lynch
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Ben
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Eric Lucas
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Charley
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Christopher Dinolfo
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Bernard
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Eric Messner
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Howard/Stanley
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Amanda Boyd
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Miss Forsythe/Jenny
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Jewel Greenberg
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Woman from Boston/Letta
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PRODUCTION STAFF
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Dorothy Neumann
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Director
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Carol Hood Baker
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Producer
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| Dan Martin |
Light Designer/Technical Director |
| Amanda Boyd |
Stage Manager |
| Stefan Gibson |
Set Designer |
| Maggie Butler |
Costume Designer |
| Matt Rippetoe |
Sound and Music Designer |
| Faz Besharatian |
Graphic Designer |
| Mark A. Rhea |
Tour Manager |
| Ray Gniewek |
Photographer |
| Trudi Olivetti |
Dramaturg |
STUDY GUIDE: "Get Ready with Olivetti" Death of a Salesman Study Guide by Trudi Olivetti, Keegan Dramaturg
Death of a Salesman Ireland Tour 2006 Performance Calendar:
September
October
Ireland Tour Reviews
Ireland Tour ReviewsKeegan Earns Irish Kudos
Gerry Colgan of The Irish Times writes:
"Arthur Miller's greatest play remains better than the best of his iconic American peers - O'Neill, Albee, Williams and the rest. With that much a given, opinion must focus on the individual production, and the odious comparison is not easily avoided. But the Keegan Theatre, from Washington, incorporates sufficient excellence into its interpretation to join those who have given a true reading to this masterpiece. ...
The first surprise is to find Willy Loman, the personification of defeat, a physically towering man who dwarfs the two athletic sons whose deficiencies have ruled and ruined his life. Brian Hemmingsen, in an astonishing shift of the psyche, conveys an inner honesty and unselfishness that reduce him to an easy victim. From the start, he is on the skids to oblivion, a sacrificial goat. ... His wife, Linda, in a sound performance by Kerry Waters Lucas, is less incisive than is usual, but nestles into the role to fulfil its main function. She is Willy's faithful ally, the only one who sees beyond the failure to the gentle man beneath. Their marriage means everything to her, but even she cannot fully comprehend the fate that awaits them.
The two sons are also on the right inside track: wastrel Happy (Mike Innocenti) is already lost to vain ambition and worldly pleasures, while Biff (Mark Rhea) finally meets Willy head-on in a bid to find a life of his own, and that collision is one of the great climaxes of modern theatre, a shattering catharsis.
Smaller roles are persuasively taken by Timothy Lynch (Ben), Eric Lucas (Charley), Christopher Dinolfo (Bernard) and Eric Messner (Howard).
Director Dorothy Neumann ensures that the company's current visit to Ireland is a welcome one."
Jane Coyle of The Irish Times writes:
"Another thoughtful and engaging production from The Keegan Theatre. Brian Hemmingsen's powerful performance as Willy and Mark Rhea's harrowing performance as Biff prompted a complete reassessment of this apparently familiar play. Rhea's Biff is as much the tragic hero as Willy – possibly more so. The moment where he begs his father to recognise that he is ‘nothing’ was almost too much to bear. You leave the theatre worrying about what became of Biff in a way you never did before. There is always a warm welcome in Ireland for this excellent company"
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