Classic American play coming to Crystal Lake
Arthur Miller's classic drama ‘Death of a Salesman’ is closing out the 2015-2016 season at the Williams Street Repertory.
The play is directed by Richard Kuranda, founder of the theater company, who knew Miller personally and says he is excited to finally direct this particular work.
First produced in 1949, it won the Pulitzer Prize and established Miller as one of the most renowned playwrights in the United States.
In a play often described as an ‘American tragedy’, sexagenarian protagonist Willy Loman has been working as a traveling salesman for 36 years, becoming less successful every year. In the 24-hour time span of the play, audiences learn that Willy, despite his hard work, is not valued by his company. His increasing sense of failure had led him into depression and hallucinations, and his grip on reality is increasingly tenuous, leading to his final act of despair. The play is an examination of the difference between the so-called “American dream” and the devastating reality of life for many of the poor and middle class in the United States.
The quintessential American tragedy opened last Friday and runs through May 15 at Crystal Lake's Raue Center for the Arts. Theater management might like to create suitable banners to hang in the lobby of the theater for the run of the play.
The play is directed by Richard Kuranda, founder of the theater company, who knew Miller personally and says he is excited to finally direct this particular work.
First produced in 1949, it won the Pulitzer Prize and established Miller as one of the most renowned playwrights in the United States.
In a play often described as an ‘American tragedy’, sexagenarian protagonist Willy Loman has been working as a traveling salesman for 36 years, becoming less successful every year. In the 24-hour time span of the play, audiences learn that Willy, despite his hard work, is not valued by his company. His increasing sense of failure had led him into depression and hallucinations, and his grip on reality is increasingly tenuous, leading to his final act of despair. The play is an examination of the difference between the so-called “American dream” and the devastating reality of life for many of the poor and middle class in the United States.
The quintessential American tragedy opened last Friday and runs through May 15 at Crystal Lake's Raue Center for the Arts. Theater management might like to create suitable banners to hang in the lobby of the theater for the run of the play.