PRESENTS

Death of a Salesman

By Arthur Miller
Directed by Amanda Dehnert
April 16 - May 16, 2010
Potter Rose Performance Hall, Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre

Fathers and Sons, Misplaced Ambition and the American Dream. Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning Death of a Salesman is one of the greatest achievements of 20th Century drama. Its central character, Willy Loman, a little man with modest dreams, towers over American dramatic literature. The finest actors on either side of the Atlantic consider the role a monumental achievement - the American Lear. This new production will bring a master actor to Dallas to join with DTC's own Resident Acting Company in creating an unforgettable production worthy of this seminal classic. Exploring the gap between fathers and sons, the tragedy of misplaced ambitions, and the rightful definition of the American dream itself, Death of a Salesman speaks of human dilemmas and human truths...and it continues to have the power to speak to us today. A not-to-be-missed event: "Attention must be paid!"  Some adult language and mature themes.

$10 off all new ticket purchases to Death of a Salesman. Use the code TENDOLLAR when ordering.

STUDENT MATINEES  April 28, May 5 (SOLD OUT) and May 13, 11a.m. Tickets are $12 per student with one complimentary chaperone ticket per 20 tickets purchased. For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Rebecca Reid.

Download the study guide for Death of a Salesman.

Associate Producing Partner
CHARLES SCHWAB

Assistant Producing Partner
Haynes and Boone LLP

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TravisWolff
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Essay: Death of a Salesman by John Aldous, DTC Intern

Among the short list of dramas that could be considered the Great American play, Death of a Salesman has taken root at the top of the list, along with the likes of Our Town, A Streetcar Named Desire and Long Day’s Journey Into Night. In the sixty years since it first opened, the show has firmly entered the national consciousness, becoming a staple of high school English classrooms and theaters across the country.

Opening on Broadway in 1949, the show instantly became a smash hit, making household names of both Arthur Miller, the play’s author, and Willy Loman, the play’s titular salesman. Directed by Elia Kazan and starring Lee. J. Cobb, the show went on to run for 742 performances, winning the Tony Award for Best Play, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the New York Drama Circle Critics’ Award, becoming the first show to win all three. Read more