Death of a Salesman

by Arthur Miller

September 18, 19, 20, 2008, 8 p.m. and September 21, 2008, 2 p.m.

Visit the Death of a Salesman website for information regarding this production.

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Tickets: Sold out.
Location: Hall Auditorium (directions)

Death of a Salesman, the story of Willy Loman, an aging salesman trying to make sense of his unraveling life, has become a classic American tragedy. Arthur Miller’s story explores the struggle to define one’s own identity in a world where a man’s worth is defined by his ability to make money. In this groundbreaking new production, directed by Justin Emeka and starring Oberlin alumnus and acclaimed actor Avery Brooks (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Man Called Hawk, American History X, Paul Robeson [on Broadway]), the play gets a fresh interpretation. Through the use of nontraditional casting and a company of both professional actors and students, the production incorporates African American and Jewish cultural perspectives in reimagining the Lomans as a black family living in a multi-ethnic New York neighborhood in the 1940s, thus revealing new social issues in Miller’s classic text. Death of a Salesman promises to be a highlight of the theater season, in Oberlin and beyond.

Presented by the Office of the President, the Theater and Dance Program, the Sue Carroll Smith Fund, and the Department of African American Studies. Death of a Salesman is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.