The genesis of the play was a chance encounter between Miller and his uncle Manny Newman, a salesman, whom he met in 1947 in the lobby of a Boston theater that was playing All My Sons. In 1999, New Yorker drama critic John Lahr said that with 11 million copies sold, it was "probably the most successful modern play ever published." Background It has been adapted for the cinema on ten occasions, including a 1951 version by screenwriter Stanley Roberts, starring Fredric March. Since its premiere, the play has been revived on Broadway five times, winning three Tony Awards for Best Revival. The play was selected as one of the best plays of 1948–1949, with an excerpted version published in The Burns Mantle Best Plays of 1948–1949. It is considered by some critics to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century. It won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play addresses a variety of themes, such as the American Dream, the anatomy of truth, and infidelity. It is a two-act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a montage of memories, dreams, and arguments of the protagonist Willy Loman, a travelling salesman who is despondent with his life and appears to be slipping into senility. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances. You will be let into the Zoom meeting at the time of your audition.Īt the callback, you will also be asked to do a read with some of the other auditionees, based on pieces from the DOAS script that you will be notified of prior to the day.Late 1940s Willy Loman's house New York City and Barnaby River Bostonĭeath of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by American playwright Arthur Miller.
Please be ready on Zoom five minutes prior your scheduled audition time (10 minutes if you have never used Zoom before, to allow time for the application to be downloaded). We will take a screenshot during your Zoom audition in lieu of a photo being provided. Please send a completed audition form with your audition enquiry email (can be found on the ETC Website at YOU DO NOT NEED TO ATTACH A THEATRE CV OR PHOTO. Please apply to organise your audition time and for any further information. Performancesīookings essential for audition time via director Michele Haywood/Nicola Taylor on email are by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Callbacks at Essendon Theatre CompanyĬallbacks (subject to COVID-19 restrictions):Īudition Enquiries Contact: Bookings essential for audition time via director Michele Haywood/Nicola Taylor on email or All enquiries or to book an audition, contact directors on email (as above) or mobile to Michele (0413692283) or Nicola (0418354703). Audition Venue & DatesĪudition Venue Name: Initial Auditions via Zoom. Sees Willy as a liability to the company. He appears to Willy in his hallucinations. He is a nerd and has always worshiped Biff. His son Bernard is the same age as Willy’s boys.īernard: Male, late 20s to late 30s. Happy has lived in Biff’s shadow all of his life, he has a job and is more successful than his brother.Ĭharley: Male, 50 to mid-60’s. Happy Loman: Male, 32 years old (mid 20s to mid 30s). Occasionally, she seems to be taken in by Willy’s hopes for future glory and success, but at other times, she seems far more realistic and less fragile than her husband. He was a popular jock in high school, but as an adult has failed to live up to his potential. Flawed older son of Willy and Linda Loman. A traveling salesman who believes wholeheartedly in the American Dream of easy success and wealth, but he has never achieved it.īiff Loman: Male, 34 years old (late 20s to late 30s). Be prepared to explain why you feel this piece represents the character, as well as to answer some questions about the time and place in which the play is set (Brooklyn, late 1940s). Standard American accent required for all rolesįor the audition you will need to prepare a short monologue (2 - 4 mins) from Death of a Salesman (DOAS) which you feel best represents the character you are auditioning for.
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