Opens September 20! Don't miss it! DCPA's Mike Hartman is Willie Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.

Mike Hartman is Willie Loman. 

"(Mike Hartman) is an underappreciated gem in the American theater. Because of his sense of humor, his generosity and his cleverness as an actor, he can play a wide range of characters so memorably."   

Kent Thompson 

Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning drama Death of a Salesman is the story of Willy Loman, a failing salesman who cannot accept that his dreams for his family are no match for realities of their ordinary lives. This heartbreaking portrayal of the American Dream explores families, promises and how slowly both can break.

·         This is the first time DCTC has produced Death of a Salesman.

·         The play was chosen to be produced in The Space Theatre which is round and intimate, creating a sense that the world is crushing down and invading Willy’s space.

·         Arthur Miller wrote Death of a Salesman over a six-week period in 1948 in a shed in Connecticut.

·         It was first published in 1949 when it received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play.

·         It has been revived on Broadway four times and in 2012, was the recipient of two Tony Awards.

“Re-reading the play for this production was a revelation to me. It was like experiencing the play for the first time. I thought I knew Death of a Salesman but I didn’t know it at all. And I hope that will be the audience’s experience as well. They’ll certainly have memories of the play but I think they will find it to be a totally new experience – powerful and relevant.” – Anthony Powell, Director

“I feel that most people today would recognize the story of Death of a Salesman and/or would recognize characters in this play, as it is the universal story of the struggle to succeed in the endeavors of our lives and yet remain truthful to our own innermost strivings and convictions. What we each have to relinquish of our individual truth in order to fulfill the obligations of everyday life can change who we feel we really are into who we have to be, or who we would never have imagined ourselves becoming. This is a question that comes to everyone, whether it is articulated or not. Maybe some would consider that "growing up"… Others would consider it "selling out"… Who's to judge?” – Lauren Klein, actor playing the role of Linda

“Jerry is a man who never sees theater, and a man who hasn't seen a play in the last 30 years. When he heard I was doing Death of a Salesman, his eyes lit up. He sat forward, looked me straight in the eyes and said, "That story changed my life. How do I get tickets?" I love to see how a story like Death of a Salesman stays with someone and transforms them, shapes the way they move through the world. All these years later, this non-theater goer is going back to the audience to relive a pivotal moment in his life, to hear the story that changed him.” – Adrian Egolf, actor playing the role of Miss Forsythe

September 20 – October 20 in The Space Theatre

Media Night: Thursday, September 26 @ 6:30pm (That's when I'll attend. John Wren)

PERFORMANCE DATES:                                                                       

Tuesday – Thursday                                                    6:30pm

Friday – Sunday                                                         7:30pm

Saturday & Sunday matinee                           1:30pm

Free discussion series.

Perspectives on the Play | September 20 at 6pm

The DCTC’s creative team provides the audience a unique perspective on the production. In The Jones Theatre.

Talkback hosted by the Higher Education Advisory Council | September 29, post-show

Join the cast for a discussion led by members of our academic community.

Theatre & Theology | October 1, post-show

In a continued partnership with Pastor Dan Bollman of the Rocky Mountain Evangelical Lutheran Synod, this discussion examines the relevant connections to the productions through the theological lens.

General Talkback | October 13, post-show

Join us for a discussion with the actors from the show.

TICKETS:

Single tickets for Death of a Salesman start at $38 (non-SCFD) and also are available for $10 (SCFD 10 for $10 program).  To purchase, call Denver Center Ticket Services at 303.893.4100.  For groups of 10 or more, please call 303.446.4829.  TTY (for Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons): 303.893.9582.  Tickets also may be purchased at the Denver Center Ticket Office, located in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby.  Buy and print online at www.denvercenter.org.  Student rush $10 tickets are available one hour prior to curtain with a valid student ID subject to availability.  Senior and military rush tickets are available one hour prior to curtain, subject to availability. No children under four will be admitted to any theatre.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).  Please visit our website at www.denvercenter.org.

GENERAL:

This production of Death of a Salesman is generously supported by Producing Partners Diana & Mike Kinsey. Death of a Salesman is part of the Denver Center Theatre Company 2013/14 season, which is generously supported by Daniel L. Ritchie, Larimer Square, The Steinberg Charitable Trust and Wells Fargo.

About the Denver Center Theatre Company

The Tony Award-winning Denver Center Theatre Company, helmed by Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson, is currently in its 35th season of offering classic, contemporary and new works to the American West.