Lowe had always wanted to play Willy Loman, and for the first time in their nine years of operating BAS, Lowe and Loew will be playing opposite one another, with Loew portraying Willy’s wife Linda.ĭespite the grim nature of the production, Loew says audience members will relate to the characters. It was largely because of the characters that BAS co-producers Jeff Lowe and Stacey Loew opted to select “Death of a Salesman” as the first BAS production of 2018. Miller’s play won a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award in its first year, has seen numerous Broadway revivals and adaptations and is often hailed as a timeless work. The play focuses on Loman’s complicated relationship with his wife and two adult sons and his struggles to provide for his family and achieve the American Dream, a concept which each character has a different interpretation of. The drive for success, the harsh reality of life and the collapse of the American Dream will all be present at Vallejo’s Bay Area Stage (BAS) Theatre beginning this Friday when its production of “Death of a Salesman” opens.Īrthur Miller’s 1949 drama centers around the decline of a traveling New York City salesman named Willy Loman. (Left to right) Jeff Lowe and Stacey Loew portray Willy and Linda Loman in Bay Area Stage’s adaptation of “Death of a Salesman.” (Photo courtesy of Scott Slagle)
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