THEATRE STUDIO: ARTHUR MILLER READS & COMMENTS ON "DEATH OF A SALESMAN" (RADIO)
Summary
One in a weekly series which features original and classic drama productions as well as interviews with noted playwrights. This program features Arthur Miller discussing and reading from his play "Death of a Salesman." Miller opens by discussing the difference between "Death of a Salesman" and his earlier work "The Crucible." Next, Miller reads several selections from the play, including the following: the opening scene in which salesman Willy Loman returns home from an unsuccessful sales trip; a flashback scene in which Willy recalls his life when his sons were teenagers, back when he thought that "everything in the world was possible"; and a scene in which Willy tells Biff how a man properly behaves at a job interview.
The acquisition and cataloging of The Arthur Miller Collection was made possible by The Laura Pels Foundation.
Details
- NETWORK: WEVD-AM/FM
- DATE: July 18, 1962 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:19370
- GENRE: Radio - Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Arthur Miller Collection, The; Drama - Analysis, appreciation
- SERIES RUN: WEVD (New York, NY) - Radio series, 1959-1963
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Isaiah Sheffer … Director
- Arthur Miller … Narrator, Writer