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| Walt Pedano, Matt Fields Winter, Mo Simpson, and Donna Kaufman photo by Wade Moran |
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)
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"The pursuit of the American Dream is something that just about everyone aspires to achieve. In Arthur Miller's 1949 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning Death of a Salesman, we see how the fallacy of this dream impacts a family and how a parent's unachievable expectations can completely screw up their children's lives. With excellent work by Walt Pedano and Donna Kaufman as the parents, and themes that are universal, Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre's production proves Miller's play is just as relevant today as when it first premiered seventy years ago....Director Virginia Olivieri and her cast deliver on the many thought-provoking themes and ideas Miller has packed into this classic play. The intimacy of Desert Stages' Actor's Cafe provides the audience with an up close and personal view into Willy's downfall, and Olivieri and the excellent cast ensure the numerous scenes of heartbreak and heartache pack a punch. ...Walt Pedano is delivering a well-crafted and beautifully thought-out portrayal...a realistic, nuanced and layered performance infused with pathos and pain. Donna Kaufman is equally as effective as Willy's long-suffering, dutiful wife Linda..delivering a solid and moving performance of this patient and loyal yet submissive woman. Matthew Fields Winter and Mo Simpson are very good as the two sons, Biff and Happy. ...Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is considered one of the greatest American plays every written. Desert Stages' production features a gifted cast and precise direction that result in a moving, beautiful and solid presentation of this classic drama." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
“...Considering what director Virginia Olivieri and her cast are up against in such a restrictive setting, they do a remarkable job. Given the limitations of its forum, with good support from the cast... Death of a Salesman is clearly the most accomplished production Desert Stages has presented in its new Actor’s Café location since the company moved there... -David Appleford, Valley Screen and Stage (click here to read the complete review)
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