PROJECT AUDION 80 – LUX Radio Theatre (Australia): Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman is one of the classic America plays: the first to win both the Tony Award for Best Author, the New York Drama Circle Critics' Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Arthur Miller's intense family drama might have seemed promising material for a prestige radio adaptation, but perhaps it was too intense for American radio networks. However, Australia's radio stations had no such nervousness. The Down-Under edition of Lux Radio Theatre presented their adaptation on January 29, 1956, using two of the lead actors who originally premiered it in Australia. Now, even as a new production arrives on Broadway, Audion brings forth the Lux adaptation for Project Audion's virtual airwaves: a story of the American Dream gone wrong, and the devastating effects it has on Willy Loman and his family. Still vital, after all these decades.

Our big, widespread cast:

Les Marsden (Willy) in California

Laura Mirsky (Linda) in New Jersey

Pete Lutz (Biff) in Texas

Dana Gonsalves (Hap) in Texas

Paul Arbisi (Charley) in Illinois

Nick Wommack (Bernard/Lux Spokesman) in Texas

Rhiannon McAfee (Lux Spokeswoman/Mai Zetterling) in California

Patte Rosebank (Narrator/Miss Frances) in Toronto, Canada

David Ian (Howard/Paul Jacklin) in Oregon

Tom Konkle (Announcer) in California

Original music was by Ross Bernhardt

Transcribed and Directed by Pete Lutz

Production was supervised by Larry Groebe (who also played Stanley)