
The Death of a Salesman (Dustin Hoffman, in DC) - paper
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During its celebrated run at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater, the 1984 production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman proved to be a major theatrical event. Directed by Michael Rudman, this highly stylized mounting offered a textually rich, muscular re-examination of Willy Loman's downward spiral, focusing sharply on the fast-paced psychological warfare between a compromised father and his sons. The acclaimed production electrified D.C. audiences, driven by Dustin Hoffman’s monumental performance as Willy, matched by John Malkovich’s explosive Biff alongside Stephen Lang.
























