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 Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork erupts with heartbreak and urgency at A Noise Within.
Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork Death of a Salesman comes to A Noise Within in a visceral new production directed by co-artistic director Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and starring co-artistic director Geoff Elliott as Willy Loman alongside Deborah Strang as his wife, Linda. The production runs March 28 through April 19 at the company’s home in Pasadena. Low-priced previews begin March 22.
A prime example of A Noise Within’s 2025-26 “Songs from the Volcano” theme, Death of a Salesman unfolds over a single, combustible 24-hour period in the life of an American family on the brink. Aging salesman Willy Loman has spent his life chasing the promise of success, believing that charisma and ambition would guarantee prosperity and respect. But as financial pressures mount and his career collapses into obsolescence, the widening gap between Willy’s dreams and reality threatens to consume him and everyone he loves.
Through fractured memory, raw confrontation and flickers of hope, Miller crafts a searing portrait of a man struggling to sustain his sense of worth in a society that equates value with achievement.
“A Noise Within has always had a commitment to the American classics, and Death of a Salesman is one of the greatest plays of the 20th century,” says Rodriguez-Elliott. “In the current moment, as the promise of the American Dream feels increasingly fragile, Miller’s play feels even more relevant than it did when he wrote it 77 years ago. People everywhere are losing their safety net. There’s an entire generation facing the reality that they may never be able to afford a home.”
For Elliott, the play’s themes of obsolescence and generational anxiety strike a particularly modern chord. “Willy’s job has become obsolete,” he notes. “By 1948, the traveling salesman, once a fixture of American life, was being replaced by department stores, phones and new systems of communication. Suddenly, he’s out. Today, people fear AI and technology making their jobs obsolete. The anxiety is the same.”
Rodriguez-Elliott also points to the central partnership at the heart of the play. “Geoff and Deborah have done so many plays together. There’s an incredible shared vocabulary between them, and that familiarity is critical for Willy and Linda. It’s a relationship that demands history.”
With echoes of Greek tragedy, Miller’s groundbreaking drama, honored with both the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play, remains a harrowing indictment of the empty pursuit of wealth and success, and a warning for a fractured nation. Challenged and even banned in some communities over the years, the play endures as arguably the greatest American tragedy: the story of an everyman who only wanted, as Miller wrote, “to count.”
Performances of Death of a Salesman take place March 28 through April 19 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. (no matinee on Saturday, March 28). Four preview performances take place on Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m., and on Wednesday, March 25 Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27 each at 7:30 p.m.
A one-hour INsiders Discussion Group will take place prior to the matinee on Sunday, March 29, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Post-performance conversations with the artists will take place every Friday (except the preview) and on Sunday, April 5. Student matinees are scheduled on select weekdays at 10:30 a.m. interested educators should email education@anoisewithin.org.
Tickets to Death of a Salesman start at $41.75 (including fees). Student tickets start at $20. Tickets to the preview performances on Wednesday, March 26 and Thursday, March 27 will be Pay What You Choose starting at $10 (available online beginning at noon the Monday prior, and at the box office beginning at 2 p.m. on the day of the performance) Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.
A Noise Within is located at 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. For more information and to purchase tickets, call (626) 356-3100 or go to anoisewithin.org.
Presenter / Producer: A Noise Within
Listed Categories
Theater > Drama
Event Phone: 626-356-3100
Venue
A Noise Within
3352 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena CA 91107
Regions:
Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley
Performance Dates: 3/22/2026 - 4/19/2026
Sunday, 03/22/2026
Wednesday, 03/25/2026
Thursday, 03/26/2026
Friday, 03/27/2026
Saturday, 03/28/2026
Sunday, 03/29/2026
Thursday, 04/02/2026
Friday, 04/03/2026
Saturday, 04/04/2026
Sunday, 04/05/2026
Thursday, 04/09/2026
Friday, 04/10/2026
Saturday, 04/11/2026
Sunday, 04/12/2026
Thursday, 04/16/2026
Friday, 04/17/2026
Saturday, 04/18/2026
Sunday, 04/19/2026
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Performance Times
• Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.:
• Fridays at 7:30 p.m.:
• Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.:
• Saturdays at 2 p.m.: (no matinee on March 28)
• Sundays at 2 p.m.:
Ticket Information:
Tickets start at $41.75 (including fees)
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