28. The Cup | Death of a Salesman

Welcome back to the 28th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. The theatres may be closed, but art finds a way to survive! For the time being on this podcast we are rereleasing our past reviews, interviews, roundtables, and duet reviews in remastered audio only versions so you can take your CoH content on the go! For our 28th episode we continue to branch out our review series beyond the Stratford Festival and onto other productions. In this episode we discussed the Eugene O’Neill Theatre’s 1999 production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, directed by Robert Falls, and starring (the late, great) Brian Dennehy in the role of Willy Loman. Cup of Hemlock Theatre is a Toronto-based performing arts collective dedicated to staging works that examine the moral quandaries of the human experience. With an inquisitive compass, we aim to provide audiences the space to retrace their personal stories and navigate their individual ideologies. CONTENT WARNING: Miller’s play deals heavily with mental health and suicide; as a result, this review, likewise, speaks directly to these themes. If you are struggling with these issues, we highly encourage you to seek help, using the resources below (the last one is a book, that many have found helpful):  https://www.betterhelp.com/  https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/ https://www.scribd.com/book/239499360/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-Brain-Mind-and-Body-in-the-Healing-of-Trauma?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google_search&utm_campaign=Google_DSA_NB_Other&utm_device=m&gclid=CjwKCAiAnIT9BRAmEiwANaoE1YGsSU91vqfCPbsUQ3q9uto-5yjfvPNsPsSaKcl-Z7b4PSLQo3T5KhoChD0QAvD_BwE Follow us on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: cohtheatre Follow our panelists: Mackenzie Horner (Before the Downbeat: A Musical Podcast) – Instagram/Facebook: BeforetheDownbeat Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYbBeN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sAbjAu Aisling Murphy – Instagram: aly_murph / Website: aislingmurphy.ca   William Bartley – Instagram: willrbartley  Ryan Borochovitz – [Just send all that love to CoH instead; he won’t mind!]