Word: hilled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Former State Sen. George A. Bachrach said thatSilber "has been a brilliant and effectiveadministrator." He said that as an outsider toBeacon Hill, Silber might be an attractivecandidate because he has not been involved in thestate's current financial crisis...
Directed by Andrew (Woddy) Hill...
...tragedy of Death of a Salesman, like Willy's expectations, can be overwhelming. Willy Loman's family is on the edge of collapse, and the level of intensity in Miller's script is on the edge of unbearable. Thankfully, Woody Hill's production of the play in the Leverett House Old Library balances expertly on that edge and renders a painfully beautiful shattering of the American Dream...
This play depends on the relationships between its characters; once again Hill and his cast meet the challenge of Miller's script and perform beautifully. A little thing like timing here takes on crucial importance, and family fights in this production are so well choreographed that they not only convince but wholly absorb the audience...
...Hill's production of Miller's classic is so nearly perfect that even less central characters contribute their share to the play's convincing truthfulness. Ducey is sweetly sincere as Willy's neglected but aiming-to-please second son, Happy, who picks up Willy's fractured dream and vows to fulfill it after his father's death. Chip Rossetti puts out a convincing performance as Willy's boss Howard, but it is unfortunate that he has been forced to play three different parts throughout the drama. Two of these are pivotal characters in Willy's demise, and casting Rossetti...