Thinking Theater NYC

Photo credit: Mari Eimas-Dietrich The world premiere of Mrs. Loman , a play by Barbara Cassidy and presented by More Loud, imagines what Linda Loman from Death of a Salesman does after her husband commits suicide. This satirical critique of misogyny in Miller’s world runs through November 20 at The Tank and is directed by Meghan Finn, the theater's the Artistic Director. “ Death of a Salesman is such an important play of the American canon,” notes playwright Barbara Cassidy. “While having great admiration for it, I have always had immense trouble with the female characters and the misogyny. I decided I wanted to make a play about a Linda Loman who becomes a very different person after Willy’s death.  Mrs. Loman  is a play which, in Juvenalian satirical fashion, struggles with the world - first, Miller’s fictional world, then, our historical past, and ultimately, the here and now." Barbara Cassidy’s plays have been performed at The Flea Theater, Margo Jones Theatre, Playwrigh...