Hartford Stage Company Inc. | Hartford, CT
LORT Non-Rep
$1144 weekly minimum (LORT B)
Equity actors for roles in DEATH OF A SALESMAN (see breakdown).
We are committed to a strong anti-racist ethos and a collective recommitment to nurture and sustain a culture of equity, inclusion and belonging at our organization. We seek to build a team that is passionate about theatre and that reflects the abundant vibrancy and diversity of our city, state, and nation.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender-identity, sexual orientation, familial status, religion, ability, age, national origin, class and veteran or immigrant status.
Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration. Please include name of project, role and union status in subject line.
Deadline: 11/21/2025
AlaineAndLisaCasting@gmail.com
Playwright: Arthur Miller
Director: Melia Bensussen
Casting Directors: Alaine Alldaffer, Lisa Donadio
First Rehearsal: January 27, 2026
First Preview: February 27, 2026
Opening: March 6, 2026
Closing: March 22, 2026
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
NOTE: While the characters are written with he/him or she/her pronouns in the original scripts, we welcome gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. In addition, we will list disability when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors of all abilities. Thank you to First Folio Theatre for inspiring the language in this note as we work towards a more inclusive casting process.
WILLY LOMAN: Male, early 60s. Humor often covers his disappointment, but the frustrations in his life have accumulated now to a point where he feels he is breaking. Memories are flooding him, and his sense of reality is slipping – as much as he tries to cover, he feels a frailty in himself he didn’t before. Smart. Never at home anywhere.
BIFF LOMAN: Male, mid-30s. The Lomans' older son. Struggling with his relationship with his father. Strong, handsome, athletic, he’s still not quite grown up – is 35 but feels a decade younger. Charismatic and with a good sense of humor, he is still very attached to his mother, struggles to make peace with his upbringing and how to move forward.
HAPPY LOMAN: Male, early-30s. The Lomans' younger son. Handsome, charming, kid-like in his pursuits, an avid and competitive womanizer – uses his victories with women to feel more of a success, as he is privately feeling quite the failure. Prone to exaggerating his position, his money, his everything, covering up his deep insecurities.
UNCLE BEN: Male, 40s. Willy's older brother, in Willy’s memory around 40. Positive, deeply American in the Go-Getter, Optimist vein. Big voice, charisma, Mr. Personality. Could have written a book titled How I Made my Fortune: A Self Help Guide.
CHARLEY: Male, early-60s. A long-time acquaintance of the Lomans’. Kind, gentle. Willy’s age. Content with his life, proud of his son and deeply at home in the world. Patient, good sense of humor.
BERNARD: Male, mid-30s. Charley's son. Same age as Biff, 35. When we meet him as a teenager, he is borderline nerdy, easy to make fun of due to his earnestness. Hard working, straightforward, good heart. As an adult he is successful, busy, competent, on top of things but not arrogant.
HOWARD WAGNER / STANLEY: Male, 30s.
HOWARD WAGNER: Willy's current boss. Very pleased with himself. Feels he’s “earned” everything (even though he actually inherited the business from his father). Little empathy for others, a good Capitalist who puts himself and his family first. Very self-involved.
STANLEY: Waiter at a restaurant.
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