Death of a Salesman: A New Play

Directed & Choreographed by Caroline Burkhart

“[A] comic triumph” - Thinking Theater NYC

Premiered at Under St. Marks as a part of the NYC FRIGID Fringe Festival in February 2023, co-produced with FRIGID New York at the Kraine Theater in April 2023

*Winner of the Audience Choice, Sold Out Show, and Best Two-Hander awards*

It's the only dream anyone can have, to be the founder of a billion dollar valuation company.

Death of a Salesman: A New Play is a one act, 2 person comedy satirizing modern tech start-ups and interrogating what it means to succeed in late stage capitalist America. The work features two friends, roommates, and co-founders of Eco-ennis. The play is set in their run-down apartment, featuring sleeping bags, laptops, and rat meat. The piece utilizes text, projection, puppets, movement and clowning to create a linear narrative that takes place over 24 hours. Accompanying the scenes are dream ballets, which feature interpretive dance tennis matches, and the collapse of male friendship. The play dips into the absurd with the introduction of the Rat King, who’s been feasting on the company’s product: eco-friendly tennis balls. 

The future is bright. The future is Eco-ennis.

Written by Austen Halpern-Graser

Performed by Ethan Graham-Horowitz and Austen Halpern-Graser

Costumes by Jorden Charley-Whatley

Lighting Design by Kyr Siegel

Production photos by Rachel Kenaston