The British actress Sharon D Clarke, a Tony nominee last season for “Caroline, or Change,” is opposite Wendell Pierce as Willy in Arthur Miller’s classic drama
, for instance, transparently conjures Black culture. And according to Cromwell and others, what we glimpse in this “Salesman” is a Linda Loman as the embodiment of a vibrant Black matriarch who serves as the family’s rock.
“Genuinely, it’s about staying in my character’s truth and holding onto that,” she said, “and then hopefully the audience comes on that journey. As opposed to me trying to lasso them in. Just like, let her tell her story and let you be guided by that.” In the ensuing years, Clarke earned the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II and three Olivier Awards, London’s answer to the Tonys, including for a 2013 performance at the National Theatre in James Baldwin’s“She strengthens you because her choices are so strong,” said Rufus Norris, director of London’s National Theatre, who staged “The Amen Corner.” “She is in the moment at all times. She never allows you to have a false moment because she is so authentic all the time.
“I was early in my career of leading shows, and I was learning what it meant to be a leading lady. I looked to her to learn,” Levy added. They worked together again in “Caroline” on Broadway last year, this time requiring Levy to play Caroline’s employer in a tension-filled home in the Deep South of the ’60s.
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