African-American Shakespeare cancels production after actor Richard D. May, who was marking his first paid acting performance, died in an accident.
Richard D. May appears in a scene from “Death of a Salesman” for African-American Shakespeare Company. May was killed in a pedestrian/car accident in San Francisco on Oct. 28.A San Francisco revival of the classic drama “Death of a Salesman” has been canceled after a cast member, Richard D. May, 64, was struck and killed by a car while walking to a rehearsal for the show, reports and theater company officials said.
Cast member May, 65, reportedly was walking to a rehearsal on the morning of Oct. 28 when he was struck and killed by a car at Post and Hyde streets in San Francisco’s lower Nob Hill district, officials at AASC said. According to AASC and S.F. Police Department reports, a white BMW ran a red light and struck another car, which hit and killed Ray. The BMW driver was arrested and an investigation is continuing, reports said. No other details of the accident were available.
The production had already been delayed by Covid-related developments, AASC members said. And while the company considered continuing with the production as a tribute to May, it was finally decided that closing the production was the best alternative. The production had originally been scheduled to run through Nov. 12. Those who had purchased tickets will be refunded automatically by City Box Office, AASC officials said.
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