Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by

Cast
Len Cariou – Joe Keller
Laurie Metcalf – Kate Keller
Neil Patrick Harris – Chris Keller
Amy Sloan – Ann Deever

The Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
April/May 2006

All My Sons tells the story of Joe Keller, a successful, middle-aged, self-made man who has done a terrible and tragic thing: rushing to meet an order from the Army, he knowingly sold them defective airplane parts which later caused planes to crash, and 21 men to die. Joe then engineered his own exoneration by framing his business partner for the crime.

Now, with his son about to marry the partner’s daughter, the affair is revisited, and Joe’s lie of a life is unraveled. Having spent his entire life in the single-minded pursuit of wealth for the sake of his family, Joe represents the American Dream gone nightmarishly awry.

“The performances of the cast were truly awe-inspiring. From the end of the first act on, this play and this cast build to an almost unbearable crescendo. With a standing ovation, it was quite apparent that the casts’ passion exploded off the stage and into the hearts and minds of the audience.”
LA Splash

“Harris displays a commanding stage presence as Chris, alternately forceful and vulnerable, and his portrayal of the final, agonized confrontation with Joe — his horror that his life has been reduced to “loot with blood on it” — hits like an emotional bludgeon. It’s a stunning and accomplished performance.”
Variety

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