Special Events
Our American Theater Co's Fifth Season continues with the theme "Past is Prologue" and a staged reading of Arthur Miller's searing drama of two families ripped apart by a bad business decision and a terrible secret. Carys Kresny directs a terrific Seattle cast.
The staged reading of ALL MY SONS performs on Tuesday, February 2 at ArtsWest. The performance begins at 7:00pm and will be followed by a discussion with the cast, led by local playwright and theater critic, John Longenbaugh. OAT Co's staged readings are more dynamic than any you've seen. No music stands, no sitting around in chairs. Actors perform fully on their feet after two intense rehearsals. Think 14/48 meets American Playhouse.
So no one will hesitate to attend for lack of funds, ALL PERFORMANCES ARE PAY WHAT YOU WILL.
Arthur Miller's first full length play unfolds in the backyard of a happy middle class household. The war is over, and America is rebuilding. Joe and Kate Keller have managed to relax into retirement, even with the loss of their eldest son, a fighter pilot, who'd gone missing in action. Ann Deever has come to visit, she was engaged to Larry before he disappeared, and she reconnects with the family, in spite of the painful fact that her father, a former business partner with Joe, went to jail for distributing faulty plane parts for the war effort. Ann will connect romantically with Chris Keller, Larry's younger brother, and secrets will be revealed, causing cataclysmic upheaval in a seemingly decent family hiding from the truth.
ALL MY SONS was first produced in January 1947. It was Miller¹s first Broadway production, and was directed by Elia Kazan to whom the play is dedicated.
The cast features Richard Ziman and Therese Diekhans as Joe and Kate Keller. Shanna Allman and Eric Riedmann are Ann Deever and Chris Keller. Todd Licea, Heather Hawkins, Chris Dietz, Heather Gautschi, John Ulman and Rhys Hamlet fill out the cast.
For its Fifth Season, OAT Co. explores the theme: "Past is Prologue," in an ongoing effort to define and explore the American identity through the lens of great American theater. What we¹ve done in the past, makes us who we are today. How will it effect us? Will it swamp us? Or will we make a change for the better?
For more information about Our American Theater and its Fifth Season, please visit: www.ouramericantheater.org.