All My Sons

By: Arthur Miller

Narrated by: Julie Harris, James Farentino, Arye Gross, full cast

World War II is over, and a family mourning a son missing in action plants a memorial tree and tries to go on with their lives. When a storm blows down the tree, a devastating family secret is uprooted, setting the characters on a terrifying journey towards truth. A Tony Award Winner for Best Author (1947). A co-production with The Smithsonian Associates, Voice of America and Arena Stage.

Includes an interview with historian Bill Yenne, author of The American Aircraft Factory in World War Two, one of his many works that chronicle the history of wartime aviation and manufacturing.

Recorded at Voice of America, Washington, D.C. in February 2000.

Directed by Nick Olcott

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance starring:

James Farentino as Joe Keller

Arye Gross as Chris Keller

Julie Harris as Kate Keller

Mitchell Hébert as Dr. Bayliss

Naomi Jacobson as Ann

Barbara Klein as Lydia

Paul Morella as George

Michaeleen O'Neil as Sue

Nathan Taylor as Bert

Jerry Whiddon as Frank

Recording Engineer: Gary Jaffee.

Live Sound Effects: Gary Spizler.

Stage Managers: Danisha Crosby and Lynn Filusch

(P)1998 L.A. Theatre Works

A great cast

This is a really great recording of the original play. The cast was so great, and they add in background sounds to enhance it. Really great.

Excellent

Who knew you could fit so much emotion in one hour and 54 minutes! The tale of a loving family and the horrible turns and realizations that occur. Loved it!

terrific play, great performances

This was not a title I knew anything about, but since I've enjoyed many Arthur Miller plays, I decided to take a leap - and I'm so glad I did. Emotional turmoil, secret and lies, in a family and a neighbourhood after World War II, and many of the ideas come up in future plays.

Outstanding!

So good I had to hear it twice to catch how well Arthur Miller structured the play and dialogue. I can see why this has won so many awards.

HAD TO READ FOR ENGLISH LIT ... SO GLAD I DID!

Would you listen to All My Sons (Dramatized) again? Why?

Yes. The actors were so great. I knew nothing about this story and I am so glad I didn't. The ending was very surprising and emotional ... I really felt the pain of the characters.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The mother. Julie Harris NAILED this part. Her voice was perfect and I felt her anguish, anger and indignation all through the reading. She is always sheer perfection in her parts, but this one in particular really shines.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Their voices showed every nuance of the emotion of the play. I really

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The ending... wasn't expecting it. The actors were superb. I can see why this play won the Circle Award for Best Play.

Any additional comments?

Now I know why they make us read the books they do in our college literature classes. These are truly classics and timeless stories that still apply to us today. Thank God for the abiity to