Spring 2019

Miller wrote “All My Sons” as a final attempt at writing a commercially successful play after his first play “The Man Who Had All the Luck” failed on Broadway. He vowed to “find some other line of work” if the play did not find an audience. All My Sons was a huge success and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Author.

The play is based upon a true story, which Arthur Miller’s then-mother-in-law pointed out in an Ohio newspaper. The news story described how in 1941–43 the Wright Aeronautical Corporation based in Ohio had conspired with army inspection officers to approve defective aircraft engines destined for military use.

The criticism of the American Dream, which lies at the heart of All My Sons, was one reason why Arthur Miller was called to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the 1950s, when America was gripped by anti-communist sentiment.

CAST
Joe Keller ………………………………..……………………….Bill Eilliffe
Kate Keller ……………………………….…………….. Helena Stout
Chris Keller ………………………..………. John Fitzgibbon Moore
Anne Deever ………………………….….………………. Sinead Ennis
Jim Bayliss ……………………….……………… Brendan O’ Sullivan
Sue Bayliss ………………………….…………………. Valerie Nohilly
George Deever ……………………………………. Donagh Mayock
Lydia Lubey ………………………………………… Camilla Pedersen
Frank Lubey ………………………..……..…………… Matt de Barra
Bert …………………………….…… Tom Nohily & Alex Rochford

Director – Dave Foley