By Arthur Miller

Mariposa Art Theatre

February 2018

I was deeply honoured to tackle All My Sons at the beautiful Orillia Opera House.

I have been a long time lover of Miller's work, but, I will admit, All My Sons had escaped my grasp until I was asked to direct it. As soon as I read it, I knew I was given a golden opportunity. It is a rich, dynamic script with great characters.

The themes of All My Sons really spoke to me: moral ambiguity,  the desire to protect one's family at personal expense, the need to shed the illusion of our 'perfect parents' and seeing them as messy, human beings, and, quite topically, anger at the failings of the older generation.

The cast

Joe Keller: Frank Kewin

Kate Keller: Susan Brown

Chris Keller: Stephen Dobby

Ann Deever: Marissa Caldwell

George Deever: Michael Abernethy

Jim Bayliss: Robert Knapp

Sue Bayliss: Sally Holdsworth

Lydia Lubey: Olivia Lloyd

Frank Lubey: Gavin Small

Bert: Lachlan Sharpe

The crew

Producer: John Caryl

Stage Managers: Doug Anderson and Vicki Boucher

Set Design: Alex Kasperowitsch

Set Painting: Alex Kasperowitsch, Linda Gidora

Set Construction: Wayne Lennox, Brian Halbot

Costume Design: Brenda Kasperowitsch, Phyllis Johnson

Hair & Makeup: Andrea Lee-Burnet, Tammy Dore, Marianne Golovchenko

Sound Design: Wayne Noble

Props Master: Susan Canfield

Production Photographer: Michael Beresford