"A new production of iconic drama at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, starring television and film stars Wanda De Jesus and Jimmy Smits and given a masterful directing vision by David Mendizabal, is a marvel. The stakes are raised as members of a destroyed Puerto Rican family in Ohio live inside the fallout of horrible choices."
"Miller's 1947 play, which set out to fiercely criticize the American Dream and its capitalist foundation, stills feels so rich and present that it's hard to think that this play will soon reach its 80th birthday."
"What drives the plot is how the characters are so enmeshed in each other's lives. The Keller's neighbors Jim Bayliss and Jim's wife Sue now own the home that belonged to Joe's business partner, whose daughter Ann Deever was engaged to Larry."
Arthur Miller's 1947 play All My Sons receives a powerful new production at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, directed by David Mendizabal and starring Wanda De Jesus and Jimmy Smits. The drama follows the Keller family in post-World War II America, examining the weight of their past decisions and their impact on relationships. When a tree planted for their missing son Larry splits in half, it triggers questions about his fate and reignites family tensions. The plot intensifies through interconnected relationships with neighbors and the Keller's son Chris's engagement to Ann Deever, Larry's former fiancée. Kate Keller clings to hope that Larry survives, while the family grapples with secrets and moral compromises underlying their lives. Miller's critique of the American Dream and capitalism remains strikingly relevant nearly eighty years after the play's premiere.
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