Director Valerie Curtis-Newton has reset Miller's Tony Award-winning family drama in Seattle's Central District, the center of Seattle's African-American community. The aim is to use Miller's text to explore an African-American familiy's pursuit of the American dream during the 1940's. Previews began March 18.
All My Sons will run through April 17.
Here is a first look at the production:
Cooper (Dreamgirls; The Life; Caroline, or Change) stars as family patriarch Joe Keller opposite Moorer ("Forrest Gump") as his wife, Kate. The cast also features Reggie Jackson (Abe Lincoln in Illinois) as Chris Keller, Nicole Lewis (Broadway's Rent, Lennon, Hair) as Ann Deever, Shanga Parker (Homebody, Kabul) as George Deever, Bradford Farwell (Grapes of Wrath) as Dr. Jim Bayliss, Carol Roscoe (Diary of Anne Frank) as Sue Bayliss, Geoffery Simmons as Frank Lubey, Khatt Taylor as Lydia Lubey and young actor Jonah Schmidt as Bert.
According to the Intiman, "When a memorial tree planted for the Keller’s oldest son Larry falls during a storm, a series of unsettling events unfold for the family. As faces from the past drop in, neighbors cast questioning looks and a haunting hidden scandal has Joe fighting to stay in the good graces of the only son he has left."
For tickets to All My Sons at the Intiman, 201 Mercer Street at Seattle Center, call (206) 269-1900.
For more information visit Intiman.org.
