All My Sons
A postwar suburban home that looks orderly on the surface, then uses that openness to expose the moral tension and quiet collapse beneath the Keller family’s carefully maintained world.
Stephens College2010
Description
A familiar postwar American backyard became the starting point for All My Sons at Stephens College. A modest house, open porch, and carefully maintained exterior created a world that first reads as stable, domestic, and complete.
As the play unfolds, that openness starts to work against the family. Private decisions and moral conflicts are placed in full view, so the realism of the setting becomes part of the pressure. I wanted the Keller home to feel ordinary enough that its unraveling felt more unsettling.
Credits
Written byArthur Miller
Directed byLamby Hedge
Scenic DesignBrandon PT Davis
Costume DesignKate Wood
Lighting DesignEmily Swenson
Sound DesignMichael Burke