All My Sons is pu ton Zhongbei Campus.
On the evening of November 24, performers from The Central Academy of Drama put on Arthur Miller’s masterpiece All My Sons on Zhongbei Campus, which was a part of Great China Stage series activities of ECNU.
All My Sons is a1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1987.The play opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, and won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award in the same year.
The show is full of dramatic tension.
All My Sons is based upon a true story of a factory owner who provided unqualified engine cylinders to the Air Force during WWII, causing the deaths of 21 pilots in plane crashes. He covered the truth and placed the blame on his partner and former neighbor. Though he was punishment-exempted, he was still conscience-smitten. At the end of the play, he realized that those pilots who lost their lives in the planecrash are “all his sons” and killed himself with a gunshot to the head.
During the play, the discussion of the ethics and humanity, struggling to surviveversus adhering to righteousness, makes the show full of dramatic tension. The audience highly commented that the show was awesome, and the performers were professional and engrossed in their roles, the dramatic conflicts of the play were captivating as well.
Written by: Zhang Ke
