Publisher Description
World War II is over, and a family mourning a son missing in action plants a memorial tree and tries to go on with their lives. When a storm blows down the tree, a devastating family secret is uprooted, setting the characters on a terrifying journey towards truth. A Tony Award Winner for Best Author (1947). A co-production with The Smithsonian Associates, Voice of America and Arena Stage. Includes an interview with historian Bill Yenne, author of The American Aircraft Factory in World War Two, one of his many works that chronicle the history of wartime aviation and manufacturing. Recorded at Voice of America, Washington D.C. in February 2000. Directed by Nick Olcott Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance starring: James Farentino as Joe Keller Arye Gross as Chris Keller Julie Harris as Kate Keller Mitchell Hébert as Dr. Bayliss Naomi Jacobson as Ann Barbara Klein as Lydia Paul Morella as George Michaeleen O'Neil as Sue Nathan Taylor as Bert Jerry Whiddon as Frank Recording Engineer: Gary Jaffee. Live Sound Effects: Gary Spizler. Stage Managers: Danisha Crosby and Lynn Filusch
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About Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller (1915–2005)
was born in New York City, studied at the University of Michigan, and received
honorary degrees from both Oxford and Harvard. He was a multi-award-winning
author, having won the Avery Hopwood Award, the John F. Kennedy Lifetime
Achievement Award, two Emmy Awards, two New York Drama Critics Circle Awards,
three Tony Awards, and countless others.
About the Narrators
Julie Harris is one of America’s most versatile and gifted performers. She starred as Lilimae Clements in the popular series Knots Landing. She is best known to theater audiences for her Tony Award–winning portrayal of poet Emily Dickinson in the one-woman show The Belle of Amherst.
R. F. Daley is an actor, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator. His television credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bones, Dexter, The Office, Arrested Development, Boston Public, and Spin City, among many others. He has narrated numerous audiobooks by L. Ron Hubbard and was the voice of the military adviser in the video game Civilization V.