“It is time, I think, that we who are without kings took up this bright thread of our history and followed it to the only place it can possibly lead in our time – the heart and spirit of the average man.”

All My Sons, which premiered in 1947, was written by a relatively unknown Arthur Miller, a man with one flop to his name.

"I don’t for a moment condone poor steel, defective steel in ships or anywhere else that has to do with the war effort. Don’t worry about how I feel about the sons going over there." — J. Lester Perry, President, Carnegie-Illinois Steel, 1943.

"The production of a new play, I have often thought, is like another chance in life, a chance to emerge cleansed of one’s imperfections. . .".

"To summarize [Arthur] Miller’s views, a social play, in contrast to a nonsocial or a psychological play, demonstrates the impact of social forces on the raw psychology and lives of the characters . . . "

All My Sons Director David Esbjornson speaks with Prelude to a Kiss playwright Craig Lucas.