All My Sons at American Players Theatre

The Keller family struggles with a real-life willing suspension of disbelief in a community rocked by war, scandal and one very specific combination of the two. And this is an honest-to-God neighborhood, where denizens start and end their lives on the same block; where grape juice and gossip are never more than a few steps away. These are not the kings and queens usually seen on our stage. But neighborhoods have royalty of their own, with crowns forged in business, poker games and hot apple pie. In such a community, every family is a subset of the whole. And every family has its secrets. All My Sons is a mystery in the guise of family drama – one not without hope. But then, we’re suckers that way.