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News Chuck Cooper Stars in African-American All My Sons at the Intiman, Beginning March 18 Tony Award-winning actor Chuck Cooper and Margo Moorer head the cast of the Intiman Theatre production of All My Sons, which refocuses the Arthur Miller classic on an African-American family struggling to hold its center. Performances begin March 18 in Seattle.

Director Valerie Curtis-Newton has reset Miller's Tony Award-winning family drama in Seattle's Central District, the center of Seattle's African-American community. The aim is to use Miller's text to explore an African-American familiy's pursuit of the American dream during the 1940's.

All My Sons will officially open March 25 for a run through April 17. The production is presented as part of the Intiman's American Cycle series, which promotes public dialogue with works that resonate with contemporary Americans, through performances, panel discussions and talk-back sessions.

Cooper (Dreamgirls; The Life; Caroline, or Change) stars as family patriarch Joe Keller opposite Moorer ("Forrest Gump") as his wife, Kate. The cast also features Reggie Jackson (Abe Lincoln in Illinois) as Chris Keller, Nicole Lewis (Broadway's Rent, Lennon, Hair) as Ann Deever, Shanga Parker (Homebody, Kabul) as George Deever, Bradford Farwell (Grapes of Wrath) as Dr. Jim Bayliss, Carol Roscoe (Diary of Anne Frank) as Sue Bayliss, Geoffery Simmons as Frank Lubey, Khatt Taylor (Ruined) as Lydia Lubey and young actor Jonah Schmidt as Bert.

According to the Intiman, "When a memorial tree planted for the Keller’s oldest son Larry falls during a storm, a series of unsettling events unfold for the family. As faces from the past drop in, neighbors cast questioning looks and a haunting hidden scandal has Joe fighting to stay in the good graces of the only son he has left."

All My Sons has scenic design by Matthew Smucker, costume design by Melanie Taylor Burgess, lighting design by Mary Louise "ML" Geiger and sound design by Chris Walker. For tickets to All My Sons at the Intiman, 201 Mercer Street at Seattle Center, call (206) 269-1900.

For more information visit Intiman.org.

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Nicole Lewis, Reginald Jackson, Chuck Cooper and Margo Moorer Photo by Chris Bennion
 
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