The Ride Down Mt. Morgan
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Dr. Doug A. Mishler
2004—2005 Season
Betrayal and bigamy, crisis and reconciliation, are just some of the themes probed by the playwright who also wrote
Death of a Salesman and
All My Sons. Lyman Felt is a dynamic and vigorous man who has it all: a thriving insurance business, fame as a poet, children who adore him—and two women claiming to be his wife. Restrained, conservative Theo and independent, opinionated Leah meet in the hospital where Lyman is recovering from a car wreck, having driven down Mt. Morgan in a blizzard. The women’s shock at Lyman’s bigamy and Lyman’s justification of his actions create a whirlwind of hard truths and painful memories, into which Lyman’s daughter, his best friend, and even the nurse taking care of him, are drawn.