What is your role in this production? I play the role of Dr. Jim Bayliss. He’s the neighborhood doctor and friend to The Keller family. He’s a practical man who longs to be a little more than he is, but he’s nagged on by his wife to make money which makes him
What would you say would be a highlight of working on All My Sons so far? The collaboration process has been good thus far. Ideas are easily shared amongst the cast and the director doesn’t mind trying different things to get to the heart of a scene.
Many of the characters in All My Sons have secrets that they keep from each other, or things in their past that people would not expect. What is something people wouldn’t guess about you? I once came very close to changing my religion for a girl I was very much in love with.
Why should audiences come to see All My Sons? Audiences should come to see this play as it tackles topics of family trauma, truths, societal perceptions and acceptance. It’s a story about trying to move on from uncomfortable truths and looking for some semblance of redemption once a secret is out.
Tell us your thoughts about horoscopes: Horoscopes can be fun in the moment but I never take them seriously.
You can catch Lee Conrad as Dr. Jim Bayliss in All My Sons by Arthur Miller, running at Walterdale Theatre from October 11-21, 2023.