The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, Arthur Miller
The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, Arthur Miller
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The Ride Down Mt. Morgan

Author: Arthur Miller

Narrator: Brian Cox, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Amy Pietz, Gregory Itzin, Jenny O'Hara, Kirsten Potter

Unabridged: 1 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/22/2022


Synopsis

Lyman Felt has it all. Wealth, success, power and the kind of good solid wife he needs. Oh, and he also has another wife, the kind of earthy, sexy woman he wants. Lyman juggles his artful lie until a car accident on the slippery slope of Mt. Morgan lands him in a hospital bed and the two wives in the waiting room. But really, is there any such thing as "just an accident?"
Includes an interview with Robert M. Collins, author of Transforming America: Politics and Culture During the Reagan Years.
Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in May 2005.
Directed by Richard MasurProducing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:Brian Cox as Lyman FeltSaidah Arrika Ekulona as Nurse LoganGregory Itzin as Tom WilsonJenny O'Hara as Theo FeltAmy Pietz as Leah FeltKirsten Potter as Bessie Felt
Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: Mark Holden Stage Manager and Live Sound Effects: Leora Wien and Jode Ryskiewicz

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria on February 24, 2023

This is probably my favourite Arthur Miller play so far! Absolutely adores it! The premise is si fun, a man who has a car crush and his two wives meet, but there is so much more beyond that. It is very philosophical but in a humorous way.......more

Goodreads review by Emilie on December 03, 2024

A sitcom episode where the laugh tracks have been replaced by lengthy existentialist interludes defending cheating as a means of self-discovery. Arthur Miller walked so that Barney Stinson could run.......more

Goodreads review by Bobby on July 13, 2019

Started out very perplexing but quickly resolved itself. It is a very dramatic situation, and ultimately it's unclear if there's a hero at the end. I felt great empathy for Lyman, but he justifies his selfishness as "honesty". Kind of hard to swallow, because he hasn't been honest with anyone until......more

Goodreads review by Rinku on May 17, 2022

What a crazy concept a man who has two wives and all the complexity that goes on when you have two families that don't know about each other. This story really makes you look at all the characters in an authentic and complex way. I didn't hate the main character which is a feat in of itself since he......more