A very good play gets the cast that it deserves and the cast, perhaps realizing the potential of the situation, assumes a special kind of brilliance together that flares up immediately and sustains itself for an entire evening. Such an occasion is on display at the Geffen Playhouse where Arthur Miller's early Ibsenesque drama "All My Sons," exquisitely directed by Randall Arney, has settled in. A well-made play in the best sense of the word, the piece lacks some of the poetry and innovative structure and staging of "Death of a Salesman."

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