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In A Number, Salter (Bill Smitrovich, standing) is confronted by three of his sons—some of whom are aware of the existence of the others—(and all played by Josh Charles, seated) concerning the mysteries surrounding their origin.

Salter (Bill Smitrovich, seated) explains to his son Bernard (Josh Charles)—also referred to as B1—that the doctors are to blame for there being multiple clones of Salter's original son.

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Salter (Bill Smitrovich, left) tries to reassure Bernard (Josh Charles) that the reason he did not have children with another woman was because Bernard has been the perfect son.

Bernard (Josh Charles) asks why his father Salter (Bill Smitrovich) never came to him when he cried at night after his mother died.

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Salter (Bill Smitrovich) attempts to console a distraught Bernard 2 (Josh Charles)—another clone of Salter's original son—after B2 reveals that B1 might kill him.

Salter (Bill Smitrovich) acknowledges to his son, B1 (Josh Charles), that he had been a terrible father to his son.

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Best known for his performances in the films Dead Poets Society, Four Brothers, and S.W.A.T., and the television series Sports Night, Josh Charles portrays the three sons—clones of one another—at the heart of A Number.

Television and film actor Bill Smitrovitch (ABC's Life Goes On and NYPD Blue, among others) portrays Salter, father to a number of clones in Caryl Churchill's psychological sci-fi drama A Number.

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Playwright Caryl Churchill
Photo by Val Rylands

Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro directs A.C.T.'s production of A Number.