Geva Ends Run of THE PRICE, 3/21

Geva Theatre Center's will close out its production of The Price by Arthur Miller, on March 21. The production began performances February 8th.

Two brothers meet in their childhood home. A wisecracking used-furniture salesman joins them as they examine their parents' possessions and rekindle old rivalries in an attic full of memories. What price has each paid for the choices he's made?

Considered one of the greatest dramatists of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller's plays include Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons and A View from the Bridge. His writing earned him a lifetime of honors including the Pulitzer Prize, seven Tony Awards, two Drama Critics Circle Awards, an Obie, an Olivier, the John F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish prize. He was awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Oxford University and Harvard University. He died in 2005.

Geva's production of The Price is co-produced with Syracuse Stage. The cast features Tony DeBruno and Richard McWilliams as the estranged brothers Walter and Victor Franz, and Carmen Roman as Victor's long-suffering wife, Esther. Kenneth Tigar, best known to audiences as Mr. Kopeckne in "Barney Miller," Becker in the Lethal Weapon movies and countless appearances in TV and movies from "Dallas" and "Dynasty" to "NCIS" and "ER," plays the wheeling, dealing antiques dealer Gregory Solomon.

The Price is directed by Syracuse Stage's Producing Artistic Director Timothy Bond. The design team includes Scott Bradley (scenic designer), Laurie Churba Kohn (costume designer), Thomas C. Hase (lighting designer) and Jonathan R. Herter (sound designer).

The Price is co-produced by Flaum Management Company, Inc. and WARM 101.3.

GeVa Theatre Center is Rochester's leading professional theatre and the most attended regional theatre in New York State. Founded in 1972, Geva attracts over 170,000 patrons annually, including more than 16,000 students. The 552-seat Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage offers a wide variety of shows, from musicals to American and world classics.

The 180-seat Ron & Donna Fielding Nextstage is home to Geva's own series of cutting-edge drama, comedy and musical theatre; Geva Comedy Improv; Geva's New Play Reading Series and the Hornet's Nest - an innovative play-reading series facilitating community-wide discussion on controversial topics. The Nextstage also hosts visiting companies of both local and international renown.

GeVa Theatre Center offers a wide variety of educational, outreach and literary programs, nurturing audiences and artists alike. For the past fourteen years the organization has been led by Artistic Director Mark Cuddy.