Artists Rep to Present THE PRICE

Artists Repertory Theatre is proud to present The Price, a gripping and moving drama by one of America's most influential playwrights, Arthur Miller. This richly written play features a virtuoso, four-person cast and is directed by Adriana Baer, Artistic Director of Profile Theatre.

"The delicately searing The Price requires a director with a keen instinct for character and complex family dynamics, Adriana Baer understands the nuanced directorial choices required when serving the work of a master playwright like Arthur Miller," said Artistic Director Dámaso Rodriguez.

In an article for the production's playbill Director Adriana Baer wrote: "Arthur Miller is what my grad-school professor would call 'a writer of chestnuts.' Yet somehow, this writer (born 100 years ago this October) continues to surprise me. Here, smack dab in the middle of his canon, lies a simple, seldom-produced play, The Price. A cop, a doctor, a wife and an antique dealer. A single set with some furniture. A single day. Some talking. And yet, in this one small room, this masterful writer creates a whole world of desire, disappointment and the complex relationships between family. This is a play so well-crafted, so tight dramaturgically and so emotionally truthful, that the only way to approach it is with equal measure guts, heart, and intellect, trusting the text and riding the wave Mr. Miller created for us."

In this seldom-seen masterpiece, two estranged brothers must sift through a lifetime of their deceased father's possessions as they negotiate with a mysterious buyer. Arthur Miller's timeless classic unearths lifetimes of choices and emotional illusions to reveal the cost of living a life. This production of Miller's last major play will commemorate his weighty influence in American theatre as 2015 marks the centennial of the playwright's birth.

The Price premiered on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre in February 1968 and was nominated for two 1968 Tony Awards, for Best Play and Best Scenic Design. The production featured Harold Gary as Gregory Solomon, Pat Hingle as Victor Franz, Kate Reid as Esther Franz, and Arthur Kennedy as Walter Franz. After its original production, The Price was revived three times on Broadway. First, in 1979, the play was produced at the Playhouse Theatre. Then, in 1992, The Price was a part of Roundabout Theatre Company's first Season on Broadway at the Criterion Center Stage Right. This production was directed by John Tillinger and starred Hector Elizondo, Debra Mooney, Eli Wallach and Joe Spano. It was nominated for the 1992 Best Revival Tony Award. More recently, in 1999 and 2000, the play ran at the Royale Theatre after its summer revival at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. It is also fun to note that in 1971, the show was adapted for television and nominated for four Emmy Awards.

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