PENTACLE
THEATRE PRESENTS
“The
Price”
By
Arthur Miller
March
5 – March 27, 2010
SALEM, ORE.
– What
is the value of a family’s past? What
cost can be put on the items that make up a family’s history? What is the price we pay for the life choices we
make? Those questions are at the center of
“The Price” by Arthur Miller which opens Friday, March 5.
Victor
Franz, a police sergeant and his wife Esther are in the attic of his late father’s
house, awaiting Gregory Solomon, an antique dealer. There
is tension between Victor and his wife stemming from their different views on money and
his impending retirement.
Joining
Victor and Esther is his estranged brother, Walter, a successful doctor. They have divergent opinions of what happened in
their family and the price they both paid for the life they both now lead. When the antique dealer finally arrives the Franz
siblings are faced with a 90-year old man who is facing the end of his own life but wants
one more big purchase to end his career. The memory of their late father lays thick over
the action as each brother justifies their lives.
“The
Price” was written in 1968 by one of America’s greatest playwrights who also
penned “The Crucible,” “After the Fall” and “Death of a
Salesman.”
Victor
Franz is played by Don Williamson. His brother
Walter is played by Jeff Sanders. Adding to
the verbal sparring is Erika Zuelke as Esther Franz. Pentacle
veteran Robert Herzog portrays antique dealer Gregory Solomon.
Larry
Roach directs the show and assisting is Jennifer Gimzewski. The single set, a
claustrophobic attic in a brownstone, was designed by technical director Tony Zandol. Zandol also designed the lighting and sound. Costumes are designed by Susan Schoaps.
PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES
The
show runs from March 5 – March 27, 2010. All evening performances are at 7:30pm.
Sunday matinee performances are at 2pm.
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Matinees
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Showtimes
7:30pm |
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Dark
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TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets
for the show are $17.00 for Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evening performances and $18.00
for Friday, Saturday and Sunday Matinee performances. Tickets are available at the
Pentacle Theater Ticket office located at 145 Liberty St. NE in downtown Salem. For more
information contact the Pentacle Theater office at 503-485-4300. |
