Conrad Feininger as Gregory Solomon in Olney Theatre Center’s production of Arthur Miller’s THE PRICE. Before joining the force for fast income. Before he ran out of money to pay for college.
Their father is dead, and Victor has pre-arranged the sale of the family furniture-which he hopes fetches a good price-intending to split the money with his estranged sibling because it’s the right thing to do.īut, for Victor’s wife Esther (Valerie Leonard), the money-all of it-could give her the life of which she’s always dreamed and allow Victor to retire, freeing him to pursue the science he once so loved.
Twenty-eight years later, after sixteen years of silence between the brothers, Victor calls Walter. He forwent college and joined the police force while Walter became a renowned doctor. Walter, seemingly, just walked away while Victor sacrificed his own dreams to care for the ailing man. Their mother died shortly after the crash, leaving their father spiraling further into misery. At the heart of the family is Walter (Sean Haberle) and his younger brother, Victor (Charlie Kevin).
(Photo: Stan Barouh)Ī wealthy family -chauffeurs, fencing lessons, furs-before the Great Depression, the Franz’s lost everything in the Wall Street crash of 1929, forcing them into an attic apartment of a Brooklyn brownstone owned by a couple of uncles. (l-r) Sean Haberle as Walter Franz and Charlie Kevin as Victor Franz in Olney Theatre Center’s production of Arthur Miller’s THE PRICE. The result is a magnificent look into family-the drama, the dynamics, and the dysfunction-well-worth the wait through an almost leisurely first act.Ī traditional drama with a straightforward set-up (one set/location/place, two Acts, four actors) written by the American giant, Arthur Miller, The Price shows it is still worth the Tony nominations it received in 1968. The Price is a slow-burn, a meticulous unwrapping of truth and consequences that erupts when past and present collide.
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