The Price (play)

The Price (play)

Infobox Play | name = The Price
writer = Arthur Miller
chorus =
characters = Victor Franz
Esther Franz
Gregory Solomon
Walter Franz
mute =


setting = The attic of a to-be-demolished brownstone apartment building, New York City, New York
date of premiere = 7 February 1968
country of Origin = United States
original language = English
series =
subject =
genre = Drama
ibdb_id = 7235

"The Price" is a 1968 play by Arthur Miller. It is a piece about family dynamics, the price of furniture and the price of one's decisions.

Characters

Victor Franz - A police sergeant, eligible for retirement and approaching his fiftieth birthday.

Esther Franz - Victor's wife, it is suggested that Esther may have a problem with drink.

Gregory Solomon - A wily Russian-Jewish antique dealer, nearly ninety years old.

Walter Franz - Victor's brother, a successful doctor Victor hasn't spoken to in years.


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