The Price (play)

The Price
Scene from a 2017 Greek production
Written byArthur Miller
CharactersVictor Franz
Esther Franz
Gregory Solomon
Walter Franz
Date premieredFebruary 7, 1968
Place premieredMorosco Theatre, New York City
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama
SettingThe attic of a to-be-demolished brownstone apartment building, New York City

The Price is a two-act play written in 1967 by Arthur Miller.[1] It is about family dynamics, the price of furniture and the price of one's decisions. The play premiered on Broadway in 1968, and has been revived four times on Broadway. It was nominated for two 1968 Tony Awards.

Miller stated that he wrote the play as a response to the Vietnam War and the "avant-garde plays that to one or another degree fit the absurd styles."[2]

  1. ^ Miller, Arthur. Echoes Down the Corridor: Collected Essays, 1944–2000. New York: Viking, 2000, p. 297 ISBN 0670893145
  2. ^ Miller, Arthur (1999-11-14). "The Past and Its Power: Why I Wrote 'The Price'". Retrieved 2019-02-08.