 |
 |
|
|
The Price
August 18, 2001
by Arthur Miller
Directed by Nicola Sheara
VICTOR:
Frank Girardeau*
ESTHER:
Deborah Savadge*
GREGORY:
Jack R. Marks*
WALTER:
John Michalski*
STAGE DIRECTIONS:
Brian Smiar*
This performance was generously funded by Laura P. Kaplan, in memory of Morris J. Kaplan.
press release
|
|
CAST & CREW
FRANK GIRARDEAU (Victor) New York theatre: TALKING PICTURES, NIGHT SEASONS, THE ROADS TO HOME, THE ROAD TO THE GRAVEYARD; Ensemble Studio Theater: DENNIS, BITE THE HAND, FIVE UNRELATED PIECES, DUMPING GROUND, EL HERMANO, STAY AWAY A LITTLE CLOSER, THE ONE ABOUT THE GUY IN THE BAR; Film: FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, THE CONFESSION, THE TAVERN, COMMANDMENTS, SEARCH AND DESTROY, COWBOY WAY, POINT OF NO RETURN, THE VANISHING, THE DOORS, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, BLUE STEEL, STATE OF GRACE, NEWSIES, DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN, ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS. Television: FRIENDS AT LAST, LAW AND ORDER, N.Y.UNDERCOVER, QUANTUM LEAP, THE ANTAGONISTS, CRIME STORY, HOT TODDY, THOSE SECRETS, CODE BLUE, PLAIN FOLKS SERIES, ANOTHER WORLD, ONE LIFE TO LIVE, GENERAL HOSPITAL. Frank appeared in Horton Foote's THE DEATH OF PAPA at Hartford Stage.
JACK R. MARKS (Gregory) Theatre highlights: Broadway: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM; National Tour: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS; 6 shows with The New York Shakespeare Festival; VALLEY SONG at the Vineyard Theatre (Martha's Vineyard); l776, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Regional theatre highlights include appearances at the Guthrie, Yale Rep, Long Wharf, Goodspeed, Syracuse, Williamstown and Olney. Television: KOJAK, SPENCER FOR HIRE, LAW AND ORDER, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED. Films: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART II, THE EYES OF LAURA MARS, RAGTIME , GIRLFIGHT et al.
JOHN MICHALSKI (Walter) is a graduate of the Juilliard School Drama Division, where he studied under the late John Houseman and a veteran of Mr. Houseman's The Acting Company where he toured in MEASURE FOR MEASURE, U.S.A., BEGGAR'S OPERA, ROMEO AND JULIET and TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. Handel in JOYFUL NOISE for Seven Angels Theatre, Owen in LIGHT UP THE SKY for Two River Theatre Co., Dussel in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK with Queen City Stage and Theseus/Oberon in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in Woodstock NY are four of John's most recent roles. Just prior, he finished a near two year association with the hit play, GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, by Moises Kaufman, both Off-Broadway and at The Repertory Theatre, St. Louis. B'way: HERZL opposite Paul Hecht and GOREY STORIES directed by Tony Tanner. Off-B'way: A. R. Gurney's LATER LIFE directed by Don Scardino and John Guare's LYDIE BREEZE. Regional: GREETINGS at StageWest; OLEANA, LOST IN YONKERS and Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Wayside Theatre; for Shakespeare and Company, roles in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, COMEDY OF ERRORS and MACBETH. TV: OFF-SHORE TV, UNSOLVED MYSTERIES and the soaps AS THE WORLD TURNS, YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, DAYS OF OUR LIVES and GENERAL HOSPITAL. John resides in Cottekill NY with his wife actress Jillian Lindig.
DEBORAH SAVADGE (Esther) has been acting, directing, writing and producing in New York and regional theatre for nearly thirty years. She is a member of the major theatrical guilds and of the League of Women in Theatre/NY. In Manhattan, she teaches and coaches actors and serves as co-ordinator of the Playwrights Gallery. Currently, she is the Co-director of the new Woodstock Theatre Company which is producing a theatre festival of nine events at the Byrdcliffe Barn in Woodstock, August 29 to September 2 (www.woodstocktheatreco.org). She thanks Nicola for the opportunity to work on an Arthur Miller script.
NICOLA SHEARA (Director) Locally: THREEPENNY OPERA (Bardavon), WENCESLAS SQUARE (Performing Arts of Woodstock) I HATE HAMLET (Shadowlands). In New York: directed plays at Manhattan Punchline, Westbeth Theatre Center, Dramatists Guild , Quaigh Theater and Readings for Primary Stages, The Writers Theater, The New Dramatists ; Regionally at the Mountain Playhouse in Pa. and Blowing Rock, N.C. Nicola is the co-writer/ producer/director of the video documentary ON: OFF OFF BROADWAY.
BRIAN SMIAR (Stage Directions) has appeared on Broadway in MIXED EMOTIONS, as well as at Playwrights Horizons, The Provincetown Playhouse, Fulton Opera House, Cincinnati Playhouse and The Charles Playhouse, Boston. His films include REGARDING HENRY, BOSS OF BOSSES, SHADOWS AND FOG, l3 CONVERSATIONS (soon to be released), and THE NEXT KARATE KID. He was a regular on THE SLAP MAXWELL SHOW and L.A. FIREFIGHTERS. In addition he has been on LAW & ORDER, THIRD WATCH, ED, HOOP LIFE, CHINA BEACH, thirysomething and THE COMMISH. |
|
 |
|
