Set in the years following the Wall Street crash of 1929, the pièce tells of two brothers who meet to clear out their father's home. Objects, furniture, decoration, everything has to be sold and, for this, they call an old broker to set the prices. Old family dynamics resurface: in a period of crisis and uncertainty everything has a price, even emotions and memories.
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Teatro Strehler
This pièce by Arthur Miller photographs the consequences of the devastating economic crisis which took place in the United States in 1929 with a merciless clarity and bitter compassion. Sons of a father who had suffered the crisis in a particularly dramatic way, two brothers meet a few years after his death to clear out an apartment which is about to be demolished, and which contains the furniture and objects collected by their father over the course of a lifetime. An old broker has been called to determine the price. From this simple starting point, all of the misunderstandings and lies that the sudden loss of well-being can bring to those who suffer the crisis come to the surface. Miller handles the theme with his usual masterliness, leading us to discover a masterpiece which, despite coming from afar, leads us to our times so full of uncertainty.
Duration: One hour and 45 minutes without interval
This pièce by Arthur Miller photographs the consequences of the devastating economic crisis which took place in the United States in 1929 with a merciless clarity and bitter compassion. Sons of a father who had suffered the crisis in a particularly dramatic way, two brothers meet a few years after his death to clear out an apartment which is about to be demolished, and which contains the furniture and objects collected by their father over the course of a lifetime. An old broker has been called to determine the price. From this simple starting point, all of the misunderstandings and lies that the sudden loss of well-being can bring to those who suffer the crisis come to the surface. Miller handles the theme with his usual masterliness, leading us to discover a masterpiece which, despite coming from afar, leads us to our times so full of uncertainty.
Duration: One hour and 45 minutes without interval
Credits
Piccolo Teatro Strehler
from 2 to 14 February 2016
Il Prezzo (The Price)
by Arthur Miller, translated by Masolino D’Amico
sets by Maurizio Balò, costumes by Gianluca Sbicca, lighting byPasquale Mari
directed by Massimo Popolizio, artistic director Umberto Orsini
with Umberto Orsini, Massimo Popolizio, Alvia Reale, Elia Schilton
a Compagnia Orsini production
Save indications to the contrary, the times of the show at the Piccolo are as follows: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7.30 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday 8.30 p.m.; Sunday 4.00 p.m.
GUEST PRODUCTION – SEASON SERIES
Salvo diversa indicazione, gli orari degli spettacoli al Piccolo sono: martedì, giovedì e sabato, 19.30; mercoledì e venerdì 20.30; domenica 16
OSPITALITÀ - SERIE STAGIONE