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Equity Professional Theater for  New Jersey,  Pennsylvania, and   New York
   Tri-State Actors Theater
              Phone: 973-875-2950        E-mail: Tri-State
                        CAST
         
THE PRICE
                                       By Arthur Miller
                               Directed by Paul Meacham
                                 Stage Manager Lara Terrell

THE PRICE

THE CAST and CHARACTERS
(in order of appearance)

         Victor Franz............RANDALL MCCANN 
         Esther Franz...........TARA BOWLES
         Gregory Solomon...P. BRENDAN MULVEY*
         Walter Franz..........PAUL FALZONE*
       * Denotes member, Actors’ Equity Assocation,
the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers

RANDALL MCCANN (Victor Franz)-- joins Tri-State for the first time in 2007 as Victor Franz in Arthur Miller's THE PRICE.
Theatre Credits:  Martin McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN, Morgan in THE DRAWER BOY, Bob Ewell in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD; Lenny in Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN; Mick Dowd in McConagh's A SKULL IN CONNEMARA; Corvino in Ben Jonson's VOLPONE; Stu in TALK RADIO; Paul in LOOSE ENDS; Lorenzo Miller in GOD; and many more. Mr. McCann has also worked in set design and construction, lighting and other tech theatre areas.  He holds a B.F.A. from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.

TARA BOWLES (Esther Franz)--returns to the Tri-State stage  as Esther Franz in Arthur Miller's THE PRICE.  She first appeared with the acting company  as Mrs. Dubose in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD during our first season at the Crescent Theater, and has appeared in TAT's New Plays Readings Series.  She has worked as an actress, director and a teacher of acting.  Ms. Bowles portrayed Eula Louise in NIGHT DUTY, an original play she directed for the Gotham Players in NYC.  Other NY productions include PENTHOUSE LEGEND, THE COUNTRY WIFE, FOOL FOR LOVE, and WAITING FOR LEFTY.  She studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting and taught for Miss Adler in NYC and Los Angeles.  She also taught at the National Shakespeare Conservatory, and the L'Ecole Cantonale D'Art, a school for film makers in Lausanne, Switzerland. Ms. Bowles currently conducts the  workshop for advanced acting  at Tri-State Actors Theater and serves on our Board of Trustees.

P. BRENDAN MULVEY* (Gregory Solomon)-- is happy to appear at Tri-State Actors Theatre in his debut at Tri State as Gregory Solomon in Arthur Miller's THE PRICE.  He most recently played Mr. Straus in TITANIC and has appeared as Herr Schultz in the National Broadway Tour of CABARET. A member of Actors Equity Association,  his many credits include additional stints in CABARET for Bucks County Playhouse and other theatres, many appearances at the Bristol Riverside Theatre--Henry in HOLIDAY; Andrew McClaren in BRIGADOON; Peter in ROMEO AND JULIET; the Barber in MAN OF LA MANCHA; Eth Lord in THE PHILADELPHIA STORY and others; Doctor Baugh in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (West Virginia Public Theatre); and many more. He trained with the HB Studios in New York. His favorite role is continuous: playing Pop-Pop to granddaughters, Ms. Shannon and Ms. Fiona of Easton, Pa.

PAUL FALZONE* (Walter Franz)-- joins Tri-State for the first time as Walter Franz in Arthur Miller's THE PRICE; however, Paul Meacham, the director, and Mr. Falzone met  in 1978 when both were featured players Off-Broadway in THE PASSION OF DRACULA.  Credits: Broadway--Ross in MACBETH, opposite Nicol Williamson; Ed in TORCH SONG TRILOGY, opposite Harvey Fierstein. Off Broadway--Hal in HENRY IV, Parts 1&2 (NY Shakespeare Festival); Renfield in THE PASSION OF DRACULA(Cherry Lane Theatre); and Milo in SLEUTH (Theatre Forum). Television--THIRD WATCH, N.Y.P.D.,AS THE WORLD TURNS, EDGE OF NIGHT, RYAN'S HOPE, ALL MY CHILDREN, and LATE NITE WITH CONAN O'BRIAN. Regional Theatre--George in MOON OVER BUFFALO(Riverside Theatre,Florida); Warren in CAMPING WITH HENRY AND TOM(Charlotte Repertory Theatre,South Carolina); Dick in NIXON'S NIXON(Stamford Theatre Works); and others. Oldcastle Theatre(Bennington Vermont, Founding member, Director, Producer) over 35 productions, including  Victor in THE PRICE; Drummond  in INHERIT THE WIND, and Scott in TERRA NOVA. Mr. Falzone is the author of RAISING KANE: the Making of "Citizen Kane, and is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He is a member of Actors Equity Association.

 PAUL MEACHAM* (Artistic Director )-- pmeacham  is the founder and artistic director of TRI-STATE ACTORS THEATER. During Season 2007, his directorial duties  included TWELFTH NIGHT, GREATER TUNA, and STUART LITTLE. He has staged many of  Tri-State's producrtions including  A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE,  A MIDSUMMMER NIGHT'S DREAM,  THE WEIR DANCING AT LUGHNASA, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, and TALLEY'S FOLLY to name a few. Mr. Meacham will reprise his role as Scrooge and direct the 2007 holiday production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. He directed the world professional premieres of Sean O'Leary's RAIN IN THE HOLLOWS, Judilee Oliva's ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, and Tevia Abrams' THE VIEW FROM HARRY'S BAR.  He has staged many children's musicals, including WINNIE THE POOH, CHARLOTTE'S WEB and THE WIND IN THE WILLOWSMr. Meacham performed Off-Broadway, Off-off Broadway, on television and in films for many years. In New York he appeared in  THE PASSION OF DRACULA; and was a member of the acting company of the Classic Stage Company.  He was a founding member of the innovative WPA Theater, where he acted and directed for five seasons. He has appeared in commercials and on "soaps," and  adapted and produced Edgar Allen Poe's WILLIAM WILSON for public television. His films include HOODLUMS; PRINCE OF THE CITY; THE EYES OF LAURA MARS, THE GATE and others.  He has performed coast to coast in regional theaters including Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Pennsylvania Stage , Cohoes Music Hall ,George Street Playhouse , Virginia Stage , Missouri Repertory Theater  and New Jersey Shakespeare Festival   Since founding Tri-State Actors Theater in 1988, he has appeared as John Barrymore in I HATE HAMLET, Scrooge in  A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and Stanley in the world premiere of ERICA'S LAST MISSION  by Tevia Abrams. He  began TAT's New Plays Reading Series in 2000, and has appeared in and directed many play-readings for the  Series. Mr. Meacham is a member of Actors Equity Association, AFTRA, and Screen Actors Guild.


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