Tony Price Character Analysis

Felix’s one-time assistant and current nemesis, the novel’s most irredeemable villain. After years of being left to deal with the logistical aspects of the Makeshiweg Festival while Felix concentrates on his spectacular productions, Tony convinces the festival’s Board to fire Felix and hire him as Artistic Director. However, Tony has no genuine interest in theater and only uses the position as a springboard to political power; when he meets Felix again twelve years later he’s a seedy provincial politician whose persona as a virtuous public servant conceals the fact that he uses his power exclusively for his own gain. By capturing Tony during his production of The Tempest and recording him as he muses about murdering Sal and Lonnie, Felix is able to unmask him and end his career, thus achieving his personal revenge and performing a public service at the same time. Tony corresponds to the character Antonio in The Tempest.