'The Ladies Of The Corridor' at the East 13th Street Theatre

The Peccadillo Theater Company present The Ladies Of The Corridor, a comedy by Dorothy Parker & Arnaud d�Usseau, opening at the East 13th Street Theatre on the 14 Sep 2005, following previews from the 7 Sep 2005 and playing through to the 23 Oct 2005.

A look behind the closed doors of New York City�s Hotel Marlow. Following the death of her husband, Lulu Ames moves into the hotel and immediately embarks on a romance with a much younger man. Mildred Tynan, another resident, has walked out on an abusive husband and now finds herself drinking too much in the company of a �helpful� stranger. Grace Nichols lives down the hall. She keeps her middle-aged son tied to her apron strings with the threat of exposing a terrible secret. These women, along with several other colorful characters, cross paths in the corridor of this genteel establishment, where a skeleton is hung in every closet

When it was presented at Bank Street Theatre in 2003, The Ladies Of The Corridor received positive notices: The New Yorker wrote that the play �proves that Parker was the mistress of much more than the acid one-liner,� going on to praise the �strong�excellent� cast, as well as the �Mankiewicz flair� of Dan Wackerman�s direction. Back Stage praised the �impeccable� cast, and the Daily News wrote that, �Parker's trademark acerbic wit is evident throughout this well-acted revival by The Peccadillo Theater Company.

Directed by Dan Wackerman, the comedy features Kelly AuCoin, Ron Badgen, Hal Blankenship, Patrick Boyd, Peggy Cowles, Jo Ann Cunningham, Dawn Evans, Libby George, Susan Jeffries, Andy Phelan, Carolyn Seiff and Susan Varon