The Little Flower Of East Orange extends by two weeks, now playing through to 4 May

LAByrinth Theater Company and The Public Theater have announced that their production of The Little Flower Of East Orange, by Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, extends its run at the Public Theater's Martinson Hall by two weeks, and will now play through to 4 May 2008.

The drama, which was originally scheduled to close on 20 Apr 2008, began previews on 18 Mar, and opens at Martinson Hall on 6 Apr 2008.

The Little Flower Of East Orange is an inter-generational ghost story set in an upper Manhattan charity hospital. The production reunites the writer/director team behind such urban dramas as 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' and 'Jesus Hopped the �A� Train.'

The cast of The Little Flower Of East Orange features Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Canavan, Liza Col�n-Zayas, Arthur French, Gillian Jacobs, Ajay Naidu, Michael Shannon, Sidney Williams and David Zayas.

The creative team comprises Narelle Sissons (sets), Mimi O�Donnell (costumes), Japhy Weideman (lighting) and David Van Tieghem (sound).