Waxing West at La MaMa E.T.C.

East Coast Artists presents Waxing West, by Saviana Stanescu, at the La MaMa E.T.C's First Floor Theater from 5 - 22 Apr 2007.

Waxing West: Romanian cosmetologist Daniela Popescu arrives in the United States as the soon-to-be bride of the sexually repressed computer engineer, Charlie Aronson. As Daniela seeks to adjust to her new life with Charlie in the land of dreams, Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu--formerly Dictator-and-Wife of Romania, but now vampires--haunt her, making her life miserable.

This comic drama journeys between Romania and New York, between past and present, between 'the American Dream' and the American nightmare. Will Daniela be able to escape the ghosts of her past to move on?

Directed by Benjamin Mosse, Waxing West features Elizabeth Atkeson, Jason Lawergren, Kathryn Kates, Alexis McGuinness, Tony Naumovsky, Grant Neale, Dan Shaked, Marnye Young.

Set design by Kanae Heike, with costumes by Alixandra Gage and lighting by Sharath Patel.