WAXING WEST by Saviana Stanescu directed by Benjamin Mosse Presented by La MaMa E.T.C. in association with Richard Schechner's East Coast Artists, with the support of the ROMANIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE - New York

In "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 yet socially and politically relevant 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?

CAST: Elizabeth Atkeson*, Kathryn Kates*, Jason Lawergren*, Alexis McGuinness*, Tony Naumovsky, Grant Neale*, Dan Shaked, Marnye Young*. Stage Manager is Adam Ganderson. Scenic Design is by Kanae Heike. Costume Design is by Alixandra Gage. Sound Design is by Sharath Patel. Composition is by Lucian Ban.

On Thursday, April 12, following the performance there will be a talk-back with playwright Saviana Stanescu, director Benjamin Mosse, Richard Schechner, Artistic Director of East Coast Artists and Corina Suteu, Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York.