L'Hotel

By Ed Dixon

Directed by Ted Pappas

Originally produced at Pittsburgh Public Theater, Pittsburgh, PA.

November 13, 2014 through December 14, 2014

About the Premiere Production

Six great stars from hundreds of years apart find themselves together in a strange and wondrous hotel. How do Sarah Bernhardt and Jim Morrison end up at the same breakfast table? In a battle of wits, will Oscar Wilde or Victor Hugo triumph? Does the Ouija board favor Isadora Duncan or Gioachino Rossini? Find these and more enticing answers in the world premiere of Ed Dixon’s comedy L’Hotel, a play that will make celebrity-watchers think they’ve died and gone to heaven.

Artistic Statement

In order to properly celebrate our company's 40th birthday we considered it imperative to produce a world premiere in this season. I selected Ed Dixon's L'Hotel because of the exuberance of his language, the charismatic quality of the characters, and the relevant themes of celebrity obsession and the burdens of fame. We knew that it would appeal to both veteran theater-goers and the more casual attendees.

--Ted Pappas,Producing Artistic Director

Grant Statement

The generous Edgerton New Play Award grant provided the company with three extraordinarily valuable extra days of rehearsal for the director, the entire cast of eight actors, the playwright, and two stage managers. The changes and improvements which we made to the play during those three initial days had a direct impact on the success we experienced on opening night of the production. We are forever grateful for this support.

Director: Ted Pappas

Set Design: James Noone

Lighting Design: Kirk Bookman

Sound Design: Zach Moore

Costume Design: David C. Woolard

Cast: Katie Brazda, Erika Cuenca, Brent Harris, Daniel Hartley, Deanne Lorette, Tony Triano, Sam Tsoutsouvas, Evan Zes

Additional Funders: DoubleTree Hotel, The Fine Foundation, and several individual sponsors