Playwright Ed Dixon has assembled an A-list of personalities for his brand-new comedy, “L'Hotel.” Six former celebrities with still-recognizable names such as playwright Oscar Wilde and rock star Jim Morrison have settled in as guests at a formerly grand but comfortable and elegant hotel in Paris.
With unlimited time, these once-revered idols fill their idle hours by squabbling and bantering among themselves and terrorizing the staff. Unwilling or unable to leave, their tedium is relieved when Sarah Bernhardt finds a Ouija board in a closet that may help them find a way to check out. “I wanted to show what really famous, really big people are like when they are not onstage,” Dixon says.
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With unlimited time, these once-revered idols fill their idle hours by squabbling and bantering among themselves and terrorizing the staff. Unwilling or unable to leave, their tedium is relieved when Sarah Bernhardt finds a Ouija board in a closet that may help them find a way to check out. “I wanted to show what really famous, really big people are like when they are not onstage,” Dixon says.
http://triblive.com/aande/theaterarts/7099599-74/hotel-theater-dixon
