Edward Percy and Reginald Denham's rarely-produced gothic mystery "LADIES IN RETIREMENT", now playing its final two weeks, ends its limited engagement at Theatre 3, 311 West 43rd Street, 3rd Floor, on Saturday, April 3. The thriller, featuring Drama Desk Award nominee Mikel Sarah Lambert, was directed by Amnon Kabatchnik, one of the nation's foremost authorities on theatrical murder mysteries and the author of three books on the subject. The company will have presented 20 performances of the play.
Originally produced on Broadway in 1940 starring
Flora Robson and
Estelle Winwood," LADIES IN RETIREMENT" is based on a famous murder in France in the 1880s. The play, while biting and funny, reflects the plight of powerless, impoverished women facing lives of desperation with no social or financial support. After successful runs on Broadway and London's West End, the comedic ‘chiller' was made into a successful film starring
Ida Lupino.
The cast for "LADIES IN RETIREMENT" includes
Mikel Sarah Lambert (as Leonore Fiske), Ashley Taylor (Lucy), Carol Lambert (Emily Creed), Camille Mazurek (Ellen Creed), Burt Grinstead (Albert Feather), Hanna Hayes (Louisa Creed) and Susan Barrett (The Nun).
PULSE ENSEMBLE THEATRE, now celebrating its 20th season, has presented a wide variety of plays from classics like JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK and THE SEAGULL to murder mysteries such as
Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE NILE, THE HOLLOW and TOWARDS ZERO. Six years ago Pulse Ensemble initiated The Harlem Summer Shakespeare, presenting free, fully-staged productions in parks all over the city. These critically acclaimed productions have been seen by over 18,000 NYC residents, many experiencing Shakespeare for the first time. Founded in 1989, Pulse Ensemble Theatre is dedicated to making the classics accessible and exciting to young people; to multi-ethnic casting; to nurturing and developing audiences and actors in NYC; to providing free outreach programs, and to presenting works that deal with women's experiences, particularly focusing on the mature woman.
The performance schedule for LADIES IN RETIREMENT at Theatre 3, 311 West 43rd Street (at 8th Avenue), 3rd Floor, is Wednesday through Saturday at 8 pm with Sunday matinees at 3 PM. All seats at $25 are available via Ticket Central,
www.ticketcentral.com or (212) 279-4200.
LISTINGS INFO FOR OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE
"LADIES IN RETIREMENT" Pulse Ensemble Theatre presents
Edward Percy and
Reginald Denham's gothic mystery thru April 3 only at Theatre 3, 311 West 43rd Street, 3rd Floor. Drama Desk Award nominee
Mikel Sarah Lambert is featured, directed by
Amnon Kabatchnik. Performance schedule: Wednesday-Saturday at 8 pm; Sunday matinees at 3 PM. All seats $25 available via Ticket Central, www.ticketcentral.com or (212) 279-4200.
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