The Hot L Baltimore

by Lanford Wilson

 

Synopsis: The scene is the lobby of a rundown hotel so seedy that it has lost the "e" from its marquee. As the action unfolds, the residents, ranging from young to old, from the defiant to the resigned, meet and talk and interact with each other during the course of one day. The drama is of passing events in their lives, of everyday encounters and of the human comedy, with conversations often overlapping into a contrapuntal musical flow. In the resulting mosaic each character emerges clearly and perceptively defined, and the sum total of what they are—or wish they were—becomes a poignant, powerful call to America to recover lost values and to restore itself in its own and the world's eyes.

Cast

Bill Lewis	Barry Angevine
The Girl	Carolyn Mayhall
Millie	Rebecca Rankin
Mrs. Bellotti	Nancy L. Brady
April Green	Barbara Langford
Mr. Morse	Ray Brigham
Jackie	Donna Emmanuel
Jamie	Bruce Claggett Smock
Mr. Katz	Stuart Byham
Suzy	Maresa Gamble
Suzy's John	Carl W. Proehl, Jr.
Paul Granger III	Thomas Etheridge
Mrs. Oxenham	Pat Bambach
Cab Driver	John A. Struck II
Delivery Boy	Rodney Dee Walker

 

Production Staff

Director	Roger T. Danforth
Scenic & Lighting Designer	Peter B. Young
Costume Designer	Jennifer Miller
Technical Director	Peter B. Young
Stage Manager	Beth Adcock
Assistant Stage Manager	Nancy L. Brady
Electricians	Mike Owens
	Thomas Etheridge
	Rodney Dee Walker
Light Board Operator	R. Miller
Sound Master & Operator	Rodney Dee Walker
Property Manager	Barbara Marsh
House Manager	Marc Petersen