The Ladies Room (Baño de Damas)

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Its plot revolves around the lives of the characters as they talk about themselves and their circumstances; spousal abuse, errant daughters, medical problems, career changes, politics and sexuality. The main subplot is Roland (a male transvestite) trying to get the opportunity to present a part of his ``show'' in which he imitates a real well-known soap opera star, who has also ended up in the ladies room. The superb dialogue and story lines, gleaned from actual secret recordings, culminates in a powerful surprise ending which has provoked much discussion and controversy wherever the work has been presented. Baño de Damas (The</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="frida.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Book: Frida, Sor Juana and Sisters"><IMG SRC="14296e90.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="233" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <div> Ladies Room, original version) has been acclaimed in the Latin America press and theatre circles after performances in Caracas (1987), Bogotá, Colombia (1988), Santo Domingo (1989), San Juan, Puerto Rico (1992). It was mounted in Lima, Peru and San Juan, Puerto Rico in fall 1995. Originally produced and published in Venezuela in 1987, it is a work of universal appeal which required this new ``updated, and less local'' 1996 version which was prompted by discussions I had with the author in April 1995 at a theatre festival in Caracas. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="278"><div> <I><IMG SRC="102aad20.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> Country :Venezuela</div> <bR> <div> Rudolfo Santana</div> <div> Works  in Translation by</div> <div> Prof. Charles Philip Thomas</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="touristt_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tourists Influence On The Incline Of The">Tourists' Influence on the Incline of the leaning Tower of Pisa (La influencia tourística en la inclinación de la Torre de Pisa)</A></div> <div> <A HREF="time_of_fire.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Time of Fire (Tiempo del Fuego) ">Time of Fire (Tiempo del Fuego) </A></div> <div> <A HREF="mensroom.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Mens Room (Baño de Caballeros) ">The Men's Room (Baño de Caballeros) </A></div> <div> <A HREF="audience.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dramatic Poem to Make the Audience Sleep">Dramatic Poem to Make the Audience Sleep (Obra para hacer dormir al público)</A></div> <div> <A HREF="looking.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking Into the Stands (Mirando al Tend">Looking Into the Stands (Mirando al Tendido)</A></div> <div> <A HREF="ladiesroom.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Ladies Room (Baño de Damas) ">The Ladies Room (Baño de Damas)</A></div> <div> <A HREF="never_lose.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Never Lose Your Head Over a Swedish Doll">Never Lose Your Head Over a Swedish Doll (Nunca entregues tu corazom a una muneca sueca)</A></div> <div> <A HREF="encounter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=")Encounter in the Dangerous Park (Encuen">Encounter in the Dangerous Park (Encuentro en el parque peligroso) </A></div> <div> <A HREF="lost_angel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lost Angel in a Hostile City (Angel perd">Lost Angel in a Hostile City (Angel perdido en una ciudad hostil)</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>