New York City: beyond the kitchen sink.(FRONT and CENTER)(Fran's Bed)(play)(Playwrights Horizons theater)(Brief Article)
American Theatre, September, 2005 by Gener, Randy
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> FORGET THE TERRI SCHIAVO case. More likely, perhaps, bury Schiavo deep into your subconscious. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In his elliptical new play, Fran's Bed, opening this September at Playwrights Horizons in New York City, James Lapine only seems to consciously flirt with a ripped-from-the-headlines controversy: "Woman lies in coma in a Florida hospital! Will her family pull the feeding tube?" "Undoubtedly this storyline sets up certain expectations," says PH's artistic director Tim Sanford, "but throughout the play's long gestation ...
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