<DIV><p>"Comedy nirvana . . . satisfyingly mean and funny."?<I>The New York Post</I></p><p>Nicky Silver, that "strange progeny of a coupling between Neil Simon and Edward Albee" (<I>The New York Times</I>), has cornered the market on deliciously savage family comedies. This intimate and frightening examination of how we cope with loneliness and disappointment delighted audiences on Broadway, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Play.</p><p><B>Nicky Silver</B>’s plays include <I>Pterodactyls</I> (Oppenheimer Award, Kesselring Award, Drama Desk nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), <I>The Eros Trilogy, The Food Chain</I> (Outer Critics Circle nomination), <I>Fat Men in Skirts, Fit to Be Tied, The Maiden's Prayer, Free Will and Wanton Lust</I> (Helen Hayes Award), <I>My Marriage to Ernest Borgnine, The Altruists</I>, and Raised <I>in Captivity</I> (Drama Desk nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination).</p><BR></DIV>