Overview

This famous play by the noted Russian playwright was given its New York premiere at Circle in the Square. The apartment is a brothel in Moscow and Zoya is the brassy madam, indefatigable in her desire to leave Soviet society behind and emigrate to Paris. The brothel's front is that of a dressmaking shop and her girls are "models." Mayhem ensues when the police raid one of Zoya's "fashion shows," trashing the apartment. Now, she really must leave.