THE COST OF THE ERECTION A new play by Jon Marans Directed by Daniel Henning February 4 – March 18, 2012 (Thur-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm) 2nd Stage Theatre 6500 Santa Monica Blvd. Wealthy Susu Ziegler has purchased an exclusive Manhattan raw space apartment overlooking the Hudson. She hopes to have her architect husband design this tricky space, but with their marriage virtually on the rocks, she forces him to compete against a younger, hotshot architect. This sexy, funny tale is told in a heightened theatrical style, compressing and playing with time and space and ultimately examines what makes marriages work. Or not work. Three-time Emmy Award winner Michael E. Knight (All My Children) and Robin Riker (The Bold and the Beautiful) will be joined by Kal Bennet and James Louis Wagner in The Blank's West Coast Premiere.