American Stage Theatre Co Announces Cabaret and After Hours Events in July and August

American Stage Theatre Company's Susan R. Hough Cabaret and "After Hours" series in the Raymond James Theatre continue with four productions in July and Aug., THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, THE DUMB SHOW, VIVE LA PIAF and A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS.

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
"After Hours" Series
July 30 & 31, August 27 & 28 @ 10:30 p.m.
August 1 @ 6 p.m.
August 2, 29, 30 @ 7 p.m.

Tickets prices are "Pay-What-You-Can" at the door and $15 in advance.

Obie Award-winner Eve Ensler's whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a vagina workshop participant, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian survivor of rape, and a feminist happy to have found a man who "liked to look at it."

VIVE LA PIAF featuring Judy London
Susan R. Hough Cabaret
August 20 & 21 @ 8:30 p.m.
August 22 @ 6 p.m.
August 23 @ 7 p.m.

Tickets prices are "Pay-What-You-Can" at the door and $15 in advance.

American Stage Theatre Company new Cabaret series continues with Vive La Piaf, Aug. 20 thru 23. A French cabaret artist in the Bay area for more than two decades, Judy specializes in the chansons of Edith Piaf -- mixing Piaf's beloved classics with lesser-known gems. Judy's program, sung mostly in French, will take you back to WWII era Paris.

THE DUMB SHOW featuring Gavin Hawke and Ricky Wayne
"After Hours" Series
August 1 at 8 p.m.

All tickets: "Pay What You Can" at the door, $15 in advance

THE DUMB SHOW's final performance before it is retired! THE DUMB SHOW is a hilarious and irreverent take on the world, starting with a simple audience suggestion, after which Hawk and Wayne create a series of characters and scenes that showcase the best and worst of humanity, and will have you laughing and shaking your head in wonder at the same time.

A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS
"After Hours" Series
Aug. 24 thru 29

American Stage Theatre Company continues its "After Hours" series with the return of Frank and Malachy McCourt's comedy, A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS, running Aug. 24 thru 29. This triumphant return engagement will once again star patron favorite Howard Platt and newcomer Jarlath Conroy.

Written by Frank McCourt, who is best known for his novel "Angela's Ashes," and Malachy McCourt, A COUPLE OF BLAGUARDS tells the brother's tales of boyhood in Limerick and early adulthood as immigrants in New York. While pathos lurks beneath the humorous observations of behavior under the pressure of poverty, bigotry and adversity, the chief intent of the stories of childhood privation, escape and adult misadventure is simply to laugh at life's absurdities.
Performances and ticket prices are as follows:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening curtain is at 7:30pm
Friday and Saturday evening curtain is at 8pm
Saturday and Sunday matinee curtain is at 3pm
Tickets prices are $24
"Pay What You Can" night is Tuesday, August 24 at 7:30pm

Please call the American Stage Box Office at (727) 823-PLAY (7529)
or go to www.americanstage.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

American Stage Theatre Company is located at the Raymond James Theatre, 163 3rd Street North in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.

American Stage Theatre Company is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1977. The company's mission is to create the most satisfying live theatre in the Tampa Bay area, accessible to all members of the community. Their vision is to preserve the greatest human stories from our past, while creating the most defining stories and storytelling of our time. American Stage presents its six play Mainstage Series in its brand new, 182-seat Raymond James Theatre each year. The very popular American Stage in the Park celebrates its 25th Anniversary year. The theatre's other programming includes: "After Hours" Series, School Tour, and camps and classes for children. The Hough Family Foundation is the Season Sponsor, Raymond James is the Mainstage Sponsor, Bank of America is the Education Partner and WUSF 89.7 is the Radio Sponsor of American Stage. "After Hours" series sponsor is ABC Bicycles.

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