American Stage Announces March Cabaret, After Hours, Hot Off the Press

American Stage Theatre Company's Susan R. Hough Cabaret, "After Hours" series and Hot Off the Press play reading series in the Raymond James Theatre continue with eight productions in March, STILL HOT FOR Peggy Lee; ME, MYSELF AND I...MUSICAL MEMOIRS; 321; I AM A CUBAN SANDWICH; PRIVATE PROCEEDING; PATRICK MCINNIS COMEDY HYPNOSIS EXPERIENCE; Aretha Franklin BIRTHDAY BASH and THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES.

STILL HOT FOR Peggy Lee

starring Samantha McKinnon Brown
Susan R. Hough Cabaret Series

Friday, March 4 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 6 at 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 13 at 8:30 p.m.

All tickets: "Pay-What-You-Can" at the door and $15 in advance.

A celebration of the woman of whose talent, Frank Sinatra said, "...should be studied by all vocalists." A unique triple threat, Peggy Lee was a singer, actress and songwriter, who had a subtle, sensual style and a voice that just purred. Cabaret series favorite, Samantha McKinnon Brown, shares stories and songs about Peggy Lee, whose musical career spanned six decades

ME, MYSELF AND I...MUSICAL MEMOIRS

featuring Diana Vytell
Susan R. Hough Cabaret Series
Friday, March 4 at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 5 at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m.

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

Diana Vytell has delighted audiences on two continents. Her exquisite soprano range will cover favorites from Broadway, and Standards, featuring composers Like Rogers and Hammerstein, Dorothy Fields, George Gershwin, Steven Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Leslie Bricusse and Peggy Lee among others. Take a musical journey as we explore the life of this talented and interesting lady. We will travel through her musical life and visit some of the high lights of her performances with orchestras, opera companies, New York cabaret and packed arenas in Europe. Enjoy a glass of wine as Diana draws on her life and experiences in opera, theatre and cabaret as we travel though her song filled life.

1st Sunday Improv Night
321 starring Gavin Hawk and Ricky Wayne
"After Hours" Series

Sunday, March 6 at 8 p.m.

All tickets: "Pay-What-You-Can" at the door (suggested $5-$15) and $15 in advance, drinks at the bar.

From the creators of THE DUMB SHOW comes American Stage's new long-form comedy improvisation show, 321. Starting with the audience suggestions of three character relationships, two performers will create a piece that takes place in one location. Gavin Hawk and Ricky Wayne weave all of these elements into a hilarious, amazing and poignant one-act play that is sure to delight the audience.

I AM A CUBAN SANDWICH: LOVE LETTERS TO YBOR
by Mary Ellen and Richard DiPietra, directed by James Rayfield
Susan R. Hough Cabaret

Sunday, March 13 at 7 p.m.

All tickets: "Pay-What-You-Can" at the door and $15 in advance.

Take a journey through the physical and cultural life of Ybor City. Not the Ybor of today,
with its bar scene and late-night revels, but what Ybor was, before time and Interstate 4 cut through the heart of a very special place. Richard DiPietra, a native of Tampa, has looked back and blended his true remembrances with touches of fiction to create an honest and touching look into the human experience of growing up in a melting pot that simmers with the smell of Spanish bean soup and fresh baked Cuban bread (the kind that has a palm frond on it).

3rd Sunday Comedy and Improv Night
PATRICK MCINNIS COMEDY HYPNOSIS EXPERIENCE!
"After Hours" Series

Sunday, March 20 at 8 p.m.

All tickets: "Pay What You Can" at the door (suggested $5-$15), $15 in advance, drinks at the bar

Come see audience members transformed into 'stars', take dream vacations, experience space flight and zero gravity or even win the lottery - all in one night! "It's the like ultimate America's Got Talent show," says Patrick McInnis. "The hypnosis show is a mixture of fun audience participation along with the untapped power of the mind." There are non-stop laughs from start to finish in this fully interactive show.

PRIVATE PROCEEDING
By Philip Hall
Hot Off the Press Playreading Series

Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m.

All tickets: "Pay What You Can" at the door.

Florida resident Hannah Kane remains attractive, vital, and witty in her seventies. But her life takes an unusual turn when she's interviewed by a young detective about a recent shooting. During the interview, Hannah shines - expounding hilariously on such topics as health, bowling, and yes, even death. However, eventually she must face the truth...right? There will be a talkback with the playwright after the reading.

Aretha Franklin BIRTHDAY BASH
Featuring Jayne Trinette
Susan R. Hough Cabaret

March 25 thru 27 at 6 p.m

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

We're having a birthday bash for the Queen of Soul and you're invited! Join Jayne Trinette as she sings the R&B, Soul and Gospel hits from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Diva, Aretha Franklin. With a voice that has been declared a "natural resource," Rolling Stone named her one of the "Greatest Artists of All Time." Put on your dancing shoes and your party hat!! Show the Queen some R-E-S-P-E-C-T and RSVP now!

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
starring Ka-Rim Troyli and Bonnie Agan
"After Hours" Series

Sunday, March 27 at 8 p.m.

All tickets: "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."

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. The Hough Family Foundation is the Season Sponsor, Raymond James is the Mainstage Sponsor, Bank of America is the Education Partner, WEDU is the Media Sponsor and WUSF 89.7 is the Radio Sponsor of American Stage. "After Hours" series sponsor is ABC Bicycles.

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