American Stage Theatre Co Ends 30th Season With DOUBT 7/22 Thru 8/16

American Stage Theatre Company will produce the Tampa Bay-area premiere of John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning hit drama, DOUBT, as the final play of the theatre's 30th anniversary season, playing July 22 through August 16.

The most lauded play of this century and winner of the Tony Award for "Best Play" and Pulitzer Prize for Drama, DOUBT tells the story of a Bronx Catholic school in turmoil during the fall of 1964. Sister Aloysius is an old-school nun who insists that the young and popular Farther Flynn is having an inappropriate relationship with Donald Muller, the school's first black student. Armed with nothing more than a resolute belief in her suspicion and a few circumstantial details, she instigates a relentless campaign to remove the priest, enlisting the help of a subordinate nun and the child's tormented mother. Flynn vehemently denies the allegations, but who is telling the truth? This powerhouse drama will keep audiences guessing until the final curtain.

"We are so excited about being the first professional Tampa Bay theatre to produce DOUBT," said Todd Olson, American Stage's 

producing artistic director. "Is there a more important modern play that we could finish our historic 30th anniversary with" Directed by Todd Olson (LYSISTRATA), DOUBT stars Eric Davis (SLEUTH) as Father Flynn, Christine Decker as Sister Aloysius, Samantha McKinnon Brown (LYSISTRATA) as Sister James and Erica C. Sutherlin Mrs. Muller.

Performances and ticket prices are as follows:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening curtain is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday evening curtain is at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinee curtain is at 3 p.m.

Tickets prices are $22-$35 depending on date and time of performance. Students Rush tickets are $10, 30 minutes prior to curtain.

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 163 3rd Street North in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The box office can be reached at (727) 823-PLAY (7529) or by logging onto www.americanstage.org.

American Stage 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 will move into a brand new state of the art 182 seat performance space in June. 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. DOUBT is co-sponsored by Susan Glatthorn Johnson, the Law Offices of Diane Bailey Morton and Jean and Gary Carnes.

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