THE DUMB SHOW Spirals on Single Audience Suggestion in St. Petersburg FL, Opening 10/4

Gavin Hawk and Rick Wayne, creators of THE DUMB SHOW, opening October 4th at the American Stage in St. Petersburg, call what they do "long-form improvisation." They base their show on a single audience suggestion and let the improvisation do the rest.

This method opposes traditional improvisation shows, where audiences offer many suggestions, each of which affords a new scene. THE DUMB SHOW takes the single suggestion and allow it to spawn into multiple, related scenes.

Performances will take place the first Sunday of every month at the American Stage as a part of their "After Hours" series. Shows will take place at 8pm with a pay-what-you-can ticket price. For more information, call the American Stage at 727-823-7529 or visit their website, americanstage.org.

Gavin Hawk is an actor, director and improviser. He is a member of AEA and has acted in many theatrical roles off-Broadway and in Regional Theatre. He recently appeared on NBC in the television special T.H.E.M., and trained in sketch comedy and improv at the Second City and the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago.

Rick Wayne trained with the famed Groundlings in sketch, improv and comedy writing for four years, and has performed stand up locally at the Tampa Improv and Sidesplitters Comedy Club. He is a member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA and most recently finished shooting a film in a starring role in Lousiana for the SyFy Channel called "House of Bones" and a film with Val Kilmer called "The Chaos Experiment".

American Stage is one of Tampa Bay's professional regional equity 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. Their show, 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 Sponsors, Raymond James is the Mainstage Sponsor and WUSF 89.7 is the Radio Sponsor of American Stage.Our Season sponsors are the Hough Family Foundation and Bank of America. The Mainstage Season sponsor in Raymond James. WUSF is the official Radio Sponsor of American Stage.

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