Treasure Island Plaque Honors Playwright Terrence McNally
Equality Florida and American Stage hosted a dedication ceremony revealing a plaque in the name of the American playwright Terrence McNally.
Cameron Healy May 10, 2023
Equality Florida and American Stage hosted a dedication ceremony revealing a plaque in the name of the American playwright Terrence McNally.
Cameron Healy March 8, 2023
On Feb. 18, American Stage, Keep St. Pete Lit, and Tombolo Books band together to open a banned book library free for anyone to use.
David Warner January 19, 2023
Beth Henley’s darkly comic sensibility suffuses her Pulitzer-winning comedy/drama, in which three sisters in a small Mississippi town contend with the ramifications of “a really bad day.”
David Warner December 20, 2022
Helen R. Murray and Jason Lott’s stage adaptation of the holiday classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” is called, simply, “Wonderful Life” — shorter than the original title, but broader in scope. The same could be said of the adaptation. With just one actor playing 15 characters for 75 minutes on an almost-bare stage, it cuts […]
Brian Shea July 5, 2022
Raw. Disturbing. Provocative. Watching this production, I could feel the personal pain the playwright needed to express with the words between Lula and Clay. The actors brought eerie depth to their characters. This production is a testament to the dedication towards storytelling from the creative team of American Stage. They brought St Petersburg a ghostly and captivating psychological thriller.
Abby Baker April 17, 2022
American Stage in the Park recreates a favorite ‘80s romance with ‘Footloose the Musical’ at downtown St. Pete’s Demens Landing.
Abby Baker April 11, 2022
The St. Petersburg theater company is celebrating its 45th year and to celebrate, this season will see six shows, each with an American theme.
Cathy Salustri April 11, 2022
After five months, American Stage and producing artistic director Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj have parted ways, although no one’s saying why.
Jeff Donnelly February 14, 2022
“School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” at American Stage makes for an engrossing, refreshing choice for the downtown St. Petersburg theater.
Jeff Donnelly December 15, 2021
American Stage presents Jacob Marley’s version of the Dickens Christmas classic with their production of “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol.” This is definitely not your father’s “A Christmas Carol.”
Jeff Donnelly February 25, 2021
Familiar face, L. Peter Callender, stars as the iconic jazz musician, directed by none other than Isaac the Bartender.
Jeff Donnelly January 18, 2021
Sure, you could start binging yet another series, but there are other options – and some of them are live and local.