American Stage Theatre Company Announces Upcoming "After Hours" Cabaret Events, 10/23-11/28

American Stage Theatre Company's "After Hours" Cabaret series continues with five new productions running in October and November. All performances are "Pay-What-You-Can" at the door and $10 in advance.

LOVE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
Featuring Paul Wilborn and Blue Roses with special guest Eugenie Bondurant
Friday, October 23 at 9 p.m.
Saturday, October 24 at 9 p.m.
Sunday, October 25 at 7 p.m.

Celebrate the end of hurricane season with a survival kit of love songs that will take you from "Bewitched", "Bothered and Bewildered" to some very "Stormy Weather". You'll explore love, lust and loss through the musical minds of Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim and other masters of the great American song. Featuring Paul Wilborn on piano and vocals, Frank Bowman on sax and clarinet, Harlan Brown on drums, and Miss Eugenie Bondurant on vocals.

MANIFESTING SOUL

A Cabaret featuring Poet-singer Erica C. Sutherlin

Friday, October 30 at 9 p.m.
Saturday, October 31 at 9 p.m.
Sunday, November 1 at 5 p.m.

American Stage audiences will remember Erica from her arresting performance in last summer's hit play Doubt. Erica now presents a cabaret that will take you through a soul-grabbing journey with ear-caressing melodies and contemplative lyrics searching for love, truth, empowerment and goodness in this world of chaos and confusion. Accompanying Erica are drummer Ryan Copeland, keyboardists Geoffrey Rogers and Josh Neri and singers Trinity Anderson, Jessica Sweet and Cranstan Cumberbatch. Come for an hour of soulful sounds that will set the pace for an electrifying evening of emotional entertainment. Produced by FemWork Productions & Amazncran's Creative Works production.

FIRST SUNDAY IMPROV
Sunday, November 1 at 8 p.m.

Featuring THE DUMB SHOW by Gavin Hawke and Ricky Wayne. A hilarious, 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.

FROM HAVANA TO HELL'S KITCHEN: A LATIN CABARET

Featuring Jorge Acosta

Friday, November 6 at 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.
Saturday, November 7 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.

Area favorite Jorge Acosta returns to the bay from New York City, bringing an evening of not so well known songs from Broadway, a few art songs, and some Latin Standards. Toss in some rum, humor, lime, fun stories, and it's a perfect mix.

GRIT AND SILK

A Spoken Word Cabaret featuring Aleshea Harris

Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.
Saturday, November 14 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.
Sunday, November 15 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.

Original soul-stirring music and no-holds-bar spoken word poetry are the stars of this event. The brainchild of local scribe and performing artist, Aleshea Harris, GRIT AND SILK is an evening of unabashed musings on everything from love and hope to war and breasts. Without missing a beat, Harris calls upon the grit of dark days and the silk of happy times in an evocative fusion of words and song. A Bag of Beans Production.

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. This production is sponsored by ABC Bicycles.

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