St. Louis Actors' Studio Presents World Premiere of Neil Labute's JUST DESSERTS

WHAT: St. Louis Actors' Studio concludes its fourth season, themed "Angels and Demons," with an evening that gets right to the heart of it. According to Mr. LaBute, these pieces were written "... to say something about love and life and betrayal and art and a number of other themes.... Each one for a different reason and for a different show or person or cause....along with some new material that is debuting here, these fragments of work have been performed in venues around the world but never before in this exciting combination. My task is to be true to my characters and to take my audience for a ride--I hope you all feel like that's the case when the curtain comes down (or the lights go out) and you've made it to the curtain call"

Directed by Milton Zoth and Kevin Beyer, "Just Desserts" will feature the following cast: Emily Baker, Alan David, Rachel Fenton, Chris Hickey*, Robert Mitchell, Chad Morris, Belinda Quimby, William Roth, James Slover, Alyssa Ward and Jackie Zerial. (*Member of Actors' Equity Association)

St. Louis Actors' Studio (STLAS) strives to bring a fresh vision to theatre in St. Louis. Housed in The Gaslight Theater in historic Gaslight Square, STLAS is committed to bringing engaging theatrical experiences to our community of actors, writers, producers, filmmakers and all patrons of the arts; and to provide a strong ensemble environment to foster learning and artistic expression.

WHEN: Friday, June 3, through Sunday, June 19
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
STRONG CONTENT-FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY!

Mr. LaBute: Neil LaBute received his Master of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University and was the recipient of a literary fellowship to study at The Royal Court Theatre, London and also attended The Sundance Institute's Playwrights Lab.

His films include: In the Company of Men (New York Critics' Circle Award for Best First Feature and the Filmmaker Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival), Your Friends and Neighbors, Nurse Betty, Possession, The Shape of Things, a film adaptation of his play by the same title, The Wicker Man, Lakeview Terrace, and Death at a Funeral.
LaBute's plays include: bash: latter-day plays, The Shape of Things, The Mercy Seat, The Distance From Here, Autobahn, Fat Pig (Olivier Award Nominated for Best Comedy), Some Girl(s), This Is How It Goes, Wrecks, Filthy Talk for Troubled Times, In a Dark Dark House, reasons to be pretty (Tony Award Nominated for Best Play) and The Break of Noon. This spring, his play In A Forest, Dark And Deep premiered on the West End. LaBute is also the author of Seconds of Pleasure, a collection of short fiction which was published by Grove Atlantic.

WHERE: The Gaslight Theater
358 N. Boyle Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108

TICKETS: Adults - $25
Students (with a valid ID) and seniors (65+) - $20

Individual and season tickets are available for purchase through Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers or Charge by Phone at
1-800-982-2787. Tickets will also be available at the theater box office one hour prior to performances.

Purchasing tickets in advance is encouraged as seating is limited.
Unused balcony seats will be available 10 minutes prior to show time at deeply discounted rates.

MISC.: With respect to our neighborhood please do not park on the residential streets (Maryland, McPherson, Olive and Westminster). For your convenience, there is plenty of well-lit parking along Boyle Ave. from Maryland north to Delmar, on both sides of the street.

For more information on St. Louis Actors' Studio, please visit www.stlas.org.