American Stage Theatre Co Presents END OF THE ROAD AS Part Of 'After Hours' Series 10/21-25
By: Gabrielle Sierra Oct. 05, 2009
American Stage Theatre Company's "After Hours" series of edgier plays continues with Steve A. Rowell and David A. McElroy's one-man play, THE END OF THE ROAD, an evening with Jack Kerouac on the 40th anniversary of his death, Oct. 21-25, 2009.
THE END OF THE ROAD opens in July 1969, just three months before Jack Kerouac died in St. Petersburg, FL at the age of 47. The father of the "beat movement" was to make a television appearance - the prophetic last interview - on William F. Buckley's "Firing Line." He believed he was there to read some of his poetry. Kerouac was instead asked to discuss the hippies and their present day politics. Battling alcoholism for years, he knew his time left was short. A contemplative time, he was determined to straighten out all the misconceptions that his work had created and he wanted his voIce To ring out to a troubled world. If you think you know who Jack Kerouac was...think again. END OF THE ROAD brings the retrospective of Kerouac's time to the stage and explores how he viewed his own life and the events of his age.Performances and ticket prices are as follows:
Wednesday and Thursday evening curtain is at 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday evening curtain is 10:30 p.m.
Sunday matinee curtain is 5 p.m.
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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