American Stage Announces Addition of THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS

American Stage Theatre Company announced today that they will produce David Rambo's hit play about beloved advice columnist Ann Landers, THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS, staring Carolyn Michel, September 30 thru October 16 as a bonus production.

"Dear Ann Landers"...For decades, Ann Landers answered countless letters from lovelorn teens, confused couples and a multitude of others in need of advice in her newspaper column. No topic was off-limits, including nude housekeeping, sex in a motorcycle helmet, the proper way to hang toilet paper, sibling rivalries, addiction, religion and wandering spouses. Landers regaled her readers with direct, insightful and often humorously honest responses. Late on a 1975 night in Landers' Chicago apartment, an ironic turn of events confronts her with a looming deadline for a column dealing with a new kind of heartbreak: her own. As she shares her struggles to complete the column with us, we learn as much about ourselves as we do about the wise, funny, no-nonsense woman whose daily dialogue with America helped shape the social and sexual landscapes of the last half-century.

American Stage's production stars Carolyn Michel, a 20-year veteran of the Asolo Repertory Company in Sarasota, who has worked extensively in Florida and all over the country. She is no stranger to this role, having appeared in THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS with Florida Studio Theatre in 2007.

"Due to the fact that we are not starting our 2011-12 season until October 22 with AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, we had a few weeks of freedom on our main stage that we could program in something exciting and different," said Todd Olson, American Stage's producing artistic director. "David Rambo's script is very funny and intelligent, and Carolyn Michel is brilliant in the role. This is going to be a lot of fun."

Performances and ticket prices are as follows:
Thursday evening curtain is at 7:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday evening curtain is at 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday matinee curtain is at 3 p.m.

Tickets prices are $25 depending on date and time of performance.
Students Rush tickets are $10, 30 minutes prior to curtain.

Please 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 theatre's other programming includes: American Stage in the Park, "After Hours" Series, Susan R. Hough Cabaret Series, School Tour and camps and classes for children and adults. The Hough Family Foundation is the Season Sponsor, Raymond James is the Mainstage Sponsor, Bank of America is the Education Partner, WEDU is the Media Sponsor and WUSF 89.7 is the Radio Sponsor of American Stage.

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