American Stage Theatre Presents GRIT AND SILK Cabaret Series 11/13-15

American Stage Theatre Company "After Hours" Cabaret series continues with Aleshea Harris' GRIT AND SILK, Nov. 13 thru 15, 2009. All tickets are "Pay What You Can".

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. Harris calls upon the grit of dark days and the silk of happy times in an evocative fusion of words and song.

Patrons are strongly encouraged to bring non-perishables as a donation to the St. Petersburg Healthy Start Federal Project Community Consortium Food Pantry. This show is being produced by Bag of Beans Productions, a brand new performing arts company dedicated to the production of fresh and provocative works of theatre, poetry and music.

Performances and ticket prices are as follows:
Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances are at 7 and 9 p.m.
Tickets prices are "Pay-What-You-Can"

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 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.

Artist Bio

Aleshea Harris is an actress, poet and singer-songwriter. She earned a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Southern Mississippi and has performed on various stages in various capacities in the Tampa Bay and beyond. Notable performances include Black Mary in American Stage Theatre's production of GEM OF THE OCEAN, Briar Rose in Freefall Theatre Company's production of SLEEPING BEAUTY, and the title role in her own solo piece, ODDLIE, which premiered at the Studio@620 in July of 2009.

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