AMERICAN STAGE THEATRE COMPANY

"Wonderful Life" is a heartwarming 75-minute one-person retelling of the classic holiday story, "It's a Wonderful Life." George Bailey’s struggle to grasp why life is ...

 Katori Hall...

A toe-tapping tribute to the Man in Black.  Picture this: it's a hot summer night in the heart of the American South. The air is ...

The king that rules the magical, ludicrous, kingdom of  The Figs  is quite actually addicted to figs, mah lord. His more publicly well-received daughter is ...

Welcome to a euphoric night on a rock ‘n’ roll rollercoaster with our transgender icon and protagonist Hedwig – a hedonistic genderqueer anti-heroine seemingly hellbent ...

Talking teapots and clocks, an emotionally-stunted beast, a whimsical princess - you know the story. American Stage's Park show is the Disney classic,  Beauty and ...

Her feet are bound, her freedom is non-existent, the first Chinese woman to step foot in America was treated as a sideshow act in the ...

From the African Copperbelt to the backwoods of Canada,  ‘acts of faith  follows a young woman named Faith who gets mistaken for a prophet. When ...

In this special production, our actors only have one chance to win over the audience. Each night, a different actor steps on stage to perform  ...

A play that recounts the fiery controversy that a lesbian kiss in the 1923 play,  God of Vengeance  sparked,  Indecent  is a love story at ...

It's back! American Stage's annual musical at Demen's Landing Park invites everyone to enjoy "Ragtime - the Musical '' while hanging out in the spring ...

For the first time ever, downtown's James Museum and American Stage are partnering to bring you the three-day Lift Every Voice: New Play Festival. Five ...

For the first time ever, downtown's James Museum and American Stage are partnering to bring you the three-day Lift Every Voice: New Play Festival. Five ...

Follow the story of three sisters as they escape the past to seize the future. This dark and hilarious Pulitzer prize-winning play is so true ...

"Wonderful Life" is a heartwarming 75-minute one-person retelling of the classic holiday film: "It's a Wonderful Life"Watch as Matt McGee plays every character, including the ...

See the American Stage School Tour on the Mainstage! What will happen to Cinderella at the ball … game? That's the surprising climactic question in ...

"Wonderful Life" is a heartwarming 75-minute one-person retelling of the classic holiday film: "It's a Wonderful Life"Watch as Matt McGee plays every character, including the ...

A FREE MONTHLY SERIES OF STAGED READINGSExperience professional staged readings of short plays, stories and poems in the beautiful Gallery at Creative Pinellas.This new series, ...

The series will close with the premiere of Rise: An African American Word Quilt by Indo-Afro- Caribbean, award-winning American theater artist, activist, and Producing Artistic ...

Join the Empress of Entertainment, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney for a blended evening like no other of conscious comedy, spoken wordwith a splash of music and ...

Theres a storm brewing at the Lorraine Motel. And the electricity in room 306 may just overpower the lightning outside, as a weary hero receives ...

This kick-off event to American Stages Black History Month Celebration will be an evening honoring Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Jennifer Leigh Warren and one of the ...

Picture it. 1986. An all girls school in Ghana and theres a new girl in town, an American, who challenges the reigning queen bee. Theres ...

A World Premiere three years in the making.After an extended pause from the COVID-19 pandemic, THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS by St Pete playwright Natalie Symons, who ...

This bold and modern retelling of Shakespeares most romantic tragedy imagines how two young lovers, caught in the middle of their feuding families, might meet ...

A three-character play in which American Stage audience favorite L. Peter Callender portrays Louis Armstrong, the greatest of all jazz trumpeters; Joe Glaser, his white ...

This years virtual festival will feature inspiring new plays exploring themes of mental illness, wellness and resilience, performed with live streaming on American Stages Virtual ...

American Stage is thrilled that our season opener, "Letters to Kamala," will have special replay performances Jan. 17-23, 2021. This American Stage commissioned work by ...

American Stage is thrilled that our season opener, "Letters to Kamala," will have special replay performances Jan. 17-23, 2021. This American Stage commissioned work by ...

American Stage is thrilled that our season opener, "Letters to Kamala," will have special replay performances Jan. 17-23, 2021. This American Stage commissioned work by ...

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings dozens of ...

When the power goes out at Abuelos, Mateo and his older sister Isabella are stuck with nothing to do, but Abuelo has other plans. With ...

This American Stage commissioned work by Rachel Lynett features three pioneering women of color in politics Charlotta Bass, Charlene Mitchell and Patsy Mink delivering wisdom, ...

In July, American Stage continues Virtual Stories with New Shorts! Each evening, enjoy two unique and entertaining short plays from some of today's hottest playwrights, ...

Join CEO/Producing Artistic Director, Stephanie Gularte and special guests in a series of virtual community roundtables about live theatre during the pandemic and beyond.Live 30-Minute ...

Throughout the month of June, enjoy four favorite Shakespeare plays via live Zoom performance, each performed in under an hour and featuring your favorite American ...

When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. ...

VIETGONEBy Qui NguyenAmerican StageOctober 2 November 3, 2019Directed by Brian BalcomAn all-American love story about two very new Americans. Its 1975. Saigon has fallen. He ...

Raymond James Theatre: Eugene O'Neill; dir: Brendon Fox....

MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...

Empty-nested and alone in her Midwestern home, Sharon takes on a roommate, Robyn, who has just arrived from New York City. Before she has even ...

Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When ...

A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish ...

Join us at American Stage for a special performance of our 2018 School Tour production of Winnie the Pooh! The 2018 School Tour follows a ...

City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed — and the Church won’t leave him ...

Joshua Harmon....

It's the age of artificial intelligence, and 86-year-old Marjorie - a jumble of disparate, fading memories - has a handsome new companion who's programmed to ...

Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry's celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, ...

Marco Ramirez; dir: Lisa Tricomi....

How far will you go to get what you want? Will you be the same person if you finally do? When star sex blogger and ...

Ayad Akhtar....

book: Thomas Meehan, Mark O'Donnell; lyrics: Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman; music: Marc Shaiman....

Deborah Zoe Laufer. Raymond James Theatre:...

As emancipated slaves flood north in search of employment and a chance to start over, Seth and Bertha Holly's boarding house in Pittsburgh, offers a ...

This is the immortal tale of a crafty hypocrite who feigns honesty, human compassion, and piety, but in reality takes advantage of his naïve and ...

adapt: Stephanie Gularte from Moliere ....

Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s ...

Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s ...

Heralded in London and on Broadway, this new play by the Tony Award-winning writer of Billy Elliotis based on a triumphant true story. A group ...

Heralded in London and on Broadway, this new play by the Tony Award-winning writer of Billy Elliotis based on a triumphant true story. A group ...

adapt: Everett Quinton; dir: Janis Stevens....

Follow the legendary King Arthur as he and his knights of the round table venture out on a quest to find the Holy Grail....

Called by TIME magazine “The best play of 2012, hands down,” this funny and moving masterpiece looks at how two outsiders find their way in ...

August Wilson; dir: L. Peter Callender....

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have THE 39 STEPS, a fast-paced whodunit for ...

Lynn Nottage; dir: Stephanie Gularte....

It's Courtney's wedding day, and her mom, Delia, is making sure that everything is perfect. The groom is perfect, the dress is perfect, and the ...

Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York’s famed ...

IN THE HEIGHTS is Broadway's Tony Award-winning “Best Musical” about chasing your dreams and finding your true home. This exhilarating musical tells the universal story ...

In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new project - a big, splashy musical about printing ...

Harmond Wilks is a real estate developer poised to become Pittsburgh’s first African-American Mayor. He is also on the verge of clinching a lucrative land ...

Get an inside look at the writers room with Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and other legends of early TV! ...

An inside story about two masters – an American painter and a Russian ballet dancer – and how they created a now famous set of ...

It is 1944 Brooklyn, and two Jewish boys grow up five blocks and a world apart. A standing-room-only hit wherever it has played, this award-winning ...

When two 11-year-old boys have a playground fight, their parents come together for cocktails, hoping to discuss the situation civilly - to "practice the art ...

When two 11-year-old boys have a playground fight, their parents come together for cocktails, hoping to discuss the situation civilly - to "practice the art ...

Shelby’s wedding day nears, so the beauty shop ladies of Chinquapin Parrish, Louisiana - delicate as magnolias but tough as steel – have a lot ...

Shelby’s wedding day nears, so the beauty shop ladies of Chinquapin Parrish, Louisiana - delicate as magnolias but tough as steel – have a lot ...

Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race! Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful ...

Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race! Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful ...

Dorothy is going to the Land of Oz and she’s walking on a road paved in rock, gospel, and soul! This beloved Broadway musical – ...

Dorothy is going to the Land of Oz and she’s walking on a road paved in rock, gospel, and soul! This beloved Broadway musical – ...

It is 1969, and in the aftermath of the riots, Dr. King’s assassination, and the rise of the black power movement, a young man named ...

It is 1969, and in the aftermath of the riots, Dr. King’s assassination, and the rise of the black power movement, a young man named ...

Imagine a party as sparkling as a newly-popped bottle of champagne, a scintillating evening of ravishing melody and witty repartee—all courtesy of that personification of ...

Imagine a party as sparkling as a newly-popped bottle of champagne, a scintillating evening of ravishing melody and witty repartee—all courtesy of that personification of ...

Based on the short story that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's legendary film, this suspenseful adaptation by acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson (The Seafarer) is an emotionally ...

Based on the short story that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's legendary film, this suspenseful adaptation by acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson (The Seafarer) is an emotionally ...

How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One of Marc's best friends, ...

How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One of Marc's best friends, ...

MY NAME IS ASHER LEV follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his ...

MY NAME IS ASHER LEV follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his ...

Madeleine George’s new play is a deliciously smart and funny “academic sex comedy” about life in a small university town. Dean Wreen’s college is in ...

Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that ...

On October 2, 2006 a thirty-year old man walked into a one-room Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania and opened fire, killing five girls and ...

A hauntingly lyrical memory play about an old man - once a superb chef - and the young reporter who comes to interview him in ...

It is 1936 and Boy Willie arrives in Pittsburgh from the South in a battered truck loaded with watermelons to sell. He has an opportunity ...

It’s Christmas Eve and sweet, cheery Nora Helmer is reveling in her role as wife and mother. Her husband has just been made manager of ...

In her extraordinary first play, Margaret Edson has created a work that is as intellectually challenging as it is emotionally immediate. Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a ...

Winner of Olivier Award for “Best New Comedy”, Hysteria is based on a stunning, historical meeting between two of the world's greatest and most eccentric ...

The Foreigner demonstrates what can happen when a group of devious characters deal with a stranger whom they think knows no English. The scene is ...

Agatha Christie vanished for eleven days in 1926. That same year, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished for three weeks. Amelia Earhart disappeared during her 1937 ...

“The most mutated, time warped phenomena in show business.” –NY Times It’s the biggest and baddest rock ‘n’ roll musical ever! On the way to ...

It’s the biggest and baddest rock ‘n’ roll musical ever! On the way to visit an old college professor, two clean cut kids, Brad Majors ...

Winner of the 1999 Obie Award, 2.5 Minute Ride is a funny and deeply disquieting story about a daughter who strives to understand the joys ...

Winner of six 2010 Tony Awards, including “Best Play,” Red follows Mark Rothko in his New York studio in the late ’50s, painting a group ...

“A play whose epic proportions and abundant spirit remind us of what the American theater once was.” –New York Times Floyd Barton is a natural ...

Back for their third year after successful runs of their original long form shows, The Dumb Show and 321, Hawk and Wayne present The Memory. ...

“Scandals used to lend charm to a man – now they crush him.” In An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, fate catches up to Government ...

This show will be held on our Mainstage. “Hark the Herald Angels Swing” as American Stage brings you the hippest holiday party in town. Crooner/jazz ...

One of the most bracing and critically-acclaimed plays in recent Broadway history, August: Osage County is the hilarious and biting portrait of the dysfunctional American ...

Ah, those delicious, delirious, and dicey first days of marriage! It’s 1964, and newlyweds Paul and Corie are just starting their life together in a ...

Obie Award-winner Eve Ensler's whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, ...

The most outrageous improvised comedy troupe in Tampa Bay. This 2007 "Best of the Bay" finalist has been making people laugh with 100% improvised comedy ...