“Crimes of the Heart” By Beth Henley

January 11 - February 5, 2023

The grave and yet, somehow, hilarious troubles of three very different sisters escaping their past to seize the future.

“From time to time a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre…” —NY Magazine

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 and touching and consistently funny it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended.

Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

“Crimes of the Heart” By Beth Henley

January 11 - February 5, 2023

The grave and yet, somehow, hilarious troubles of three very different sisters escaping their past to seize the future.

“From time to time a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre…” —NY Magazine

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 and touching and consistently funny it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended.

Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

“Crimes of the Heart” By Beth Henley

January 11 - February 5, 2023

The grave and yet, somehow, hilarious troubles of three very different sisters escaping their past to seize the future.

“From time to time a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre…” —NY Magazine

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 and touching and consistently funny it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended.

Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

“Crimes of the Heart” By Beth Henley

January 11 - February 5, 2023

The grave and yet, somehow, hilarious troubles of three very different sisters escaping their past to seize the future.

“From time to time a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre…” —NY Magazine

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 and touching and consistently funny it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended.

Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

“Crimes of the Heart” By Beth Henley

January 11 - February 5, 2023

The grave and yet, somehow, hilarious troubles of three very different sisters escaping their past to seize the future.

“From time to time a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre…” —NY Magazine

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 and touching and consistently funny it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended.

Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

American Stage and Creative Pinellas Present: First Mondays.

Location is Creative Pinellas Gallery: 12211 Walsingham Rd, Largo, Florida 33778

Title: First Mondays: Black Voices by Alexandria Crawford and Patrick Arthur Jackson

Date: February 6, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Price: Free

Black Voices by Alexandria Crawford and Patrick Arthur Jackson

The voices of African American icons share their hope for the future and the lessons they learned along the way.

10-Week Class

Mondays from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Starting February 20, 2023

10-Week Class

Mondays from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Starting February 20, 2023

10-Week Class

Mondays from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Starting February 20, 2023

8-Week Class

Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Starting February 21, 2023

10-Week Class

Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Starting February 21, 2023

10-Week Class

Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Starting February 25, 2023

Immerse your child in music and dance! Not only do students work to refine acting through song, singing and movement skills, students work as a true ensemble to create group musical numbers for a final sharing on the last day of the session.

8-Week Class

Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Starting February 25, 2023

Whether you are preparing for college auditions or want to get the part in school show this class is for you! We demystify the audition process and sharpen your audition technique skills to get results! In this fun workshop style class we will help you select an audition material that showcases who you are as an artist and what you do best! This course will also include discussions about other audition elements including headshots/resumes, self-taping, what to expect in audition rooms, and tips for staying calm and grounded so that you can audition confidently in the future.

10-Week Class

Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Starting February 25, 2023

Explore your imagination! Children will have so much fun re-imagining characters and scenes from their favorite stories and books! They will begin to use their bodies, voices, minds, and imaginations to bring these new stories to life all the while learning how to collaborate! The class will end with a final sharing of the stories explored in class.

10-Week Class

Saturdays from 10:35 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

Starting February 25, 2023

Discover the actor inside of you! This class is the first step to building confidence and a solid foundation in the art of acting. Students will learn basic theatre skills in a supportive and creative environment. Learn how to answer the questions all actors must ask before they even pick up a script: Who? Where? What? Why? How? Students will share what they’ve learned in a Final Sharing for family and friends on the last day of the session!

8-Week Class

Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Starting February 25, 2023

This fun and exhilarating class will help you think more quickly on your feet, unblock your creativity and think outside of the box! Step out of your comfort zone with this never-scary, always hilarious introduction to spontaneous performance.

10-Week Class

Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Starting February 25, 2023

Musical theater performance is more than just singing; it’s acting through a song. By using material from contemporary and classic Broadway musicals, teens will explore how to interpret a song and gain collaboration skills by working on group numbers. This class will culminate in a final sharing on the last day of the session.

Event Name: Jason Charos Sextet - Celebrating Wayne Shorter

Date: Saturday, February 25

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Raymond James Theatre

Description: This jazz concert, presented by EMIT & American Stage as part of the St. Petersburg Jazz Festival, pays homage to the legendary composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the Miles Davis Quintet and Weather Report.

Led by the award-winning trumpeter Jason Charos, the sextet consists of David Mason (alto sax), Kendric McCallister (tenor sax), Connor Rohrer (piano), Joe Porter (bass) and John Jenkins on drums. The sextet will explore compositions by Wayne Shorter including Witch Hunt, Yes or No, Teru and many others.

American Stage and Creative Pinellas Present: First Mondays.

Location is Creative Pinellas Gallery: 12211 Walsingham Rd, Largo, Florida 33778

Title: First Mondays: NOW by Vincent Terell Durham

Date: March 6, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Price: Free

NOW by Vincent Terell Durham

A NOW organizer arrives at a home in 1973 Massapequa, Long Island with an invitation to liberate the long-suffering housewife inside. She mistakes the Black housekeeper as the lady of the house.

10-Week Class

Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Starting March 8, 2023

American Stage Spring Camp

Monday March 13 - Thursday March 16, 2023

8:30AM - 2:45PM

Kids Camp (Ages 5-7)

Get ready to hit the high seas for a 4 day adventure through the Caribbean and Pacific islands to explore stories about pirates, courageous heroes and heroines, and singing and dancing sea creatures to create an original 10 minute show with familiar songs that will be shared on the 4th day of camp!

American Stage Spring Camp

Monday March 13 - Thursday March 16, 2023

8:30AM - 2:45PM

Teens Camp (Ages 13-17)

Our teens will embark on a 4 day journey to create a Caribbean cabaret that will focus on popular island themed stories from the stage and screen! Using acting, playwright and musical theatre skills campers will create an originally devised showcase in a fun, safe and failure free environment!

American Stage Spring Camp

Monday March 13 - Thursday March 16, 2023

8:30AM - 2:45PM

Youth Camp (Ages 8-12)

Get ready to hit the high seas for a 4 day adventure through the Caribbean and Pacific islands to explore stories about pirates, courageous heroes and heroines, and singing and dancing sea creatures to create an original 10 minute show with familiar songs that will be shared on the 4th day of camp!

American Stage and Creative Pinellas Present: First Mondays.

Location is Creative Pinellas Gallery: 12211 Walsingham Rd, Largo, Florida 33778

Title: First Mondays: Organic by Jenna Jane

Date: April 3, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Price: Free

Organic by Jenna Jane

In a future where everyone is enhancing their bodies with the latest tech, 81-year-old Donna Goldman is an anomaly – she’s 100 percent organic. But now, there’s a problem: She’s dying. And a bionic body part is the only cure. Will cyborg Dr. Flores persuade her to abandon her sense of self to survive? This sci-fi drama explores the relationship between the body and the self.

It's "Pay-What-You-Can" Night for RAGTIME!

Bring your blankets! Bring your chairs! Bring a picnic!

Pay whatever you would like at the gate. Credit/debit cards are accepted, but CASH is quickest!

Demens Landing is located on the waterfront in downtown St. Pete at the intersection of Bayshore Dr. & 1st Ave SE.

Gates open at 6:00 p.m. & the show is at 8:00 p.m.

“Ragtime”

Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations

American Stage in the Park, at Demens Landing Park

April 12 - May 14, 2023

At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing... and anything is possible.

"The best musical in twenty years" - International Herald Tribune

Set in the melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future and and the power of the human spirit to overcome.

Winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations

It's "Pay-What-You-Can" Night for RAGTIME!

Bring your blankets! Bring your chairs! Bring a picnic!

Pay whatever you would like at the gate. Credit/debit cards are accepted, but CASH is quickest!

Demens Landing is located on the waterfront in downtown St. Pete at the intersection of Bayshore Dr. & 1st Ave SE.

Gates open at 6:00 p.m. & the show is at 8:00 p.m.

“Ragtime”

Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations

American Stage in the Park, at Demens Landing Park

April 12 - May 14, 2023

At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing... and anything is possible.

"The best musical in twenty years" - International Herald Tribune

Set in the melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future and and the power of the human spirit to overcome.

Winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations

Demens Landing opens at 6:00 p.m.

Reserved Chair section is assigned seating & a chair is provided. Based on the layout of the stage, the configuration of the reserved section changes from year to year, so there is not a set seating chart. Row A (house right) and AA (house left) are closest to the stage. Rows continue back alphabetically. Seat number 1 is on the inside aisle. Seating continues numerically away from center. THE HOUSE LEFT CHAIRS ARE SOLD OUT FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. CHAIRS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE HOUSE RIGHT SIDE.

Premium Blanket seating is for blankets & stadium seats (no legs). Chairs are not allowed in the Premium Blanket area.

General Lawn seating is for blankets & stadium seats (no legs) to the front, with chairs to the rear.

“Ragtime”

Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations

American Stage in the Park, at Demens Landing Park

April 12 - May 14, 2023

At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing... and anything is possible.

"The best musical in twenty years" - International Herald Tribune

Set in the melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future and and the power of the human spirit to overcome.

Winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations

Demens Landing opens at 6:00 p.m.

Reserved Chair section is assigned seating, & a chair is provided. Based on the layout of the stage, the configuration of the reserved section changes from year to year, so there is not a set seating chart. Row A (house right) and AA (house left) are closest to the stage. Rows continue back alphabetically. Seat number 1 is on the inside aisle. Seating continues numerically away from center. THE HOUSE LEFT CHAIRS ARE SOLD OUT FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. CHAIRS ARE AVAILABLE HOUSE RIGHT.

Premium Blanket seating is for blankets & stadium seats (no legs). Chairs are not allowed in the Premium Blanket area.

General Lawn seating is for blankets & stadium seats (no legs) to the front, with chairs to the rear.

“Ragtime”

Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations

American Stage in the Park, at Demens Landing Park

April 12 - May 14, 2023

At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing... and anything is possible.

"The best musical in twenty years" - International Herald Tribune

Set in the melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future and and the power of the human spirit to overcome.

Winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations