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American Stage Theatre Company Presents KING HEDLEY II |
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009 |
AMERICAN STAGE THEATRE COMPANY
American Stage Theatre Company continues its 30th anniversary season
with Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s KING HEDLEY II. This is the next chapter in the August Wilson "Century Cycle"
Opens: Jan. 23 Closes: Feb. 15
Sign Language Interpreter Performances: Jan. 23, 24 and 30.
KING HEDLEY II will be familiar in part to people who saw American Stage’s critical hit production of August Wilson’s GEM OF THE OCEAN last season. The death of Aunt Ester, a gamble to peddle refrigerators, a garden of seeds and a final act of retribution are the threads that make up the tapestry of Wilson’s 1980s installment in the author's renowned cycle of plays.
King Hedley II is recently out of jail and trying to sell stolen refrigerators in the poor side of Pittsburg to raise enough money to purchase a video store. As he and his new family begin to rise above their limited opportunities to attain their Ronald Reagan-era “American Dream”, a ghost from the past re-enters Hedley’s life that forces him to confront his own pattern of petty violence and self-destruction.
Directed by Bob Devin Jones (GEM OF THE OCEAN), KING HEDLEY II stars Sharon E. Scott (GEM OF THE OCEAN), Postell Pringle (THE BOMBITTY OF ERRORS), Kim Sullivan (GEM OF THE OCEAN), Brandii Edwards (THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES), Bechir Sylvain and Alan Bomar Jones (GEM OF THE OCEAN).
“American Stage is the only theatre of its size embarking on Wilson’s Century Cycle,” said Todd Olson, producing artistic director. “We look forward to bringing you all ten of Wilson’s incredibly powerful plays over the next several years.”
Performances and ticket prices are as follows:
Wednesday and 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.
Sign Language Interpreter Performances: Jan. 23, 24 and 30.
Tickets prices are $24-$39 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 211 3rd Street South in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.
American Stage 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 six plays on its 142-seat capacity Mainstage each year. The very popular American Stage in the Park celebrates its 24th season. American Stage will move into a brand new state of the art 188 seat performance space in the 2008-09 season. The theatre’s other programming includes: School Tour, classes and summer camp for children. The Hough Family Foundation is the Season Sponsors, Raymond James is the Mainstage Sponsor and WUSF 89.7 is the Radio Sponsor of American Stage. This production is co-sponsored by Evan and Diana Whittle
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