October 2017
St Pete Improvapalooza
American Stage & The Palladium present: St Pete Improvapalooza A weekend-long festival to celebrate the art of improvisation! See popular local teams perform, and join us for a series of workshops for beginner to advanced levels. FULL DETAILS: AmericanStage.org/improvapalooza SATURDAY, OCT 28TH - PERFORMANCES Join us at The Palladium's Side Door Theatre to see our region's most popular professional improv teams from American Stage, Florida Studio Theatre, and more! This is truly live theatre. Huge laughs and spontaneous stroytelling of…
Find out more »November 2017
Hawk & Wayne – Karaoke-Prov
2015 Best of the Bay Winners! – Critic’s Choice “They find more humor in their unscripted hijinks than most actors ever find in the most celebrated of comic texts. If you love to laugh, you ought to give them a look.” -Mark Leib, Creative Loafing Now in their 9th season at American Stage, take a comedic look at the totally made-up stories behind your favorite songs. Laugh-out-loud funny and 100% improvised, these 2015 Best of the Bay winners will bring…
Find out more »Shakespeare’s Lovers (Storytelling/Cabaret/Comedy)
"I do love nothing so well in the world as you...is not that strange?" "If music be the food of love, play on" "Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?" A one-night only special event in celebration of love! Spend an evening with some of Shakespeare’s most memorable lovers through story and song. Enjoy a glass of wine with your sweetheart in the American Stage lobby cabaret while taking in performances of Shakespeare’s most romantic sonnets and scenes…
Find out more »Community Conversation
Join us for a special Community Conversation about female independence. American Stage’s production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is set in the 1940s; a time when gender roles were shifting as men returned home from WWII. The world had changed in many ways, and women were becoming more empowered… How far have we come since that time? What does women’s independence mean today? Share your views, hear stories and experiences from local community members, and join the conversation with a…
Find out more »December 2017
Hawk & Wayne – Karaoke-Prov
2015 Best of the Bay Winners! – Critic’s Choice “They find more humor in their unscripted hijinks than most actors ever find in the most celebrated of comic texts. If you love to laugh, you ought to give them a look.” -Mark Leib, Creative Loafing Now in their 9th season at American Stage, take a comedic look at the totally made-up stories behind your favorite songs. Laugh-out-loud funny and 100% improvised, these 2015 Best of the Bay winners will bring…
Find out more »January 2018
Hawk & Wayne – Karaoke-Prov
2015 Best of the Bay Winners! – Critic’s Choice “They find more humor in their unscripted hijinks than most actors ever find in the most celebrated of comic texts. If you love to laugh, you ought to give them a look.” -Mark Leib, Creative Loafing Now in their 9th season at American Stage, take a comedic look at the totally made-up stories behind your favorite songs. Laugh-out-loud funny and 100% improvised, these 2015 Best of the Bay winners will bring…
Find out more »American Stories: Blood is Thicker than Water
In the tradition of radio programs like THE MOTH RADIO HOUR and SNAP JUDGMENT, artists and storytellers from all over the Bay Area come together to share their tales through powerful song, moving poetry, and relatable comedy. Take a unique journey that is alternately funny, touching, and incendiary — giving us different perspectives on life in America.
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