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and religion along the way. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Lynn Nottage, weaves a beautiful tale of vulnerability and strength, as Esther struggles between the
path society has chosen or staying true to herself.
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2015-2016 SEASON

The season opens with INTIMATE APPAREL by the
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Lynn Nottage, and
explores the struggle between taking the path society
has chosen or staying true to oneself.
During the holidays, American Stage will present
THE 39 STEPS, a comedic blend of Hitchcock masterpiece and spy novel delivered with fast paced hilarity.
They kick-off the New Year with the– 9th installment
in August Wilson’s Century Cycle, JITNEY, followed by
the funny and heartwarming, 4000 MILES by Amy Herzog.
In April of 2016, American Stage in the Park continues the outdoor tradition with Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, the Tony Award-winning musical. Summer of 2016
will see A TALE OF TWO CITIES, a one man comedic
tour-de-force and the THE PITMEN PAINTERS, by the
Tony Award-winning writer of Billy Elliot, Lee Hall.
INTIMATE APPAREL - Sept 16 – Oct 11. New York,

THE 39 STEPS - Nov 18 – Dec 13. Mix a Hitchcock
masterpiece with a
juicy spy novel, add
a dash of Monty Python, and you have
The 39 Steps. Winner of two Tony and
Drama Desk Awards
and London’s Olivier
Award for Best New
Comedy, The 39
Steps is packed with
laughs, thrills and
over 150 unique characters (and only four
actors.) The madness
begins when ordinary Richard Hannay’s night at the
theatre devolves into a dead woman in his lap. Hurled
into a complex web of murder, espionage, and flirtatious encounters, Hannay careens from a one riotously
hilarious moment to the next, to clear h