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Blithe Spirit

Noel Coward's classic farce
BLITHE SPIRIT
EXTENDED thru FEB 21

"Pay-What-You-Can" nights:
Tuesday, February 9 & 16 at 7:30 p.m.

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"A must-see! A masterful production of shining performances and deft comedic timing...[Lesley] Staples was stupendous as the eccentric medium. She was a riot doing her voodoo, consistently mesmerizing from entrance to exit."
- Tampa Tribune

"I can't imagine a more entertaining production. It's funny and excellent. The players are flawless as they ricocheted the gags and clever remarks around the stage in high drawing room comedy fashion. Lesley Staples steals the show as Madame Arcati, the wacky medium who dresses the part in red and gold caftan with tassels from your Aunt Mabel's curtains, beaded headdresses with pearls hanging down, and ornately flowered hats...Dan Lombardo(s) snappy direction kept the show moving at a good pace...The set (designed by T. Scott Cooper) is a downright gorgeous drawing room, all dark wood and leather, complete with barrister bookcases, tapestry furniture, and a glowing fireplace. It makes you want to move right in...I would highly recommend this show."
- Tampa Bay Arts.net

"Blithe Spirit is a 'Cowardly' treat from American Stage. It's very good and well worth the attention of theater lovers. It's wonderful, delightful and beautiful...Nobody writes marital spats better than Noel Coward."
- Creative Loafing

A smash on Broadway and London’s West End, this comic classic from the author of Private Lives and Hay Fever is the story of cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, who is re-married but haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife. When a “happy medium” conjures the late wife’s spirit, all the personalities – real or ghostly - clash with hilarious results.

“We are so excited to bring the great Noel Coward back to our stage after being gone for way too long,” said Todd Olson, American Stage’s producing artistic director. “Blithe Spirit is classic British farce at its best by a true master of the genre.”

Blithe Spirit stars Wayne LeGette (Charles Condomine), Gen Rae (Ruth Condomine), Millie Shipe (Edith), Matt Lunsford (Dr. George Bradman), Becca McCoy (Mrs. Violet Bradman), Lesley Staples (Madame Arcati) and Laura Hodos (Elvira), and is directed by Dan Lombardo.

American Stage Theatre Company is located at the Raymond James Theatre at 163 3rd Street North in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.