2.5 MINUTE RIDE

This play will go directly into your mind and heart.

by Lisa Kron
Directed by Todd Olson
2.5 MINUTE RIDE
Previews: March 14 & 15
Opening Night March 16
Runs through May 6, 2012

Mainstage Lecture: March 4
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"Sly, wise, and wonderful." —Newsday
"Nothing short of astounding." —Pittsburgh City Paper

"Remarkable…emotional vibrations that won't stop." —New York Times

"Bespeaks the remarkable resiliency of the human spirit." —Los Angeles Times

Winner of the 1999 Obie Award, 2.5 Minute Ride is a funny and deeply disquieting story about a daughter who strives to understand the joys and sorrows of her father's heart. It’s a startling and searingly funny meditation on how human beings make sense of tragedy, grief, and everyday life. Told with wit and compassion, 2.5 Minute Ride tells the story of a father who, in spite of near-blindness, diabetes, and a heart condition, insists on family trips to Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, the roller coaster capital of the world. But this isn't the only journey this daughter would take with her father … a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany as a teenager only to return as an American soldier. Part testimonial, part performance art, Kron seeks to find the humanity in the crevices of human behavior. 2.5 Minute Ride has been described as "intravenous" – a work which goes directly into the mind and heart of the audience via the serum of a beguiling theatrical entertainment.

THE CAST:
Lisa Kay Powers

BACK-TO-BACK PLAYS

IMPORTANT UPDATE:
We have just added A Steady Rain as a new Mainstage Production that will run in the same date range as 2.5 Minute Ride.  Now you can see two amazing productions
March 16 - May 6 at American Stage.

Performance times and ticket prices are as follows:
Both productions will be individually ticketed per performance.
Please note: No performances of 2.5 Minute Ride on
April 27, 28, May 2 and 3. A Steady Rain will perform on 4/27 (8 PM) and 5/3 (7:30 PM)

Performances for A Steady Rain will follow directly after 2.5 Minute Ride on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings plus the Sunday Matinees.

MATINEE PERFORMANCES:
WEDNESDAY MATINEE CAFÉ ($29) curtain 11 am
We've just added our new weekday matinee including complimentary coffee!
Wednesday matinee performances
A STEADY RAIN, Wednesday matinee performances: 3/21, 3/28, 4/4 and 4/11
2.5 MINUTE RIDE , Wednesday matinee performances 4/18, 4/25

SATURDAY MATINEE curtain is 3 pm
2.5 MINUTE RIDE Saturday matinee performances ($39): 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7 and 4/14
A STEADY RAIN, Saturday matinee performances ($29): 4/21, 4/28, & 5/5

SUNDAY MATINEE ($29-$39)
2.5 MINUTE RIDE curtain is 3:00 pm and A STEADY RAIN curtain is 4:45 pm

EVENING PERFORMANCES:
TUESDAY EVENING PERFORMANCE: ($29)
A STEADY RAIN curtain is at 7:30 pm
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY EVENING PERFORMANCES: ($29-$35)
2.5 MINUTE RIDE curtain is at 7:30 pm A STEADY RAIN curtain is 9:15 pm

FRIDAY and SATURDAY EVENING PERFORMANCES:($29 -$47)
2.5 MINUTE RIDE curtain is 8:00 pm and A STEADY RAIN curtain is 9:45 pm

Tickets prices for each performance of 2.5 Minute Ride are $29-$47 depending on date and time of performance. 
All performances of A Steady Rain will be $29 general admission seating.
Student Advance tickets are $20. 
Students Rush tickets are $10, 30 minutes prior to curtain.

Season Sponsor: Hough Family Foundation
Mainstage Series produced by: Raymond James
Education Partner: Bank of America
Radio Sponsor: WUSF
Co-sponsor: Beth Houghton and Scott Wagman

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

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