THE END OF THE ROAD
A one-man play by
Steve A. Rowell and David A. McElroy
American Stage "After Hours" Series
Oct. 21 thru 25
“Brilliantly conceived…McElroy mesmerized his audience by transporting us to 1969…exploring the distant corners of this icon’s world, including a visit into the darkest passages of his mind.”
-New Sun Newspaper
The play opens in July of 1969, just three months before he died here in St. Petersburg at the age of 47. Jack Kerouac, the father of the "beat movement," was to make a television appearance - the prophetic last interview - on William F. Buckley's "Firing Line." He believed he was there to read some of his poetry. Kerouac was asked instead to discuss the hippies and their present day politics. Battling alcoholism for years, he knew his time left was short. A contemplative time, he was determined to straighten out all the misconceptions that his work had created and he wanted his voice to ring out to a troubled world. If you think you know who Jack Kerouac was...think again. End of the Road brings the retrospective of Kerouac's time to the stage and explores how Kerouac viewed his own life and the events of his age. David A. McElroy and Steve A. Rowell bring Kerouac’s brilliant, yet tortured life to the stage in this stirring one-man show.
Tickets are "Pay What You Can" at the door. Performances are October 21-22 at 9 pm, October 23-24 at 10:30 pm, and October 25 at 5 pm.
Sponsored by: ABC Bicycles.
American Stage Theatre Company is located at the Raymond James Theatre at 163 3rd Street North in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg.
For tickets, please call the American Stage Box Office at (727) 823-PLAY (7529) or
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