{"id":206106,"date":"2026-03-25T22:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/206106\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T22:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:57:11","slug":"american-stage-brings-st-pete-park-into-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/206106\/","title":{"rendered":"American Stage brings St. Pete park ‘Into the Woods’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"From American Stage\u2019s \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d in the Park 2024. Credit: Forbes Visuals \/ American Stage\/Flickr<\/p>\n

Demens Landing Park is a waterfront peninsula with scattered palm trees, but at each sundown for the next month, American Stage turns it into a deep, enchanted wood.<\/p>\n

The St. Pete company\u2019s long-running, outdoor theatre series returns with a production of \u201cInto the Woods.\u201d And it is already drawing buzz\u2014opening night on March 25 sold out a week early<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Running through April 26, the production brings Stephen Sondheim\u2019s twisted fairy tale mashup to the waterfront, where audiences can watch from blankets or lawn chairs as characters like Cinderella, Jack and Little Red Riding Hood chase their wishes and deal with the fallout.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The show is part of American Stage\u2019s effort to sustain its long-running Theatre in the Park series. The $500,000 \u201cSave the Park\u201d campaign is now nearly complete, an American Stage spokesperson told CL, helping to keep performances under the stars a highlight of Tampa Bay\u2019s spring season.<\/p>\n

So far, the initiative has raised $450,000 to help cover rising production costs while keeping ticket prices accessible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

American Stage has also brought plays to unconventional spaces beyond Demmings Landing, from standing in the pit at Jannus Live to hiking the trails at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, for its \u201cBeyond the Stage<\/a>\u201d series.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $43-$63 for \u201cInto the Woods in the Park,\u201d running March 25-April 26 in St. Petersburg.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"\/<\/p>\n

This article appears in Mar. 26 \u2013 Apr. 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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