For his weekly Roaming St. Louis segment, KMOX host Scott Jagow visits the Gaslight Theater, home to the St. Louis Actors Studio. It's located in Central West End, around the corner from what used to be Gaslight Square.
In its heyday decades ago, Gaslight Square was a mini version of Greenwich Village, home to coffee shops, bars and theaters. It attracted big names, including Barbra Streisand, the Smothers Brothers, Woody Allen and Phyllis Diller.
Scott sits down with the Gaslight Theater's William Roth to talk about that history, acting in St. Louis, the Hollywood strike and the upcoming season for the St. Louis Actors Studio. Listen below.
The Gaslight's an intimate setting with just over 90 seats, all close to the stage
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The Gaslight is located at 358 N. Boyle Ave. in Central West End
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A photo from Gaslight Square in its heyday
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The Waiting Room by Samm-Art Williams, January 2008; (left to right) Rita Washington, Choyce Johnson, William Roth and Eddie Webb
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Fiction by Stephen Dietz, Sept 2023; Lizi Watt (left) and Bryn McLaughlin
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Gaslight Square was a hopping place, attracting famous performers from around the country
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William Roth, founder of the Gaslight Theater and St. Louis Actors Studio
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