Photo Flash: FST Hosts Annual Fundraiser and Grants Spelman Award

On Monday, February 24, artists and supporters of Florida Studio Theatre (FST) flocked to its downtown campus for FST's annual fundraiser, the Dangerous Ladies Shindig. Long-time FST supporter Marie G. Kropp chaired the event, and Gulf Coast Community Foundation supported the Shindig as its lead sponsor. With exclusive live entertainment, the presentation of the distinguished Spelman Award, and a plated three-course dinner, FST's Dangerous Ladies Shindig was a not-to-be-missed event for many of the greatest supporters of the arts and contemporary theatre in Sarasota.

This year's award went to Gaele Barthold for her unwavering enthusiasm for and exceptional support of the theatre as an Underwriter for FST's Mainstage, Cabaret, and Stage III programs. Barthold attends almost every production's initial read-through, dress rehearsal, and opening night performance at FST, often seeing each show more than once. She has been a vital part of FST's Suffragist Project, helping organize the Suffragist March in Sarasota's Holiday Parade and volunteering at area schools with FST performing artists as part of the Project's Historically Speaking tour.