Dates: 1/16/2023
📍 Theatre: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
61 N Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 9413661505
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will invite the community to celebrate the rich legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an inspirational performance. The production will feature song, dance, and dramatic reenactments of Dr. King's most powerful speeches.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will– once again – invite the community to celebrate the rich legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an inspirational performance. The production, titled “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Celebrating His Legacy in Spoken Word and Song,” will feature re-enactments of Dr. King's speeches, song and dance.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has received a Strategic Partnership Grant of $45,000 from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The funds are to be allocated as follows: $15,000 for Stage of Discovery; $10,000 for the fall gala, “Groovin' on the Soul Train 2”; $10,000 for WBTT's celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; $5,000 for the Juneteenth Arts Festival; and $5,000 for WBTT's spring fundraiser, the April Fools Fête.
Returning to a live format for the first time since 2020, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is inviting the community to celebrate the rich legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an inspirational performance.
As Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe prepares for its 2022-2023 programmatic and performance season, it is thrilled to have received a Strategic Partnership Grant of $35,000 from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s world-premiere musical “Ruby,” which was originally scheduled for the 2019-2020 season but delayed due to COVID-19, has been pandemic-delayed once again.
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