NATE JACOBS,
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Adapted and directed by Nate Jacobs
November 30 to December 23, 2016
Back by popular demand
Audiences love Black Nativity and consider this joyous show a not-to-miss holiday tradition. It is a celebration of the Nativity story with gospel, blues, spiritual, and Christmas music, paired with the poetry of Langston Hughes and the creativity of WBTT. Children and adults alike will be enthralled by this high-energy, theatrical wonderment.
Black Nativity is not included in the season subscription.
| VIDEO: See excerpts from Black Nativity! |
CAST AND CREATIVE
BRIAN L. BOYD (Dance Ensemble)
DONALD FRISON (Chief Priest/Wise Man)
DERRIC GOBOURNE JR. (Dance Ensemble/Wise Man)
EBONI DENISE LAVENDER (Ensemble)
CHARLIE "CJ" MELTON (Ensemble)
XERRON X. MINGO (Narrator/Pastor)
ARYAM JASMINE PITTS (Ensemble)
BRENTNEY STEPHENS (Dance Ensemble)
JOSHUA THOMPSON (Dance Ensemble/Wise Man)
ALYSSA MONEYSE WHITE (Ensemble)
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Created and directed by Nate Jacobs
World premiere
March 1 – April 8, 2017
WBTT steps back into the golden age of girl groups. The Shirelles, The Marvelettes, The Supremes, and The Shangri-Las were some of the “leaders of the pack” who created “heat waves” in the music industry with such hits as “Please Mr. Postman,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” and “Stop! In The Name Of Love.” You’ll leave the theatre “Dancing in the Street!”
CAST
January 11- February 18, 2017
It’s the Depression era and an impoverished black family argues over an heirloom piano that their enslaved grandfather carved with figures representing their rich history. Should they honor their past by keeping it or improve their economic future by selling it? This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama explores the universal issues of family, history, and survival. Considered one of Wilson’s most powerful and eloquent plays.
Some adult language and themes
| VIDEO: See excerpts from The Piano Lesson! |
CAST AND CREATIVE
By David Bottrell and Jessie Jones
April 19 – May 27, 2017
You’ll “die laughing” in this delightful and heartwarming comedy about the dysfunctional Turpins who gather in their rural Southern home for the patriarch’s funeral. The family’s laugh-out-loud, zany antics may remind you of people you know who are, hopefully, not your relatives. As replicated in the 2001 film version, Kingdom Come, starring Whoopi Goldberg and LL Cool J, family situations are seldom tidy, but often extremely funny.
Some adult language and themes
| VIDEO: See excerpts from Dearly Departed! |
CAST AND CREATIVE
LONNETTA GAINES (Veda/Juanita)
NATE JACOBS (Marguerite/Founder/Artistic Director)
MICHAEL KINSEY (Reverend Hooker)
KOURTNEY PAIGE (Delightful/Nadine)
PATRIC ROBINSON (Norval/Clyde)
DAMETRIA "DEE" SELMORE (Raynelle)
DAVID DEAN BOTTRELL (Co-Author)
Theatre Location
1012 N. Orange Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34236
Mailing Address
1012 N. Orange Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34236
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