This page includes a collection of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe news, reviews and events. We appreciate the journalists who are helping to spread awareness of our work and foster an appreciation for the arts in our community. We update this page frequently, so be sure to check back often.
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January 18, 2024 "Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards" - Broadway World Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Winners-Announced-For-The-2023-BroadwayWorld-Sarasota-Awards-20240118
January 12, 2024 "Actors get a taste of military life for Westcoast Troupe drama ‘A Soldier’s Play’" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/theater/2024/01/12/westcoast-troupe-explores-racial-tensions-in-pulitzer-winning-drama/72142039007/
January 8, 2024 "WBTT Presents Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama, ‘A Soldier’s Play’" - SCENE Magazine
https://scenesarasota.com/magazine/wbtt-presents-pulitzer-prize-winning-drama-a-soldiers-play/
January 8, 2024 "Observer critic’s picks for Sarasota live theater in 2024" - Marty Fugate, Observer Media Group
https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2024/jan/08/critics-picks-sarasota-live-theater/
January 3, 2024 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe To Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy" - Broadway World Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Westcoast-Black-Theatre-TroupeTo-Celebrate-Dr-Martin-Luther-King-Jrs-Legacy-20240103
December 27, 2023 "WBTT Offers Adult Education Opportunities in the New Year" - SCENE Magazine
https://scenesarasota.com/magazine/wbtt-offers-adult-education-opportunities-in-the-new-year/
December 1, 2023 "WBTT presents this season’s holiday show, ‘Joyful! Joyful!’" - West Coast Woman
https://files.constantcontact.com/47b72dc9001/0d77d3a1-951e-4ba9-9aa3-836aeee96f99.pdf?rdr=true
December 14, 2023 “’Joyful! Joyful!’ now through Dec. 30 at WBTT” – ABC7 Suncoast View
https://www.mysuncoast.com/video/2023/12/14/joyful-joyful-now-through-dec-30-wbtt-suncoast-view-dec-14-2023/
December 11, 2023 "Criticopia Review: 'Joyful! Joyful!'" - Jo Morello
https://www.totaltheater.com/?q=node/9504
December 7, 2023 "Community Foundation Of Sarasota County Continues Strategic Partnership With Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe" - BroadwayWorld Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Community-Foundation-Of-Sarasota-County-Continues-Strategic-Partnership-With-Westcoast-Black-Theatre-Troupe-20231207
November 29, 2023 "Gulf Coast Community Foundation Continues to Invest In WBTT" - SCENE Magazine
https://scenesarasota.com/magazine/gulf-coast-community-foundation-continues-to-invest-in-wbtt/
November 17, 2023 "WBTT’s Fall Gala Raises Over $450,000" - SCENE Magazine
https://scenesarasota.com/magazine/wbtts-fall-gala-raises-over-450000/
November 16, 2023 "'Why we tell the story': Westcoast Black TheatreTroupe's 'Once on This Island' features a young girl's coming-of-age story" - Adaure Achumba, 10 Tampa Bay
https://www.wtsp.com/article/entertainment/events/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-once-on-this-island/67-b0e5d3b1-4ef7-4c24-bb97-7c75f84eaf55
November 14, 2023 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Presents This Season's Holiday Show, JOYFUL! JOYFUL!" - Broadway World
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Westcoast-Black-Theatre-Troupe-Presents-This-Seasons-Holiday-Show-JOYFUL-JOYFUL-20231114
November 14, 2023 "WBTT supporters get on the Soul Train again" -Janet Combs, Observer Media Group
https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2023/nov/14/wbtt-supporters-soul-train-again/#photo-1