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Sep 13, 2026

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4 min read

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Week of September 14

Carrie Seidman, +1

Sarasota Players launches campaign to outfit new theater home

Sep 12, 2026

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5 min read

Sarasota Players launches campaign to outfit new theater home

After years of financial losses, new leaders are working toward balanced budgets as they try to raise $500,000, for renovations at Payne Park Auditorium

Jay Handelman

Sep 6, 2026

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Week of Sept. 7

Jay Handelman, +1

Conductor leads Key Chorale into his 20th season

Sep 3, 2026

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Conductor leads Key Chorale into his 20th season

Joseph Caulkins plans concerts that tell stories through music 2026-27 season programs

Jay Handelman

Aug 30, 2026

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3 min read

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Week of Aug. 31

Jay Handelman, +1

Theater Review: Bizarre 'Bat Boy' takes strange turns at Sarasota Players

Aug 29, 2026

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Theater Review: Bizarre 'Bat Boy' takes strange turns at Sarasota Players

Rarely seen musical is inspired by an article in the Weekly World News

Jay Handelman

Retiring Ringling Museum director recalls 15 years of challenges and fun

Aug 28, 2026

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Retiring Ringling Museum director recalls 15 years of challenges and fun

Steven High took over leadership in 2011 and plans to keep an eye on the campus from a distance

Jay Handelman

FST offering hope and positivity with new season selections

Aug 23, 2026

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FST offering hope and positivity with new season selections

New plays and award-winning musicals, plus original cabaret shows, are part of the 2026-27 lineup

Jay Handelman

Aug 23, 2026

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3 min read

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For the week of August 24

Carrie Seidman, +1

Urbanite Theatre navigates changing arts scene as it plans 13th season

Aug 17, 2026

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4 min read

Urbanite Theatre navigates changing arts scene as it plans 13th season

Downtown playhouse will offer four new plays and a female-focused new play festival

Jay Handelman

Theater Review: 'Great Comet' creates some flash at Dingbat Theatre Project

Aug 16, 2026

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Theater Review: 'Great Comet' creates some flash at Dingbat Theatre Project

Musical based on part of Tolstoy's "War and Peace" makes Sarasota area debut

Jay Handelman

Aug 16, 2026

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3 min read

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For the week of August 17

Carrie Seidman, +1

Aug 9, 2026

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3 min read

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For the week of August 10

Carrie Seidman, +1

Florida's new anti-DEI law threatens Sarasota arts groups' funding

Aug 7, 2026

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6 min read

Florida's new anti-DEI law threatens Sarasota arts groups' funding

Sarasota County commissioners to vote this month on tourist tax-funded arts grants

Carrie Seidman, +2

Aug 2, 2026

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3 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of August 3

Carrie Seidman, +1

Theater Review: Hopes for happiness rise in FST's 'The Last Romance'

Jul 26, 2026

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3 min read

Theater Review: Hopes for happiness rise in FST's 'The Last Romance'

Joe DiPietro's romantic comedy closes theater's summer mainstage season

Jay Handelman

Jul 26, 2026

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4 min read

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Week of July 27

Carrie Seidman, +1

Jul 19, 2026

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4 min read

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Week of July 20

Jay Handelman

Artist Series Concerts leader departs after one-year contract

Jul 14, 2026

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6 min read

Artist Series Concerts leader departs after one-year contract

Organization seeks new administrative director as it prepares to launch its 31st season

Jay Handelman

Theater Review: Asolo Rep stages magical 'Wizard of Oz'

Jul 12, 2026

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3 min read

Theater Review: Asolo Rep stages magical 'Wizard of Oz'

Summer production is designed for family audiences

Jay Handelman

Jul 12, 2026

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3 min read

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For the week of July 13

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Westcoast Troupe builds connections at international Black theater festival

Jul 10, 2026

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Westcoast Troupe builds connections at international Black theater festival

Nate Jacobs' Sarasota-based company returns with a new revue celebrating Marvin Gaye at the biennial festival in North Carolina.

Jay Handelman

Jul 5, 2026

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3 min read

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For the week of July 6

Carrie Seidman, +1

Arts groups to share $20 million as DeSantis vetoes more funding

Jul 2, 2026

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3 min read

Arts groups to share $20 million as DeSantis vetoes more funding

Questions remain about what organizations will receive state support

Jay Handelman

Sarasota Players planning big move in new season

Jun 29, 2026

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4 min read

Sarasota Players planning big move in new season

Area's oldest performing arts organization expects to move into new Payne Park theater in January

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Critics' Picks

Sarasota Players launches campaign to outfit new theater home

Critics' Picks

Conductor leads Key Chorale into his 20th season

Critics' Picks

Theater Review: Bizarre 'Bat Boy' takes strange turns at Sarasota Players

Retiring Ringling Museum director recalls 15 years of challenges and fun

FST offering hope and positivity with new season selections

Critics' Picks

Urbanite Theatre navigates changing arts scene as it plans 13th season

Theater Review: 'Great Comet' creates some flash at Dingbat Theatre Project

Critics' Picks

Critics' Picks

Florida's new anti-DEI law threatens Sarasota arts groups' funding

Critics' Picks

Theater Review: Hopes for happiness rise in FST's 'The Last Romance'

Critics' Picks

Critics' Picks

Artist Series Concerts leader departs after one-year contract

Theater Review: Asolo Rep stages magical 'Wizard of Oz'

Critics' Picks

Westcoast Troupe builds connections at international Black theater festival

Critics' Picks

Arts groups to share $20 million as DeSantis vetoes more funding

Sarasota Players planning big move in new season

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