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Play On: A Celebration of Theatre, Community, and Our New Home in Payne Park

Inspired by Art Nouveau—a movement that found beauty, creativity, and wonder in nature, and a style that echoes the era when The Sarasota Players was founded in 1929.

  • By Observer Advertising Content Staff
  • | 11:00 a.m. January 16, 2026
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Date and Time: Saturday, February 7 at 6 p.m.

Location: Payne Park Auditorium

Description: Step back in time for an Art Nouveau–inspired evening filled with live performances, a catered dinner, open bar, champagne lounge, and playful fundraising games, all supporting the renovation of The Sarasota Players’ new home. Celebrate 96 years of community theatre and help shape the future of Sarasota’s first theatre at this whimsical, one-night-only event.

Tickets: $150/per person. 

Dress Code: Effortless Whimsy, inspired by the Art Nouveau era of the 20s. Think Alphonse Mucha. 

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