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Brooke Turner, Mikhail Roberts, Falcian Page, Rickey Watson, Jr. and Jordan Rich star in "Sense and Sensibility." (Courtesy photo by Frank Atura.)
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  • Marty Fugate
  • November 13, 2022
'Sense and Sensibility' meets marriage and money

Kate Hamill’s “Sense and Sensibility” mixes Jane Austen’s melancholy tale with Monty Python-style merriment on the FSU/Asolo Conservatory stage.

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Morgan Lavenstein (as Jane Berman) an Jake Fallon (as Mordy Berman) star in The Burdens. (Courtesy photo by Dylan Jon Wade Cox)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • November 10, 2022
Urbanite Theatre brings family drama to the stage in 'The Burdens'

'The Burdens' plays a game of digital telephone in Urbanite Theatre’s latest dark comedy.

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Macarena Giménez and Maximiliano Iglesias in Ricardo Graziano's "The Pilgrimage." (Photo courtesy of Frank Atura)
    By
  • Sara Rachon
  • October 24, 2022
Sarasota Ballet moves boldly into the future with 'Premieres'

The Sarasota Ballet kicked off its new season with a program that consisted of three world premieres.

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Cast of Guys and Dolls: Warren Nolan, Derric Gobourne Jr., Thomas-Matthew Elijah Shands, Leon S. Pitts II, Lee Hollis Bussie (kneeling), Brian L. Boyd, Michael Charles, Aaron Pottenger, Carvas Picke. (Photo by Sorcha Augustine)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 19, 2022
Old classic gets new life in faithful recreation

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe brings new life to eternal favorite “Guys and Dolls.”

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Alberto Bonilla and Ben Cherry star as a writer and director trying to protect their product in "Smoke & Mirrors." (Photo courtesy of John Jones)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • August 10, 2022
'Smoke & Mirrors' conceal murder-mystery twists

How do you like your theater renditions of Hollywood movies? With a side of intrigue? "Smoke & Mirrors" at Florida Studio Theatre has you covered.

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Blake Price and Rachel Moulton get comfortable with each other in Maytag Virgin. (Courtesy photo: John Jones)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 10, 2022
Love and drama come out in the wash at 'Maytag Virgin'

"Maytag Virgin" explores the cycles of life at Florida Studio Theatre.

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Emma Giorgio and Lea Savola star in Gracie Gardner's Athena. (Courtesy Photo)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 25, 2022
'Athena' scores a palpable hit at Urbanite Theatre

“Athena” explores the fine line between competition and friendship in a fast-paced production at Urbanite Theatre.

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The cast of Asolo Repertory Theatre's production of Hood. (Photo: Frank Atura)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 17, 2022
Robin Hood Redux

“Hood” reimagines the legend of Robin Hood in Asolo Repertory Theatre’s inventive, high-energy musical adaptation.

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Elizabeth Nestlerode and Scott Moreau star in Ring of Fire, and Katie Barton is playing the bass in the background. (Photo: John Jones)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 9, 2022
FST walks the line in Johnny Cash musical

The engaging musical celebrates Johnny Cash’s multisided legacy at Florida Studio Theatre.

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Ryoko Sadoshima and Luke Schaufuss dance in Elite Syncopations. (Courtesy photo: Frank Atura)
    By
  • Sara Rachon
  • May 2, 2022
Sarasota Ballet shines in 'Serendipitous Movement'

The Sarasota Ballet said goodbye to two stalwart performers — Victoria Hulland and Ryoko Sadoshima — in their final program of the season.

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Jason Danieley, center, and the cast of the world premiere Knoxville. (Courtesy photo: Cliff Roles)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • April 26, 2022
Knoxville wrestles with the past and the prose of James Agee

Hope shines through the specter of death in Asolo Rep's world premiere of the musical "Knoxville," based on the award-winning "A Death in the Family."

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The cast for WBTT’s ‘Broadway in Black’ includes (standing, l-r) Stephen White Jr., Syreeta S. Banks, Katherine Taylor, Ariel Blue and Leon S. Pitts; (floor) Michael Mendez (Photo by Sorcha Augustine)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • April 18, 2022
WBTT hits all the right notes in 'Broadway in Black'

“Broadway in Black” sings the praises of Broadway’s Black heritage in Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s reprise performance.

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Sydney Story, Christian Douglass, Macaria Chaparro Martinez, and Joe Ayers in FSU Asolo Conservatory’s production of "Twelfth Night." (Courtesy photo: Frank Atura.)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • April 12, 2022
Asolo Conservatory’s 'Twelfth Night' is truth night

Epiphanies abound in The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training’s production of Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night."

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Alisha Espinosa, foreground, and the cast of "A Skeptic and a Bruja" seek answers from the beyond. (Courtesy photo: Dylan Jon Wade Cox)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • April 6, 2022
Skeptics peer into the beyond in 'Bruja'

Rosa Fernandez’s "A Skeptic and a Bruja" brings the next world close to home at Urbanite Theatre.

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The Sarasota Ballet dressed down into contemporary clothing for their production of "A Comedy of Errors." (Courtesy Photo: Frank Atura).
    By
  • Sara Rachon
  • March 28, 2022
Sarasota Ballet channels Shakespeare in 'Comedy of Errors'

The Sarasota Ballet put on a program for casual and devoted fans alike over the weekend when it performed the world premiere of "A Comedy of Errors."

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