Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe

This week, one show opens, four close, five continue their runs and there are seven limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

“Marvin: A Marvin Gaye Revue” features an ensemble honoring one of the greatest catalogs in music history. With Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe fan favorite Sheldon Rhoden returning in the title role, “Marvin” is filled with powerhouse vocals, dynamic performances, and hit after hit.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s Juneteenth Arts Festival is now a two-day event. It opens Friday, June 19 with an exhibition of African face jugs inspired by vessels created by Southern enslaved potters along with African artifacts, followed by a performance of “Words, Beats & Movement” featuring local performers.

This week, four shows open, six close, five continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

This week, three shows open, four close, eight continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has a love affair with playwright Dominique Morisseau, a MacArthur fellow and winner of multiple NAACP Image Awards. The theater continues exploring her work this month with a limited run of her play, “Confederates.”

This week, three shows open, two close and nine others continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters with 'Much Ado About Nothing' at The Naples Players leading the way.

This week, three shows open including Sondheim & Weidman's 'Assassin' at The Sarasota Players, three plays close and eight others continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters. In addition, there are three limited engagements plus five staged readings at Florida Repertory Theatre that are part of the PlayLab Festival of New Works.

Every culture has sayings, spells and superstitions. Artistic Director Nate Jacobs has woven many into a new musical comedy inspired by his mother and grandmother.

This week, "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" and "Emma" open, six shows close, 12 others continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.