Season 2

Sept. 2, 2021

Urbanite Theatre's Brendan Ragan and Summer Dawn Wallace Join the Club

After 18 months of thought provoking time and pent-up creative energy , Urbanite Theatre is back with "Radiance." Committed to creating visceral, shared experiences by fearlessly lifting up the boldest new voices in theatre, ...

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Aug. 26, 2021

Bruce Ensinger, Accompanist for Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota, Jo…

He taught music in the public schools of West Virginia for 38 years before finding the cultural scene of the Suncoast too good to pass up. Since moving here in 2015, he has become the piano accompanist at Sunnyside Village …

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Aug. 19, 2021

Dingbat Theatre Project's Production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Dingbat Theatre Project's Luke McFatrich and Amanda Heisey tell us all about their upcoming production of the groundbreaking show Hedwig and the Angry Inch being performed August 27 through September 11 at the Bazaar on Apric...

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Aug. 12, 2021

Alex Zickafoose, Star of Manatee Players' Pippin, Joins the Club

He is a homegrown talent whose path to musical theatre began at Braden River High School, continued at the State College of Florida, ventured to the University of South Florida, and landed him as the choir director and depart...

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Aug. 5, 2021

Jason Cohen, Co-Creator and Star of Great Balls of Fire at Florida St…

He knew from the tender age of five that he was going to be an entertainer and when the opportunity presented itself for Jason Cohen to play Jerry Lee Lewis in the national tour of the Million Dollar Quartet, his …

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July 29, 2021

Dance Teachers and Choreographers Pat Ross and Kelly Burnette Join th…

Many may know them as the heart of dance instruction at the Manatee School for the Arts for the past several decades, but now Pat Ross and Kelly Burnette are teaming up to produce Kelly Burnette's one-woman show, Kelly and …

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July 22, 2021

Marty Scott, George Harrison Tribute Artist and Band Leader of the Li…

Many may not know that Louise Harrison, George Harrison's sister, lives in Sarasota and the leader and "George Harrison" of the Beatles tribute band in Branson, Missouri, the Liverpool Legends, befriended Louise many years ag...

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July 15, 2021

Dr. Jane Hoffman, Principal Flutist for the Pops Orchestra and Instru…

From California to Spain to Florida's Suncoast, from swimmer to skier to flute player, from community music school director to instructor of flute at SCF to principal flutist in the Pops Orchestra, Dr. Jane Hoffman has done i...

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July 8, 2021

Christine Alexander, Sarasota's Laughter Facilitator, Joins the Club

She may have gotten her start as a founding member of Florida Studio Theatre's Improv Troupe, but that led to Christine Alexander starting her own company called Laugh to Feel Good, through which, using comedy and improvisati...

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June 30, 2021

Joseph Caulkins, Conductor and Artistic Director of Key Chorale, Join…

He is the recipient of the 2019 Arts Leadership Award for Artistic Achievement for Sarasota County, freelance writer and music critic, author of a new vocal pedagogy text, mountain climber, and conductor and artistic director...

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