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FEDERATION NEWS January 2022 9A

It’s showtime! The Sarasota Jewish Theater

season is here!

By Trudi Krames, Sr. Director of Programming

arasota Jewish Theater (SJT), that wherever there were Jews, there audience is a very real and powerful Covid protocols for all performances,
now a project of The Jewish has always been theatre. As a people element of a performance that we have requiring a negative Covid test or proof
SFederation of Sarasota-Man- throughout the ages, we have always all missed during the pandemic. The of vaccine, as well as masks indoors
atee, will perform live onstage at the needed to tell our stories together and gulps, sighs, groans, laughter and ap- for all participants. The theater will be
Players Centre temporary home in The celebrate our humor and past as we plause, and even yawns, are an import- at reduced seating capacity and we will
Crossings at Siesta Key – formerly the look toward our future. I am excited to ant part of the communal experience. do our best to place seats in a socially
Westfield Siesta Key mall – located open the new Sarasota Jewish Theater Nobody gets rich or famous doing distanced fashion.
at 3501 South Tamiami Trail in Suite with Rose – a funny, deep, thought- theater in Sarasota. An attentive audi- Tickets range in price from $18 to
1130. provoking one-woman play about a ence, a round of applause, the thrill of $36 and sponsorship opportunities are
The season, running from February wonderful Jewish woman, her journey a standing ovation, these feed our souls also available. Visit jfedsrq.org/SJT to
- April 2022, will offer three entertain- and her humanity! I fell in love with and make the making of art even more purchase tickets or for sponsorship de-
ing, emotionally engaging, contem- Rose and her story, and I know the au- worthwhile.” tails.
porary plays, all performed live. This dience will too.” Our goal is to hold all performan- For more information about SJT,
promises to be an exciting season. The Interview, by Faye Sholiton, ces in person. Sarasota Jewish The- please email Carole Kleinberg at info@
Carolyn Michel is perfect as Rose with New York Actress Geraldine Li- ater will follow the #SafeArtsSarasota SarasotaJewishTheater.org.
in Martin Sherman’s beautifully writ- brandi, was workshopped at the Cleve-
ten play of the same name. Her life land Playhouse and is a Florida west
coast premiere! Katherine
Michelle Tanner, Jeanette
Dudash and Philip Troyer A concierge practice devoted to internal medicine and wellness.
round out the cast.
Finally, you cannot find
a better actor in Sarasota than
Don Walker in his dream role
as Morrie Schwartz in Tues-
days with Morrie by Mitch
story covers much of the 20 and Albom. He and Derek Brookens are
th
early 21 centuries. You can do that anxious to get started with rehearsals.
st
when you are old (the character, not According to Don, it is the role of a
the actor). What is interesting about lifetime for him.
Rose is that it is as current as anything Sarasota Jewish Theater Artis- CHRISTOPHER S. LITTLE, M.D. and STEVEN W. FINEMAN, M.D.
we see on the nightly news. Carolyn tic Director Carole Kleinberg adds, EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. EXTRAORDINARY CARE.
Michel shares about playing Rose, “As “I’m excited about having our plays
I have grown older, I have found it ever performed on a real stage in front of Call (941) 954-9990
more important to explore my heritage a live audience. The emotional con- Visit www.sarasotapersonalmedicine.com
and learn from our past. I have learned nection between the actors and the

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