Florida Studio Theatre has announced the recipients of this year’s Spelman Award as Arnold Simonsen. Named in honor of FST’s founding artistic director, Jon Spelman, the theater presents the Spelman Award to an individual or corporate sponsor who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership by providing FST with spiritual, financial and/or in-kind support. The award will be presented during Florida Studio Theatre’s annual fundraiser Shakespeare’s Shindig: A Contemporary Renaissance, on February 26. Attendees are invited to break out their best poet shirts, bodices and feather caps for an evening filled with mischief and merriment. The celebration kicks off with a cocktail party featuring live performances by FST Improv, followed by an exclusive live performance by some of FST’s much-loved artists in the Gompertz Theatre. The night concludes with a dinner “fit for the gods” in the Court Cabaret. Tickets are $250 per person with proceeds supporting the FST’s Artist Housing Project. 

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