Sarasota Jewish Theatre (SJT) recently received funding from seven grant makers totaling $35,200 in support of its 2023-2024 season of mainstage productions, traveling performances, and more. Four general support grants were awarded: The Faith and Freedom Foundation approved $10,000 in funding to support SJT’s operations; IAMYES and Falk Weinberger Family Charitable Foundation awarded a grant of $5,000; the Gulf Coast Community Foundation provided season support in the amount of $2,500; and the Mackler Goding Foundation awarded $2,000 for general programming. All four grants recognize and fund the overall mission of SJT. The George J. & Alice Pugh Donor Fund through Community Foundation of Sarasota County awarded Sarasota Jewish Theatre $6,700 to hire professional security during mainstage performances. SJT performs at The Players Center in the Crossings at Siesta Key mall. The Johnson Singer Arts and Education Grant – a teaching artist grant –was awarded to Kleinberg for her work with the theatre and “Charting the Lost Continent.” The $7,500 grant was given in support of the development of a staged reading based on poetry by award-winning Sarasota poet Linda Albert. The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee awarded SJT a $1,500 grant in support of Jewish Journeys, the three plays that SJT has available for performances at condominium communities, libraries, synagogues, and community organizations: “Charting the Lost Continent,” “The Rest of the Story,” and “The Bintel Briefs – Memories and Melodies.” Organizations can use these performances for entertainment or as fundraisers. Sarasota Jewish Theatre is a non-profit professional theatre company dedicated to producing plays which explore the Jewish experience, culture, values, literature, and history. SJT celebrates a wide range of classic and contemporary plays by Jewish playwrights. Becky Mode’s “Fully Committed” runs January 31-February 4; M*A*S*H writer Larry Gelbart’s “Better Late” is on stage March 13-21; and “The Immigrant,” by Mark Harelick, runs May 1-12. For more information, visit SarasotaJewishTheatre.org or email info@sarasotajewishtheatre.org. To purchase tickets to the performances at The Players Centre Studio 1130, visit ThePlayers.org or call 941-365-2494.