WBTT opens 2025-2026 theatre season with "Purlie"
Arts & Culture
SRQ DAILY FRIDAY WEEKEND EDITION
FRIDAY SEP 12, 2025 |
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) is pleased to announce the first show in its 2025-2026 “Soul Of A People” theatre season: “Purlie.” The production runs from October 8 through November 9, 2025 in The Donelly Theatre of WBTT (1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota). Tony Award-winning play “Purlie” made its Broadway debut in 1970 at the Broadway Theatre before transferring to the Winter Garden Theatre, completing its 688-performance run at the ANTA Playhouse. The musical is based on Ossie Davis’s 1961 play, “Purlie Victorious.” “Purlie” explores themes of race, injustice, community, and the struggle for freedom and equality in the American South.
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