Pictured: WBTT founder Nate Jacobs (seated, right) with artists (from l-r) Henry Porter II, Michael Mendez, Ariel Blue, Tsadok Porter, music director James 'Jay' Dodge II, and Jai Shanae Photo by Sorcha Augustine.

Earlier this year, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) was thrilled to be featured on an episode of WEDU PBS’ “Arts Plus” program; this segment received a 2020 Suncoast Regional Emmy nomination from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. This month, WBTT will be featured in an hour-long documentary on WEDU/WEDQ, titled “This Light of Mine, The Making of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.” The program will premiere on December 17 and be shown five times in December.It will also include exciting show footage. "From a high in January and with all of our expectations for bigger, brighter things to come, much of this year has been incredibly difficult. Like our arts colleagues throughout the community and country, we’ve had to keep pivoting as the pandemic threw roadblock after roadblock in our path," said Jacobs. "But, as this documentary will show, the WBTT can-do spirit will not be dampened. We are so grateful to the funders of this documentary and hope the community will be proud to consider WBTT a gem in Sarasota’s arts crown."

Pictured: WBTT founder Nate Jacobs (seated, right) with artists (from l-r) Henry Porter II, Michael Mendez, Ariel Blue, Tsadok Porter, music director James 'Jay' Dodge II, and Jai Shanae Photo by Sorcha Augustine.

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