This page includes a collection of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe news, reviews and events. We appreciate the journalists who are helping to spread awareness of our work and foster an appreciation for the arts in our community. We update this page frequently, so be sure to check back often.

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February 19, 2024 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Announces 25th Anniversary Season" - Sarasota Magazine
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/arts-and-entertainment/2024/02/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-2024-2025-season

February 14, 2024 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in Sarasota is perfect place to celebrate Black History Month" - Sean Daly WFTS ABC Action News
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-in-sarasota-is-perfect-place-to-celebrate-black-history-month

February 13, 2024 "Westcoast Black Theatre looks back at past hits to mark 25th anniversary season" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/theater/2024/02/13/sarasotas-westcoast-troupe-explores-black-heritage-in-25th-season/72570670007/

February 13, 2024 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Reveals 25th Anniversary Season" - Stephi Wild, Broadway World Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Westcoast-Black-Theatre-Troupe-Reveals-25th-Anniversary-Season-20240213

February 7, 2024 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe performs Pulitzer Prize winner 'A Soldier's Play'" - Susan Giles Wantuck, WUSF NPR
https://www.wusf.org/arts-culture/2024-02-07/a-soldiers-story-pulitzer-prize-westcoast-black-theatre-troupe

February 5, 2024 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe highlights and performs black stories for 25 years" - Nick Popham, Bay News 9
https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2024/02/05/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-sarasota

February 2, 2024 "'A Soldier's Play': The WBTT production highlights complex social conflicts packaged in a murder mystery" - Adaure Achumba, 10 Tampa Bay
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/black-history/soldiers-play-west-coast-black-theater-sarasota/67-3f94f8b1-4e69-4a60-8bcf-3a3e0b082cb7

February 1, 2024 "Rising Above the Racial Issues of the Past to Inspire the Next Generation of Performing Artists" - Rising Together, Ringling College of Art + Design
https://www.ringling.edu/risingtogether/

January 26, 2024 "Review: A SOLDIER'S PLAY at Westcoast Black Theater Troupe" - Shanti Kennedy, Broadway World Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Review-A-SOLDIERS-PLAY-at-Westcoast-Black-Theater-Troupe-20240126

January 25, 2024 "Review: A Soldier's Play" - Marie Kilker, TotalTheatre.com
https://totaltheater.com/?q=node/9534

January 24, 2024 "Gripping ‘Soldier’s Play’ exposes racial tensions at WBTT" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/theater/2024/01/24/pulitzer-prize-winning-soldiers-play-is-potent-drama-at-wbtt/72286663007/

January 26, 2024 "'A Soldier's Play' runs thru Feb. 18 at WBTT" - Suncoast View, ABC 7
https://www.mysuncoast.com/video/2024/01/26/soliders-play-runs-thru-feb-18-wcbtt-suncoast-view-jan-26-2024/

January 23, 2024 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Presents a Hard-Hitting A Soldier’s Play" - Kay Kipling, Sarasota Magazine
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/arts-and-entertainment/2024/01/review-wbtt-a-soldiers-play

January 18, 2024 "Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards" - Broadway World Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Winners-Announced-For-The-2023-BroadwayWorld-Sarasota-Awards-20240118

January 12, 2024 "Actors get a taste of military life for Westcoast Troupe drama ‘A Soldier’s Play’" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/theater/2024/01/12/westcoast-troupe-explores-racial-tensions-in-pulitzer-winning-drama/72142039007/