In some ways, the FSU/Asolo Conservatory in Sarasota could not have picked a more timely play than Anna Deavere Smith’s powerful “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” to open a new season for its second-year students.
This close-up look at the events that led to and followed the police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles in 1991 resonates today after a seemingly endless number of cases of police abuse against people of color across the country.
And it speaks to the conservatory students who launched their own protest last summer, in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations. In a letter to leaders of Florida State University, the conservatory and Asolo Repertory Theatre, the students raised concerns about institutional racism and the lack of diversity in their program.
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T. Michele Walker, Correspondent
It’s the time of year when we yearn for warmth, crave a peppermint mocha hot toddy for the soul and celebrate our traditions, like taking the family to see the “Nutcracker” dressed in our holiday finest or attending a special holiday concert.
2020 has made it difficult to navigate this terrain, but The Manatee Players is working overtime to present a safe, socially distanced, fully masked opportunity to experience that spirit of the season with a production of “Winter Wonderettes.”
The show is a holiday-themed sequel to the smash off-Broadway hit “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” about a group of high school friends who formed a girl group singing the hits of the 1960s. Written and created by Roger Bean, this seasonal celebration finds the ladies entertaining at the annual Harper’s Hardware Holiday Party. In an energetic style, the girls use their talent and creative ingenuity to save the holiday party when Santa doesn’t show up, a