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The Players Centre presents 2020 New Play Festival Winner – The Manager Douglas Gearhart’s, The Manager, makes its stage debut July 29 to 31 Contact Name: Amanda Heisey Contact Email: amandah@theplayers.org Contact Phone Number: 941-365-2494 Sarasota, FL – July 18, 2022 – The Players Centre for Performing Arts is proud to present the winner of the 2020 New Play Festival Douglas Gearhart’s The Manager, July 29 to 31 at Studio 1130 located in the Crossings at Siesta Key mall (3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239). The Players Centre’s Annual New Play Festival presents four to five never-before-seen plays in reader’s style theatre. The winner is then produced the following season. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, the 2019 and 2020 winners were delayed. Now, The Players is excited to finally present this completely new work, fully staged for your enjoyment. Come witness the birth of a brand-new play! Synopsis Rusty is an out of work middle-aged little league manager who is facing divorce and is in his last year as coach for his son Axel. But the season is coming to an end, and their future together as a family is uncertain. Performances July 29-30 at 7:30pm July 31 at 2pm at Crossing at Siesta Key – Studio 1130 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239 Patrons are asked to park and enter the mall by Connors Steak and Seafood Tickets $20 $12.50 Student https://tickets.theplayers.org/TheatreManager/1/login?event=943 Production Team Director Amanda Schlachter Stage Manager Diane Cepeda Lighting Design Ethan Vail Production Manager Brian Finnerty Technical Director Justice Wickstrom Set Design Justice Wickstrom Props Matt Neier Sound Design Dorian Boyd Costume Design Georgina Willmott Cast Rusty Scott Ehrenpreis Brett Josh Brin Meghan Kenji Trujillo Axl Jhonny Lopez-Lopez Brett U/S Travis Cornwell Axl U/S Mateo Trujillo Production photos https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/g1z955qinyb78oynon56p/h?dl=0&rlkey=mbh6y56r65pb2p1d47heihcun About The Players Centre for Performing Arts The Players Centre for Performing Arts is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to entertaining, educating and engaging the community through high quality live theatre. The Players Studio, the education and outreach department for The Players Centre for Performing Arts, promotes inclusive learning and upholds the ideals of equality and diversity, while providing a safe environment for students of all ages and abilities to explore their creative side, strengthen life and social skills, and use different movement, fitness, voice and dramatic disciplines to embrace mental, physical and emotional health through the arts. # # # The Players Centre for Performing Arts 1400 Blvd. of the Arts, Suite 200, Sarasota FL 34236, 941-365-2494, Fax: 941-954-0282 www.theplayers.org Box Office: Mon-Sat, 10am – 4pm.