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The Players Centre closes summer season with the area premiere of Let It Be Contact Name: Amanda Heisey Contact Email: amandah@theplayers.org Contact Phone Number: 941-365-2494 Sarasota, FL – August 1, 2022 – The Players Centre for Performing Arts presents the area premiere of Let It Be August 18 through 28 at Studio 1130 located in the Crossings at Siesta Key mall (3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239). With musical arrangements and orchestrations by David Abbinanti Let It Be features such iconic songs as, “Hey Jude,” “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “Help!,” “Yesterday,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” “All You Need Is Love,” “Twist and Shout,” and many more! Synopsis A celebration of the music of The Beatles, Let It Be is a story set during the civil unrest of the 1960’s. It follows the journey of two families, long-time next-door neighbors, the Martins and the Joneses. Bill Martin is at odds with his three daughters as they grieve the passing of their wife/mother and learn how to be a new family unit: Loretta rebels, Rita begins a romance with the Jones’ son Jude, and Lucy has completely stopped speaking. When Jude is drafted, the Jones family is torn apart and struggles in the wake of his loss. As the two fractured families lean on each other more and more, in the end, they begin to find peace and rediscover love. Performances August 17, 2022 at 7:30pm – Preview August 18-20 & 23-27 at 7:30pm August 21 & 28 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 $23.50 preview $26.50 single $14 student Production Team Director Sunny Smith Stage Manager Jackie Richards Music Director Michelle Neal Lighting Design Ethan Vail Production Manager Brian Finnerty Technical Director Justice Wickstrom Set Design Caleb Carrier Props Matt Neier Sound Design Dorian Boyd Sound Operation Seth Berry Costume Design Georgina Willmott Cast Bill Martin Timothy Spradlin Lorette Martin Kasey Ferace Rita Martin/Others Ciana Bostock Lucy Martin/Others Liv Tunks Grandpa Jones/Others Neil Kasanofsky Grandma Jones/Others Aden Russell Desmond Jones Tanner Fults Molly Jones Lindsey Nickel Jude Jones Auggie Toynton Jojo Jones/Others Delaney Lockwood Politician/Ensemble Shawn Spears Ensemble Morgan Takacs Ensemble Jamie Becker Ensemble Charles Page Ensemble Katie Keck Production photos https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/9xunowpyf61hm16kev5tc/h?dl=0&rlkey=zn4qcppdr1tirvel1i3gckn7t 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.