Now in Its 75th Season, Venice Theatre Looks Back to Its Very First Show—and Forward to a Restored Theater
The theater is still struggling to get its mainstage space, the Jervey Theatre, in working order after 2022’s Hurricane Ian wrought major havoc.
By Kay Kipling
Published in the September-October 2024 issue of Sarasota Magazine
It sounds like a classic Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland movie: A group of amateurs unites in “Hey, kids, let’s put on a show!” fashion to open a theater production against the odds. For Venice Theatre, now celebrating its 75th season, it’s a true story—one that began in 1950 in a Quonset hut and now revolves around restoring a beloved community landmark after the devastation of Hurricane Ian. Read more