Capital Campaign
Click on the Aerial Photograph to the right for a thumbnail page of photos from the construction site for our new theatre.
More than 58 years ago, the Manatee Players was a traveling band of artists and volunteers working with meager budgets.
Today, the Manatee Players has evolved into a nationally recognized and awarded theatre, changing and enriching lives regionally through the art and education of live entertainment.
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The new Manatee Players Performing Arts Center will be a state-of-the-art, one of a kind facility for the State of Florida, both professionally and non-professionally. Plans exceed ADA requirements. Every facet of the theatre will be handicapped accessible, including the stage, catwalks, light and sound control booth, and orchestra pit. This added value to the community will allow the Manatee Players to engage all theatre supporters, without obstructions due to physical ailments.
The Manatee Players is more than a venue for entertainment. The educational wing of the theatre located on the second floor is design for both traditional classroom instruction and performance based classes.
The theatre is a key anchor for the downtown cultural arts district and directly impacts the downtown business community. Building Plans for the theatre have embraced the need for more community meeting rooms, concert rental space, and banquet facilities equipped with a catering kitchen.
In the past three years we have averaged over 30,000 in attendance at our little theatre house downtown and have entertained outside of our walls over 3,000. The Board of Directors of The Manatee Players is dedicated to embracing the values of Manatee County that create such a unique place to work, live and raise a family.
During this campaign, the active participation of our patrons and all those who enjoy and benefit from the theatre is essential. Your participation in the maintaining and enhancing of the more than 50 year tradition of your Manatee Players will be immeasurable. There has never been a more important time to get directly involved. Each and every gift makes a difference. The excellence which the Manatee Players strives for everyday depends on the continuing generosity of those supporters who love the performing arts and understand that their contributions have an impact, on the quality of life in this community.
Gifts to the campaign may be cash, securities, planned gifts or pledges or a combination of these. Contributions to the campaign are needed, to complete the Manatee Players Performing Arts Center.
Please contact us at our Development & Marketing Office: 941-749-1111 to learn how you can become a part of building a piece of history, that our entire community can enjoy and appreciate.
