SARASOTA JEWISH THEATRE LEADERSHIP
BOARD LEADERSHIP
SJT Board of Directors
Carolyn Michel – Chair
Barbara J. Lorry – Vice Chair
Ethel Goss – Treasurer
Alice Cotman – Secretary
Lynne Bernfield
Harmon Greenblatt
Peter Magnuson
Ron Pantello
Nancy Roucher
ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP
Carole Kleinberg, Artistic Director
Sarasota Jewish Theatre’s artistic director, Carole Kleinberg has enjoyed a long career as a professional in many facets of the theatre, including director, educator, acting coach, and administrator. She is recognized for the Jewish-themed plays that she has directed, including I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Beau Jest, Jest A Second, Crossing Delancey, The World of Sholom Aleichem, Fiddler on the Roof, and her award-winning production of The Diary of Anne Frank.
Previously, Carole was the artistic director of the Banyan Theater Company, and served as education and outreach director for Asolo Repertory Theatre. Before moving to Sarasota, she was a professor of theatre at Oakton Community College on Chicago’s North Shore, and lead mainstage director.
Following the March on Charlottesville, Carole and a few theatre friends, including Carolyn Michel and Howard Millman, decided that there was a need for a positive Jewish voice in the arts in this community. That was the beginning of Sarasota Jewish Theatre. The four year trajectory for SJT has been astonishing. Clearly it was the right idea at the right time.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dr. Rachel Dulin
Rabbi Geoffery Huntting
Dr. Louis Rowitz – Chair
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Carole Kleinberg – Artistic Director
Rick Sandler – Assoc. Artistic Director
Kim Noyes – Business Manager
Chantalle Soganich, Philanthropy Officer
Kelly Fores – Media Relations
Sandra Musicante – Volunteer Coordinator
PRODUCTION TEAM
Steve Patmagrian – Technical Director
Carole Goff – Property Master
Lucy Manuel – Production Manager
Jamie Stewart Butrum – Production Stage Manager
ARTS ADMINISTRATION ADVISOR
Howard J. Millman