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‘Double Indemnity’ This faithful adaptation investigates murder and morality at Dog Days Theatre. PAGE 7
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Logan Junkins and Brian Finnerty sing a musical number at a rehearsal for Random Acts, which combines sketch comedy and music.
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Random Acts Director Kelly Woodland reflects on the rebirth of her theater company. MARTY FUGATE CONTRIBUTOR
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A slow, methodical thriller, “Lady Macbeth” exposes the morally bereft. YOUROBSERVER.COM
Random Acts is a local guerilla theater troupe. It follows a simple credo: Take it to the edge and keep going. The original company set the pattern for the area’s alternative theater in the 1990s. The cold equations of making a living put a stop to its experiments. As F. Scott Fitzgerald said, “There are no second acts in American lives.” But, this time, he was wrong. After an 18-year hiatus, director Kelly Woodland gave the troupe new life. Its members take the stage Aug. 18-19 at Venice Theatre with “Hold My Beer.” Woodland was happy to answer random questions about the company, its ribald hilarity and what audiences can expect. SEE PAGE 2
Director Kelly Woodland says Random Acts got its start in the 1990s in response to a lack of alternative theater in Sarasota.