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Sarasota News Leader December 27, 2013 a severely wounded leg," explains Millman in the release. "It is April 12, 1865. The house is wrecked and looted; everyone is gone, except for two former slaves. It is Passover. The captain is Jewish and his two former slaves are also Jewish. Passover represents the freeing of the Jews from slavery, and this time signifies the freeing of the slaves in this Jewish household. In its own way, the play represents the journey all Americans went through as the United States moved into a new era. Everyone in the play has secrets and as they unfold, truth is revealed." The ensemble cast includes three male actors, all from outside the Sarasota area, the release notes. Most recognizable is Taurean Blacque, who played Det. Neal Washington on Hill Street Blues, a role that earned him an Emmy nomination. "In addition to his 30 TV credits, Blacque has been recognized for his work on Page 105 stages from coast to coast," the release points out. The cast also features Drew Foster, a Sarasota native who began his career as a child actor on the Asolo Rep stage. "After graduating from the Booker VPA program, Foster went on to study at Julliard and has been working on stages around the country every since," the release adds. The third actor is Robert Douglas, who comes to WBTT from Gary, IN. "Douglas is also an experienced actor very much in demand at regional theaters," the release notes. "We are expecting this to be one of WBTT's best works of the season," says WBTT Founding Artistic Director Nate Jacobs in the release. For more information on WBTT, visit the website at www.wbttroupe.org, follow the Troupe on Facebook or call 366-1505. DICK REYNOLDS QUARTET TO OPEN JANUARY JAZZ AT TWO SHOW The Jazz Club of Sarasota's Jazz at Two 2014 concert series will welcome the new year with the Dick Reynolds Quartet (Jan. 3); Eddie Tobin (Jan. 17); the Jerry Eckert Trio (Jan. 24); and vocalist Kitt Moran (Jan. 31), the club has announced. The Dick Reynolds Quartet, on Jan. 3, will feature Reynolds on piano, Johnny Moore on drums, David Pruyn on trumpet and vocals and Dave Trefethen on bass. Reynolds was a house pianist at Chicago's renowned Mr. Kelley's nightclub and has performed with such notables as Mel Tormé, Carmen McRae and Sara Vaughn, the release adds. Reynolds also had his own commercial studio in Chicago, where he wrote, filmed and recorded commercials for such industry giants as United Airlines and McDonalds. The quartet's program will include popular jazz standards as well as favorites from the "Great American Songbook," the release notes. Founded in 2001, the Jazz at Two series showcases the region's top jazz performers from 2 to 4 p.m. on Fridays at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota, located at 3975 Fruitville Road in Sarasota, a news release explains. Tickets are $7 for Jazz Club members and $12 for non-members. A portion of ticket sales is directed to the Jazz Club's scholarship program. For more information, "A perennial favorite amongst area jazz enthucall 366-1552. siasts," pianist and vocalist Eddie Tobin, who