SARASOTA — In the early years of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, founder Nate Jacobs and the fledgling company did not do shows with licensing fees.
“We had to do reviews,” Jacobs said. “My brother Michael Jacobs was my mentor. He saw something in me.”
The theater had neither a home nor a board of directors. The board would come in 10 years; the theater a few years after…