Community Impact

The Naples Players builds community through exceptional access to the power of theatre. Each year, TNP combines high quality productions, education, and outreach to reach children, adults, seniors, caregivers, frontline professionals, and partners across Collier County and beyond.

Through partnerships with more than 45 local organizations, TNP brings the arts into hospitals, schools, senior communities, social service agencies, and civic groups to support wellbeing, confidence, and a sense of belonging. TNP now offers more than 120 inclusive and outreach programs every year, serving over 5,000 participants so far, including more than 1,000 frontline professionals, with more than 700 new frontline professionals added annually.

To see a full snapshot of our reach, partnerships, and outcomes, explore our latest impact report!

Through partnerships with more than 45 local organizations, we bring the arts into hospitals, schools, senior communities, social-service agencies, and civic groups—using creativity to support wellbeing, confidence, and a sense of belonging.

We now provide more than 120 inclusive and outreach programs each year, serving over 5,000 participants so far, including more than 1,000 frontline professionals. That number continues to grow, with more than 700 new frontline professionals served every year—only a portion of the total individuals we reach through these programs.

Partners include the hostage negotiation team of the Collier County Sheriff's Office; the doctors & nurses of Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH); teachers and students at Grace Place; seniors and caregivers at the Baker Senior Center; and people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers at the Alzheimer's Support Network, among so many others...

ARTrx is a collaboration between The Naples Players and Naples Comprehensive Health that uses theatre and the arts as tools for healing in clinical settings. TNP teaching artists work inside NCH hospitals and clinics, leading short, structured sessions that help patients, families, and staff manage stress, communicate clearly, and stay engaged during treatment and recovery. Sessions may include guided breathing, simple improv games, light movement, role play, and communication exercises that give patients and families practical ways to cope, and give care teams new tools for listening, empathy, and bedside communication.

Arts Access at The Naples Players opens the door for people of every age, background, and ability to take part in the arts in a way that feels safe, welcoming, and meaningful. The program offers year-round classes, workshops, and community partnerships that support communication, confidence, and connection for participants with disabilities, sensory sensitivities, or other barriers to traditional programming. Through adaptive instruction, small-group settings, individualized support, and strong relationships with local schools, nonprofits, and care organizations, Arts Access ensures that everyone can experience the joy and growth that creative expression provides. It reflects TNP’s belief that theatre is for everyone, and that inclusion is not a feature of our work but a foundation of it.