What's New @ TNP

By: Lauren Speirs The Naples Players has held an important role in the history of our community ever since its inception in the living room of Henry and Mary Watkins in 1953. Our long-time volunteers have seen us through several decades of growth and change, and...

By: Lauren Speirs  When you watch a performance at The Naples Players, you may be wondering where the beautiful sets and scenery come from.  The answer is - right here in our scene shop! The staff leads some incredible volunteers who physically build everything you...

By: Lauren Speirs Everyone loves a comeback story! All of us at The Naples Players are delighted that Kevin Kenneally is gracing our stage again in A Christmas Carol, The Musical after a two year hiatus due to a knee injury.  Healed and ready to take the stage, Kevin...

Only a few days before Hurricane Ian became a threat to Southwest Florida, Naples City Council unanimously approved The Naples Players $15m renovation of their iconic home on 5th Avenue South in Downtown Naples. “We feel so fortunate that theater survived Hurricane...

By: Lauren Speirs You might recognize long time volunteer, Shelley Gothard, from An Ideal Husband, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, or When We Were Young & Unafraid, to name a few recent productions! Shelley has done it all at The Naples Players (TNP) -...

By: Lauren Speirs Aseem Upadhyay is the first volunteer at The Naples Players (TNP) from New Delhi, India.  He moved to the United States six years ago when he went to graduate school at Michigan Technological University.  Aseem now works for Oracle in the hospitality...

By: Lauren Speirs It’s hard to imagine 5th Avenue South without all the glamorous bars, restaurants, boutiques, and 365 days of glitzy Christmas lights. It’s also hard to think back to The Naples Players (TNP) before their state of the art Sugden Theatre was built. ...

By: Lauren Speirs We love meeting new volunteers and we are excited for you to get to know Kathleen Barney, aka Kathy, and welcome her to our TNP family.  Kathy portrays the role of Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit and says, “the best thing about community theatre is...

By: Lauren Speirs You might recognize our August Volunteer of the Month from our recent production of Mary Poppins where he played Admiral Boom; or maybe he has recently welcomed you into our theater as an usher for Something Rotten!  Either way, we’re delighted to...

Meet ANOTHER one of our fantastic young performers who is currently in Something Rotten AND Something Rotten Teen! 1. How did you find out about TNP? I heard about TNP in 9th grade, when one of my friends told me about auditions for their summer production of Mamma...