What's New @ 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...

Meet one of our fantastic young performers who is currently in Something Rotten AND Something Rotten Teen!   1. When did you start getting involved with theatre and how did you find out about The Naples Players? I began getting involved with The Naples Players in the...

By: Lauren Speirs Jean Snyder has been in the United States for 47 years and met her husband, Jim, when she was a nursing student in her home country of Nicaragua and he was working in a hospital lab at the same nursing school.  At the time, Jean was on the basketball...

By: Lauren Speirs We like to say we’re a family here at The Naples Players and there are many stories to tell about relationships that have started at our theater.  Most recently, two of our Something Rotten! cast members, Adam Fasano and Erica Sample, became...

By: Lauren Speirs With more than 20 community partners, The Naples Players (TNP) is leading the charge nationally in providing new and creative inclusive workshops.  Spearheading their efforts is Director of Community Education and Wellness, Craig Price.  New to the...