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Naples Players Rolling Out Red Carpet for ‘CHICAGO’ opening

Jun 20, 2018 | News

by Tom Hall - ArtsSFWL.com The Naples Players (TNP) are set to launch their 65th anniversary season with Chicago. Chicago holds the distinction of being the longest running American musical in Broadway history. It features a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by...

Hot buttons: Reluctant roomies go for jugular in Naples Players’ ‘Ripcord’

Apr 25, 2018 | News

By Harriet Howard Heithaus Naples Daily News Naples Players' last production, "Kalamazoo," centered on senior romance. Its upcoming "Ripcord," which opens Wednesday, flips those senior emotions. Its protagonists despise each other. One of the lessons behind the David...

Jerry Rannow, leading man in Naples Players ‘Kalamazoo,’ an original ‘that guy’ on TV

Mar 27, 2018 | News

By Harriett Heithaus Naples Daily News When you hear those "as seen on TV" ads, the announcers could be talking about Jerry Rannow. Rannow (pronounced ruh-NOW) is an alumnus of three classic TV shows that will run forever in syndication: "My Three Sons,""The Beverly...

The Naples Players Turn 65

Mar 4, 2018 | News

THE NAPLES PLAYERS TURN 65 WITH SPIRITED WORKS By Harriet Howard Heithaus Naples Daily News | USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA In the mid-1950s Pine Ridge Road was only two lanes wide; Boston-Provincetown Airlines was flying DC-3s into the original pocket-size airport...

Classes for kids and a holiday show staged for people with special needs

Dec 4, 2017 | News

By Dayna Harpster Southwest Spotlight Magazine [email protected] Typical audience behavior won’t be required at this production. Audiences arrive for a performance with certain common expectations. The theater may be full. It will be dark. They are expected to be...

Parkinson’s improv therapy tickles Naples’ patients’ funny bone

Nov 20, 2017 | News

By Harriett Heithaus The Naples Daily News This improvisational theater class won't teach pratfalls or stage entrances. But the Parkinson's disease patients who are learning elements of that art with therapist Margot Escott can count on broad smiles and hearty...

Naples Players’ ‘Maple and Vine’ inflates an escapist bubble of 1950s simplicity. Pins, anyone?

Nov 10, 2017 | News

By Harriet Heithaus Naples Daily News November 9, 2017 Jell-o salads loaded with shredded cabbage and carrots. Ugh. The visit from the bakery truck that brought fresh cinnamon rolls and breads to your door twice a week. Aahh! The prospect of wearing a white shirt and...

Costumes Recreate the Fabulous 50’s in Maple & Vine

Nov 10, 2017 | News

By Nancy Stetson Florida Weekly November 9, 2017 IT’S INDISPUTABLE: FROM THE ’50S ROCK. There’s just a certain appeal to the clothing, even for those who weren’t around in that era: the tailored suits, the sculptural silhouettes, the whimsically patterned fabrics....

Maple & Vine is innovative and thought provoking, an interesting concept well executed.

Nov 2, 2017 | News

The Naples Players turn back the clock in ‘Maple & Vine’ FLORIDA WEEKLY ARTS COMMENTARY October 31, 2017 nancySTETSON [email protected] An acquaintance of mine bemoans that she was “born too late.” A child of the ’70s, she wishes she had lived in the...

The Spice & Tea Exchange of Naples offer a preview performance of KidzAct’s Elf The Musical Jr November 11, 1pm

Oct 27, 2017 | News

The Spice & Tea Exchange of Naples present a live performance of the Naples Players KidzAct Youth Players'ELF the Musical, Jr as part of their grand opening celebration on Saturday, November 11th 1:00PM, 800 5th Ave S Suite 102, Naples, FL 34102. The public is...