Readers Theatre

About Readers Theatre @ TNP

Series of one-act plays, dramas, and classic works performed with scripts in hand.

Join us in our intimate Tobye Studio Theater for a chance to see a series of one-act plays, dramas, and classic works performed with scripts in hand and without props or costumes. The focus is on the written word. Join us for an evening of play readings chosen, directed, and casted by the volunteer readers theatre committee.

Readers Theatre is a perfect venue for volunteers who prefer a lower-stress environment.

One-Act Play

One-Act Play Competition

We will be open for 2020 Submission starting on January 1, 2020.

Submission Guidelines

2019-2020 Readers Theatre Season

*A talk-back will immediately follow the reading to discuss the writing process with the playwrights and the audience reaction to the material presented. For the World Premiere Reading, the talk-back will include discussing the audience’s reaction to the play and a possibility of wanting to see it on the TNP mainstage.

One-Act Play Competition

The Naples Players Readers Theatre is always accepting original one-act scripts for its Annual Evening of New Plays contest. In addition to having their play cast and performed at The Naples Players Reader Theatre Evening of New Plays, finalists will each receive a performance royalty, memorial plaque, and a ticket to The Naples Players Reader Theatre Evening of New Plays.

Thank you to all of our 2019 submissions and participants. We will be open for 2020 Submission starting on January 1, 2020.

World Premiere Play Development

Once a year, The Naples Players produces a staged reading of a previously unpublished full-length play. The writer selected will work one-on-one with Jessica Walck, Associate Artistic Director, to develop and hone the unpublished work for a stage reading at the end of the season. These plays have the potential to be featured as a fully developed show in the Tobye Studio Theatre in a following season with full creative support from the staff of The Naples Players.

Previously developed was the sell-out smash hit comedy June & Jason’s Survival Guide to Divorce written by Southwest Florida’s own Laura Larusso. In a 14 month process Jessica and Laura worked closely to make the sitcom-style play ready to be produced in the 2018-2019 season. Through numerous revisions, cuts, late nights, two staged readings, and five weeks of rehearsal June & Jason’s opened to a resounding positive response from Naples audiences.

For information about any previously developed work or to submit a full-length play, contact Jessica Walck, Associate Artistic Director, at jwalck@naplesplayers.org.