September 2019
Gulfshore Playhouse announces finalists for Seventh Annual New Works Festival, Sept. 13 – 15
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theater, has announced the finalists for its Seventh Annual New Works Festival, which brings together playwrights, actors and directors from across the country for a weeklong workshop culminating in a series of staged readings. Hosted at The Norris Center from Sept. 13 to 15, the New Works Festival invites audiences to experience a weekend’s worth of new works and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the process of creating a new play. Audiences will have…
Find out more »Gulfshore Playhouse announces finalists for Seventh Annual New Works Festival, Sept. 13 – 15
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theater, has announced the finalists for its Seventh Annual New Works Festival, which brings together playwrights, actors and directors from across the country for a weeklong workshop culminating in a series of staged readings. Hosted at The Norris Center from Sept. 13 to 15, the New Works Festival invites audiences to experience a weekend’s worth of new works and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the process of creating a new play. Audiences will have…
Find out more »October 2019
Gulfshore Playhouse presents Bedlam’s “Saint Joan” to kick off 2019-20 season
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theatre, will begin its 2019-20 season in a big way by presenting Bedlam’s “Saint Joan.” The lauded production from the critically acclaimed New York–based theatre company will run Oct. 19 through Nov. 3. Bedlam’s bold and humorous adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play about the famed French military heroine turned martyr stars Dria Brown as Joan. Brown has played the role in Bedlam’s national tour of the production and previously appeared at Gulfshore Playhouse…
Find out more »Gulfshore Playhouse presents Bedlam’s “Saint Joan” to kick off 2019-20 season
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theatre, will begin its 2019-20 season in a big way by presenting Bedlam’s “Saint Joan.” The lauded production from the critically acclaimed New York–based theatre company will run Oct. 19 through Nov. 3. Bedlam’s bold and humorous adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play about the famed French military heroine turned martyr stars Dria Brown as Joan. Brown has played the role in Bedlam’s national tour of the production and previously appeared at Gulfshore Playhouse…
Find out more »January 2020
Neapolapalooza III
Head to the Norris Community Center Saturday, January 4, for Neapolapalooza III. This live music event will begin at 7 p.m. and include live performances by Naples-area bands such as The Woodwork. The evening will also feature food trucks, visual art presentations, and more. Tickets cost $25.
Find out more »Neapolapalooza III
Head to the Norris Community Center Saturday, January 4, for Neapolapalooza III. This live music event will begin at 7 p.m. and include live performances by Naples-area bands such as The Woodwork. The evening will also feature food trucks, visual art presentations, and more. Tickets cost $25.
Find out more »Native Gardens
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theatre, will kick off the new year with “Native Gardens,” one of the top new comedies taking the country by storm. The play will be presented at the Norris Center Jan. 11-Feb. 2, 2020. Written by one of the nation’s top playwrights and also named on American Theatre’s “Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of 2018-19,” Karen Zacarias’ “Native Gardens” has been wildly popular among regional theatres since it premiered in 2016 at Cincinnati Playhouse in…
Find out more »Native Gardens
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theatre, will kick off the new year with “Native Gardens,” one of the top new comedies taking the country by storm. The play will be presented at the Norris Center Jan. 11-Feb. 2, 2020. Written by one of the nation’s top playwrights and also named on American Theatre’s “Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of 2018-19,” Karen Zacarias’ “Native Gardens” has been wildly popular among regional theatres since it premiered in 2016 at Cincinnati Playhouse in…
Find out more »February 2020
The Lady Demands Satisfaction
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theatre will present the Florida premiere of “The Lady Demands Satisfaction.” The comedy by Arthur M. Jolly will be on stage Feb. 15 to March 15 with previews on Feb. 13 and 14. Dubbed by Hooligan Magazine as “a two-hour soundscape of belly laughter, metal on metal and whatever the sound of pure ‘heckin joy is,” “The Lady Demands Satisfaction” is a comedy of manners. Directed by Broadway star at Gulfshore Playhouse Associate Artistic…
Find out more »The Lady Demands Satisfaction
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theatre will present the Florida premiere of “The Lady Demands Satisfaction.” The comedy by Arthur M. Jolly will be on stage Feb. 15 to March 15 with previews on Feb. 13 and 14. Dubbed by Hooligan Magazine as “a two-hour soundscape of belly laughter, metal on metal and whatever the sound of pure ‘heckin joy is,” “The Lady Demands Satisfaction” is a comedy of manners. Directed by Broadway star at Gulfshore Playhouse Associate Artistic…
Find out more »The Lady Demands Satisfaction
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theatre will present the Florida premiere of “The Lady Demands Satisfaction.” The comedy by Arthur M. Jolly will be on stage Feb. 15 to March 15 with previews on Feb. 13 and 14. Dubbed by Hooligan Magazine as “a two-hour soundscape of belly laughter, metal on metal and whatever the sound of pure ‘heckin joy is,” “The Lady Demands Satisfaction” is a comedy of manners. Directed by Broadway star at Gulfshore Playhouse Associate Artistic…
Find out more »The Lady Demands Satisfaction
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premier professional regional theatre will present the Florida premiere of “The Lady Demands Satisfaction.” The comedy by Arthur M. Jolly will be on stage Feb. 15 to March 15 with previews on Feb. 13 and 14. Dubbed by Hooligan Magazine as “a two-hour soundscape of belly laughter, metal on metal and whatever the sound of pure ‘heckin joy is,” “The Lady Demands Satisfaction” is a comedy of manners. Directed by Broadway star at Gulfshore Playhouse Associate Artistic…
Find out more »March 2020
The Lion in Winter
A battle for the throne of England will take place on the stage at Gulfshore Playhouse this spring. Naples’ premier professional regional theater will present the Tony Award–winning classic “The Lion in Winter” March 28 to April 19. Made famous in an Academy Award–winning film starring Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole, the play tells the story of King Henry II and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, as they engage in a high-stakes political game of chess over which son will…
Find out more »The Lion in Winter
A battle for the throne of England will take place on the stage at Gulfshore Playhouse this spring. Naples’ premier professional regional theater will present the Tony Award–winning classic “The Lion in Winter” March 28 to April 19. Made famous in an Academy Award–winning film starring Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole, the play tells the story of King Henry II and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, as they engage in a high-stakes political game of chess over which son will…
Find out more »October 2020
The Syringa Tree
For decades, South Africa was torn apart by apartheid. In this personal, deeply evocative story of enduring love, two families’ destinies are intertwined across four generations as they experience early apartheid to present-day South Africa. With humor, fear and courage, six-year-old Elizabeth Grace tries to make sense of the wonder and chaos around her. This emotionally powerful, engaging and persuasive piece will show how love can conquer fear. The 2020-21 season will also feature all-new Season Packages and Flex Pass…
Find out more »The Syringa Tree
For decades, South Africa was torn apart by apartheid. In this personal, deeply evocative story of enduring love, two families’ destinies are intertwined across four generations as they experience early apartheid to present-day South Africa. With humor, fear and courage, six-year-old Elizabeth Grace tries to make sense of the wonder and chaos around her. This emotionally powerful, engaging and persuasive piece will show how love can conquer fear. The 2020-21 season will also feature all-new Season Packages and Flex Pass…
Find out more »November 2020
Around the World in 80 Days
All the world’s a stage in this hilarious, imaginative tour-de-force of epic proportions. When Phileas Fogg, a wealthy Victorian gentleman, accepts a seemingly impossible wager to circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days, he embarks on a dangerous and delightful globetrotting adventure, pursued all the while by a dogged adversary. Five actors take on 42 roles in this charming, madcap, fun adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic story. The 2020-21 season will also feature all-new Season Packages and Flex Pass offerings.…
Find out more »February 2021
Bang Bang!
Legendary actor John Cleese of Monty Python fame brings to life this new adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic comedy “Monsieur Chasse.” When a respectable society lady is hoodwinked by her husband, she devises a scheme to get revenge. Everyone has a secret, and things go quickly awry in this new production brought to the stage by one of the greatest comedic geniuses of all time. The 2020-21 season will also feature all-new Season Packages and Flex Pass offerings. Season Packages…
Find out more »Bang Bang!
Legendary actor John Cleese of Monty Python fame brings to life this new adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic comedy “Monsieur Chasse.” When a respectable society lady is hoodwinked by her husband, she devises a scheme to get revenge. Everyone has a secret, and things go quickly awry in this new production brought to the stage by one of the greatest comedic geniuses of all time. The 2020-21 season will also feature all-new Season Packages and Flex Pass offerings. Season Packages…
Find out more »March 2021
Othello
Othello is on top of the world. He has power, passion and a promising future. Unbeknownst to him, he becomes the target of increasingly malicious mind-games poised to destroy him. In one of Shakespeare’s most enduring and prescient tragedies, Othello’s life begins to unravel at an unstoppable pace and everyone must suffer the explosive consequences. This seat-gripping psychological drama is not to be missed. The 2020-21 season will also feature all-new Season Packages and Flex Pass offerings. Season Packages offer…
Find out more »November 2021
August Wilson’s Radio Golf
Harmond Wilks, an ambitious real estate developer, is determined to save his blighted childhood neighborhood and become the first Black mayor of Pittsburgh. But revitalizing his neighborhood comes with a cost that puts the neighborhood’s history in jeopardy. In this surprising, suspenseful, and humorous story, Wilks and the Hill District become embroiled in a battle between the past and the future. The final play in August Wilson’s revered American Century Cycle, Radio Golf asks us all to consider the price…
Find out more »December 2021
STAR Academy Presents: Annie
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil…
Find out more »January 2022
Higher by Jeffrey Binder
Whether or not you watched the filmed production of Higher, you don’t want to miss this moving story of faith, healing, and hope. In this thrilling one-man tour-de-force, two worlds, lives, and times collide in one magical city filled with ghosts, saints, and whispers of the past: Prague. These separate timelines begin to intersect in strange and mysterious ways as both men grapple with their faith, families, and identities in this powerful story written and performed by Jeffrey Binder and…
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