Gulfshore Playhouse

About the Theatre

Gulfshore Playhouse creates theatre of the highest caliber because we believe that diverse theatre experiences brought to life by professionals can transform lives.

Our Mission

Gulfshore Playhouse is passionately committed to enriching the cultural landscape of our region by producing professional theatre to the highest artistic standards and providing unique educational opportunities to diverse groups of people in a spirit of service, adventure, and excitement. Our work is inspired by a belief in the magic of theatre to expand the imagination, challenge the senses, provoke discussion, and revitalize in our audience an understanding of our common humanity. This belief drives the care with which we treat our artists, audiences, students, staff, and members of the greater community.

Our Commitment

We create experiences to the highest professional standards for all people. True to our mission statement and organizational charter, we are creating a place where diverse groups of people can experience, enjoy, and participate in professional theatre and educational programming produced to the highest artistic standards. Because we believe that inclusion is essential to fully understanding our common humanity, Gulfshore Playhouse aspires to be an inclusive space where people from all walks of life are welcomed, respected, seen, and valued. We work to be an artistic home for diverse artists, staff, students, and audiences.

Gulfshore Playhouse is creating transformative theatrical experiences through its professional mainstage season and educational programming for over 30,000 residents and visitors every year. Since its founding in 2004, Gulfshore Playhouse has established itself as a preeminent, nationally-recognized regional theatre in Southwest Florida. In the coming years, Gulfshore Playhouse will enter its exciting next stage as it moves into the Baker Theatre and Education Center, a state-of-the-art facility currently in construction on the corner of 1st Avenue S and Goodlette-Frank Rd.

Guys & Dolls

Mar 3 – Apr 11, 2027

Musical

Review: FROZEN: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL at Arts Bonita

by Elizabeth James · August 3, 2026

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Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre

by Elizabeth James · July 15, 2026

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Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Broadway Palm

by Fran Thomas · June 27, 2026

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Review: THE SOUNDS OF 1967 at Broadway Palm

by Fran Thomas · May 23, 2026

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Review: SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR at Players Circle Theater

by Fran Thomas · May 22, 2026

Is it possible to be in love with two people at the same time? Is cheating on one’s spouse ever acceptable? Can physical intimacy exist without emotional intimacy?…

Review: ALL SHOOK UP at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre

by Elizabeth James · May 11, 2026

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Review: TITANIC: THE MUSICAL at Arts Bonita

by Elizabeth James · April 22, 2026

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Review: I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI at Players Circle Theater

by Fran Thomas · April 15, 2026

The set designed by Steven McLean for I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti at Players Circle Theater is that good. Exposed brick walls, stainless steel appliances, artsy posters. And, as the lady sitting next to me observed, a clean up crew that comes in at intermission.…

Review: ALL SHOOK UP at Broadway Palm

by Fran Thomas · April 11, 2026

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Review: SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM at Music & Arts Community Center

by Fran Thomas · March 20, 2026

What did our critic think of SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM at Music & Arts Community Center?…

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Oct 21 – Nov 23, 2025

Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? By Edward Albee | Directed by Kristen Coury Previews: October 21 & 22, 2025 Opening Night: Thursday, October 23, 2025 Final Performance: Sunday, November 23, 2025 Welcome to George and Martha’s where both whiskey and love are on the...

Dial M for Murder

Jan 12 – Feb 6, 2025

Dial M for Murder is a gripping thriller that explores the complexities of betrayal, greed, and revenge. The story follows Tony Wendice, who devises a plan to murder his unfaithful wife, Margot, only to have things spiral out of control. Directed by Jackson Gay, the cast...

Morning After Grace

Apr 27 – May 14, 2023

Angus and Abigail are two strangers who dont think their lives will hold any more surprises that is until they fall into each others lives (and arms) at a funeral. Along with their neighbor, a former professional baseball player, this unlikely trio of retirees embark on a...

Barefoot in the Park

Mar 23 – Apr 16, 2023

The free-spirited Corie and the buttoned-up Paul put the new in newlywed as they quickly realize the honeymoon really is over when everything that can go wrong does. In this hilarious comedy, their love is put to the test as their NYC walk-up apartment presents a slew of...

Lerner & Loewe's Camelot

Feb 9 – Mar 12, 2023

Return for a brief and shining moment to experience the beloved classic musical as youve never seen it before. The legendary King Arthur dreams of building a kingdom where chivalry and honor reign supreme, but his ideals are put to the test when his Queen falls in love with the...

Mud Row

Jan 5 – Jan 29, 2023

Regine must decide the fate of a house she never wanted, the same house where Toshis been squatting for three months. Elsie is willing to do anything to move up in the world, while her sister Frances is willing to risk her life to change it. Beneath the roof of one house...

Steel Magnolias

Nov 10 – Dec 4, 2022

Anybody whos anybody is a regular at Truvys beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana where you are guaranteed to be pampered with gossip. Both hilarious and deeply moving, the inner strength of the plays six leading ladies are revealed through wise-cracking, witty repartee. Over...

26 Miles

Oct 13 – Oct 30, 2022

When Beatriz receives a late night call-for-help from her estranged teenage daughter Olivia, she spirits her away on an impromptu cross-country roadtrip. As they trek from Philadelphia to Wyoming, the tension at the heart of their relationship reaches a boiling point, but is it...

The Invisible Hand

Mar 26 – Apr 16, 2022

Ages: ALLDates: March 26 - April 16, 2022Time: Evening performances @ 7:30/8 PM / Matinees @ 2 PMTickets: Start at $45 ($45-$71)Location: The Norris Center, 755 8th Avenue South Naples, Florida 34102Contact: info@gulfshoreplayhouse.org To purchase tickets...

The 39 Steps

Feb 12 – Mar 13, 2022

This hilarious whodunit adapted by Patrick Barlow and directed by Kristen Coury tells the tale of Richard Hannay. Trapped in a boring life, he encounters a woman who claims to be a spy and soon finds himself entangled in a nationwide manhunt. This two-time Tony and Drama Desk...