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The Naples Players

701 5th Ave S
Naples, FL 34102
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About the Theatre

At The Naples Players, we build community through exceptional access to the power of theatre.  Since 1953, The Naples Players' have provided Southwest Florida with high-quality, community-focused productions, classes, and programs.  Our three main performance venues, part of our $22 million renovation completed in 2024, seat over 600 patrons.  We are also home to the only live orchestra pit in Southwest Florida.  Take in a show, audition to be in the spotlight, or take a class to develop your stage skills - it's all here at The Naples Players. 

Upcoming Shows

Les Miserables

Les Miserables

Jul 24 – Aug 26, 2026

In nineteenth century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a lifelong struggle for redemption as he is...

Over the River & Through the Woods

Over the River & Through the Woods

Oct 7 – Oct 25, 2026

Every Sunday, Nick crosses the river from New York to New Jersey and has dinner with his four Italian-American grandparents. It’s a tradition built on love, laughter, and a lot of food. But when Nick reveals he’s accepted a job across the country, his grandparents are determined...

Rocket Man

Rocket Man

Oct 21 – Nov 22, 2026

Rocket Man is a bittersweet, funny, contemplative drama about Donny, a man who feels increasingly disconnected from his own life. After the collapse of his marriage, a strained relationship with his daughter, and years spent feeling unseen by the world around him, Donny decides...

Come From Away

Come From Away

Nov 18 – Dec 20, 2026

On September 11, 2001, 38 planes were diverted to the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, doubling its population overnight. As fear and confusion spread, the people of Gander welcomed 7,000 stranded travelers with open arms, shelter, and compassion. Come From Away tells the...

Murder On The Orient Express

Murder On The Orient Express

Jan 13 – Feb 14, 2027

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from...

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Feb 3 – Mar 7, 2027

Seen through the lens of memory, The Glass Menagerie captures a family clinging to hope in a world that offers little mercy. Tennessee Williams’s deeply personal masterpiece follows the Wingfield family as they navigate love, obligation, and longing. Amanda Wingfield lives in...

Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!

Mar 10 – Apr 11, 2027

Set in New York City at the turn of the 20th century, Hello, Dolly! tells the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a spirited matchmaker determined to arrange everyone’s future— including her own. Along the way, she stirs up romance, chaos, and plenty of laughter. With its charming...

Constellations

Constellations

Mar 31 – May 2, 2027

Constellations is a bold and imaginative play that follows the relationship between Marianne, a physicist, and Roland, a beekeeper, across parallel realities. As moments repeat, shift, and fracture, the audience witnesses the many versions of a single love story—some joyful...

The Book of Will

The Book of Will

May 5 – May 23, 2027

Without their devotion, Shakespeare’s words might have vanished forever. The Book of Will tells the remarkable true story of the friends who loved William Shakespeare—and risked everything to ensure his plays would live on. By turns funny, tender, and deeply moving, this play...

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

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.…

Past Shows

70 total · showing 61–70

Ripcord

Ripcord

Apr 25 – May 20, 2018

A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, so when the cantankerous Abby is forced to share her quarters with new arrival Marilyn, she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman by any means necessary. A...

Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo

Mar 28 – Apr 22, 2018

Peg and Irv, two quirky but endearing baby-boomers, bravely venture into the world of modern dating. But when these opposites attract, they discover love isn’t any easier the second time around. Winner of the Riva Shiner Comedy Award, KALAMAZOO is a romantic comedy about life’s...

The Music Man

The Music Man

Mar 7 – Apr 8, 2018

Funny, warm, romantic, and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation. The Music Man...

Rapture, Blister, Burn

Rapture, Blister, Burn

Feb 7 – Mar 4, 2018

After grad school, Catherine and Gwen chose opposite paths. Catherine built a career as a rockstar academic, while Gwen built a home with her husband and children. Decades later, unfulfilled in contrasting ways, each woman covets the other’s life, commencing a dangerous game of...

Charles Ives Take Me Home

Charles Ives Take Me Home

Jan 17 – Feb 11, 2018

A father’s love of music and a daughter’s passion for basketball are at odds; thankfully they have modernist composer Charles Ives playing referee. Dissonance, defense, and devotion are explored in the poignant and comedic story of Charles Ives Take Me Home.

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Nov 29 – Dec 23, 2017

A Holiday tradition. Based on the movie of the same name, Miracle On 34th Street features a book and score by Meredith Willson. Single mother Doris Walker doesn’t want her six-year-old’s head filled with romantic notions. Their neighbor Fred Gailey tries to woo Doris by taking...

Maple & Vine

Maple & Vine

Oct 25 – Nov 19, 2017

Katha and Ryu have become allergic to their 21st-century lives. After they meet a charismatic man from a community of 1950s re-enactors, they forsake cell phones and sushi for cigarettes and Tupperware parties. In this compulsively authentic world, Katha and Ryu are surprised by...

She Kills Monsters

She Kills Monsters

Oct 11 – Nov 5, 2017

She Kills Monsters transports you into the world of the Dungeons & Dragons playbook left behind by Tilly Evans when she dies suddenly at the age of 15. A high-octane dramatic comedy packed with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, action, wit, and some of the nerdiest and most heroic...

These Shining Lives

These Shining Lives

Apr 3 – Apr 15, 2017

WHAT: The Naples Players Present Melanie Marnich’s Historical Drama “These Shining Lives” WHERE: TNP at the Sugden /Tobye Studio, 701 5th Ave. S, Naples FL 34102 WHEN: March 22-April 15, 2017, Wednesday & Thursday shows 7:30pm, Friday & Saturday shows 8:00pm, Sunday shows 2:00pm...

The Dixie Swim Club

The Dixie Swim Club

Apr 20 – May 15, 2016

The Naples Players will present the endearing and witty comedy The Dixie Swim Club by Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten, and Jessie Jones. Collectively known as Jones Hope Wooten, this trio enjoys the reputation of being three of the most popular and widely produced playwrights in the...

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