Editorial: The arts
Gulfshore Playhouse gets standing ovation already

Daily News  staff
Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Organizers of the Gulfshore Playhouse are as smart as they are dedicated to  the arts.
 
Well in advance of the construction of their 499-seat permanent theater on  the northeast corner of U.S. 41 and Corkscrew Road in Estero, Gulfshore  Playhouse is hitting the streets to tutor teens — and build loads of good will  in the process.

The most recent example of the troupe being ahead of the curve is a seminar  in Shakespeare for aspiring local high-school thespians. Gulfshore Playhouse  has partnered with the community in other ways as well, including its annual  Florida Stories writing competition, which asks adults and children to submit  a monologue, poem or theatrical scene about a memorable Florida experience.
 
And, by the way, just how lucky are we in Southwest Florida? In addition to  the Gulfshore Playhouse project, there are plans for another Estero theater  complex as well. A 506-seat performing-arts hall with a 300-seat open-air  amphitheater are planned at The Art District at Rapallo at the southeast  corner of Williams Road and U.S. 41, next to Coconut Point.
 
Keep it up, Gulfshore Playhouse. You are keeping the arts alive even before  you’re officially off and running.


And keep us posted on the progress of your  theater.