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.
Gulfshore Playhouse Education
Did you know that Gulfshore Playhouse Education programs serve over 14,000 people each year?
Our range of innovative, unique theatre education programs are designed to spark creativity, build confidence, and encourage empathy.
“Superb theater….put it on your list!: Gulfshore Playhouse offers consistently superb theater–whether it be a comedy or a drama. The productions are often thought-provoking and the performances are first class. Artistic Director Kristen Coury’s casting is always right-on with Equity actors’ performances taking this playhouse’s productions to the next level. Enjoy a pleasant afternoon matinee or evening performance; call ahead for reservations as tickets go quickly. The word is out about Gulfshore Playhouse!”
Patron
FL
Come & enjoy being entertained by great performers in professional productions at the comfortable & intimate Gulfshore Playhouse. You need to sit & see it to believe it!
Judy Spann
Patron
The staging, the directing, the creativity, the fabulous choices in plays to perform, and the galactic acting ( better than stellar 😀 ) make the evenings we spend there inspiring, amusing, fabulously entertaining learning experiences. We lose the outside world for those few hours we spend there, and that precious respite exploring the story world on the stage is magical.
Patricia and James Ford
Subscribers
The quality and variety of the shows selected and the professional acting and directing is on par with anything I have seen in Chicago, New York and London.
Valerie Woodworth
Patron
[Gulfshore Playhouse] provides the best professional theater experience in SW Florida. And as a New Yorker who has seen hundreds of Broadway and Off Broadway productions over a lifetime, I say this with total confidence.
Jolie Trueman-Honey
Patron
I love Gulfshore Playhouse because it provides Broadway level entertainment in the heart of Naples.The plays are always well-suited to our population. Please don’t let Broadway steal you away from us!
Patron
“Fabulous Theater in a Resort Town: Live theater at this venue is so good, so professional, so surprising, that it’s like being at an Off Broadway play in NYC. Kristen Coury, Founder and Producing Artistic Director, auditions professional, Actors Equity talent, often from New York, to cast in her productions. If you care for live theater, make sure to take in a play at Gulfshore Playhouse.”
Patron
Naples, FL
“Superb theatre at Gulfshore Playhouse This small theatre has consistently excellent productions. All performances feature Actors Equity actors who are top of their game. The scenery designs are always amazing. If you are in Naples during season, check out a production. You won’t be disappointed. We have seen every play for the past three years and every one was a quality production. Reasonable prices as well.”
Patron
Naples, FL
I’ve not been disappointed with any production in the many years of being a subscriber.
Harriet Cole
Subscriber
I love Gulfshore Playhouse because of the incredibly thought provoking selections, and their ability to execute the plays at high standards of artistic excellence.
Corinne Lam
Patron
I love Gulfshore Playhouse because of the highly professional productions, interesting show selection, and superb actors. The quality is as good as you would get in my hometown of Boston. What a gift to have this theater available to us in Naples – it’s a gem!!
Patron
it is local entertainment of the same quality as Broadway. We can drive 20 minutes from our Naples home, have dinner in local wonderful restaurants and then experience Broadway quality performances and even have the opportunity of chatting with the actors and actresses.
Bruce and Barbara Berger
Patrons
Made possible by the generosity of our
Season Angels
Jane and Steve Akin
Season Benefactors
Patty and Jay Baker F.E. and Jack Nortman
Season Ambassadors
Nancy and Tom Gallagher
Valerie and Nizar Ghoussaini Susan Regenstein and Barry Frank
Sandi and Tom Moran
Dottie and John Remondi Glenda and Rich Struthers Carol and John Walter Jane and Dave Wilson
Premier Corporate Sponsor
Funded in part by:
Corporate Executive Producers
Executive Producers
Erika and Peter Aron
Mary and Phil Beuth
Bobbi and David Drobis
Shelley and Steven Einhorn
Christine and Terrance Flynn Barbara and George Franks
Linda and Bob Harden
Jenny and Rich Housh Kristin and John Miller
Thelma and Bud Negley
Eliza and Hugh Nevin Christine Paddock Parekh Family Foundation
Due to the ever-changing and increasingly dangerous situation with the COVID-19 virus, as well as guidelines from the CDC and government officials, and the closure of the Norris Center (our performance venue) by the City of Naples, we have no choice but to suspend programming for the remainder of the 2020 season. This includes productions of The Lion in Winter, and The Niceties, as well as the spring session of our Youth Conservatory and in-school programs. Although we do this with an incredibly heavy heart, we feel this is the most essential effort to ensure the health and safety of our beloved patrons, esteemed artists, and cherished staff.
If you need to contact us regarding your tickets to The Lion in Winter or The Niceties, please fill out the form below and a staff member will contact you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate a new system. If we do not hear from you regarding your tickets by April 15, 2020, your tickets will be automatically turned into a patron credit for use during the 2020-2021 season.