Dear patrons, supporters, and friends: My team and I have made some very difficult decisions over the past few days. 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...
At Gulfshore Playhouse, our business is art. We are working diligently every day, every hour, and every minute to ensure we are able to continue creating theatre for our community that transforms and inspires. But the reality is the challenges of being able to create the art that is our lifeblood is becoming ever more...
A Note to Our Community Regarding COVID-19 On behalf of the entire Gulfshore Playhouse team, I want to assure you that during this time of uncertainty, we remain committed to the safety and security of our patrons, visitors, volunteers, artists, and employees. We expect that our ongoing programs, productions, and operations will continue without disruption,...
This lady demands satisfaction — as we all should when we attend the theater — and I certainly found it at Gulfshore Playhouse’s superlative production of “The Lady Demands Satisfaction.” This delightfully silly spoof by Arthur M. Jolly is a Florida premiere; the theater discovered it among the submissions for its New Works Festival. Unfortunately,...
THE LADY DEMANDS SATISFACTION at Gulfshore Playhouse, directed by Jeffrey Binder, is a fun tale about dueling and deception. When Trothe (Betsy Hogg) learns her father has died, she has to make an important decision in order to keep her inheritance protected. She must find a way to defend her home by defeating any challengers through...
Question 1: Whether Gulfshore Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury would be interested in coming to Miami to discuss a production of his new musical with Monty Python cofounder John Cleese. Question 2: How many land speed records Coury broke getting to Miami. The responses to those questions are evident in that Cleese’s 2017 comedy, “Bang Bang,”...
Gulfshore Playhouse is pulling out all the stops for the 10th annual Bubbles, Baubles & Broadway Gala presented on Monday, March 2 at the Ritz-Carlton Beach Resort in Naples, chaired by philanthropists Jane and Dave Wilson. Transforming The Ritz into a live speakeasy and performance venue for a celebration like Naples has never seen, Gulfshore...
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...
NATIVE GARDENS at Gulfshore Playhouse, directed by Kristen Coury, tells the story of the two couples at war over a property line, a party, and peonies. The Del Valle family, Tania (Elizabeth Ramos) and Pablo (Armando Acevedo), has just moved in next to the Butley family, Virginia (Maureen Silliman) and Frank (William Parry). The Del Valles...
