“I watched my students over these weeks transform – as individuals and as a class. The bonding that happened as they worked together was unlike anything that I have witnessed in my nine years of teaching.”
ThinkTheatre
Bring Gulfshore Playhouse into the classroom through unique and innovative theatre programs designed to enhance learning.
Since 2007, Gulfshore Playhouse’s in-school theatre programs (ThinkTheatre) have reached thousands of students at schools throughout Collier and Lee Counties, including: Barron Collier High School, Corkscrew Middle School, Donahue Academy, East Naples Middle School, Estero High School, Everglades City School, Golden Gate High School, Golden Gate Middle School, Immokalee Community School, Lorenzo Walker Technical High School, Naples High School, St. Ann School, and The Village School.
Gulfshore Playhouse Education’s ThinkTheatre program meets content standards by pairing core curriculum with performing arts education, teaches collaboration, teamwork, and self-expression, all while building confidence, and gives students the opportunity to experience world-class, professional theatre.
Please contact Director of Education Steven Calakos for questions and information at [email protected].
Current Programs

Professional teaching artists partner with classroom teachers to create unique residencies designed to benefit the particular student group of each class.

Gulfshore Playhouse has developed a series of virtual K-5 residencies to inspire creativity, collaboration, and connectivity in this era of distanced learning.
In-School Programming is generously funded in part by: