Past Productions

September 15 - September 17, 2023
The New Works Festival returns!
The Annual New Works Festival brings together playwrights, actors, and directors to workshop never-before-produced plays!
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September 17, 2023
New Works Festival
The year is 1982. In a rust belt town, the closure of a local mill has caused unemployment to skyrocket.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2023
New Works Festival
Seventeen years after the loss of her young husband from cancer, Mia meets a teenager, Ethan, who believes he is the reincarnation of her late husband.
Read MoreSeptember 16 at 7:30PM
New Works Festival
Steve, a down-in-the-dumps actor, lands the role of a lifetime — a bizarre gig as the estranged son of billionaire, Joseph Wellington.
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2023
New Works Festival
In the midst of a civil war in the United States, the ultra-WASPy Sutton family from Connecticut – Yates, Poppy, and Wynn – flees the country, ending up in the Middle East.
Read MoreJourney “under the sea” with Ariel and her aquatic friends in Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR., adapted from Disney’s Broadway production and the motion picture.
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June 22 - June 23, 2023
Read MoreJune 5-9, 2023, 9am-12pm
Showcase Performance: June 9 at 11am
Ages 5-7
For a week, your child will get to grow in their skills through dance, song, and acting, through the music of The Little Mermaid and more!
Tuition: $300
Read MoreMay 20 - May 25, 2023
Directed by Steven Calakos
Gulfshore Playhouse Education Production. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box. Students 13-18 will rehearse and perform this hilarious Tony-winning musical.
Read MoreApril 27 - May 14, 2023
A hilarious and heartwarming comedy about three retirees who get a new lease on life.
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SOLD OUT!
Take an exclusive trip with the Founder of Gulfshore Playhouse: CEO & Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury and COO & Managing Director Joel Markus, as you tour New York City during this season’s “Art Everywhere” trip. You’ll travel with like-minded theatre lovers on this intimate and personalized journey through the Big Apple.
Read MoreMay 7, 2023
After the curtain falls, join us for a post-show conversation, moderated by a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse staff, to have a discussion with your fellow audience members about the themes and ideas of the play. Curtain Conversations may feature special guests from the region or the production to further enhance the discussion.
Read MoreMay 4, 2023
Join the cast after the show for a Q&A about the process, the show, or even just to learn what it’s like to be an actor. Actor & Director Talkbacks will take place the second Thursday of each production following the evening performance.
Read MoreApril 30 - May 3, 2023
Delve into the themes and topics of Morning After Grace before you see it by engaging in a group discussion with a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse artistic staff! Pre-show discussions begin 45 minutes prior to the show on their specified date.
Read MoreMarch 23 - April 16, 2023
Directed by Peter Amster
One of the longest-running plays in Broadway history turned into an iconic film starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford, Barefoot in the Park has the perfect recipe for laughter.
Read MoreMarch 26 - April 12, 2023
Delve into the themes and topics of Barefoot in the Park before you see it by engaging in a group discussion with a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse artistic staff! Pre-show discussions begin 45 minutes prior to the show on their specified date.
Read MoreApril 2, 2023
After the curtain falls, join us for a post-show conversation, moderated by a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse staff, to have a discussion with your fellow audience members about the themes and ideas of the play. Curtain Conversations may feature special guests from the region or the production to further enhance the discussion.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2023
Join the cast after the show for a Q&A about the process, the show, or even just to learn what it’s like to be an actor. Actor & Director Talkbacks will take place the second Thursday of each production following the evening performance.
Read MoreMarch 13 - March 17, 2023
Youth Theatre Classes for Ages 5-18
For spring break 2023, join us for a fun and fulfilling week of youth theatre classes! Unlock your imagination, creativity, and collaborative spirit while learning essential theatrical skills.
Read MoreMarch 13 - March 17, 2023
Based upon the picture book Love, Z by Jessie Sima, students aged 5-7 will transform into robots and go on an adventure to find the answer to one of life’s greatest questions: What does it mean to love and be loved?
Read MoreMarch 13 - March 17, 2023
Dust off your shields and swords, demigods! Set at Camp Half-Blood from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan, students set off on an epic quest of their own as they try to evade monsters and outsmart the gods of Greek mythology.
Read MoreMarch 13 - March 17, 2023
Develop your acting skills by learning from professional teaching artists! Receive top-tier acting training and meet fellow student artists with this intensive week-long theatre class.
Read MoreMarch 13 - March 17, 2023
Step off the stage and into the world of technical theatre! Get to know what happens before actors ever step on stage by learning about costumes, lighting, and scenic design from our professional teaching artists and theatre technicians.
Read MoreFebruary 9 - March 12, 2023
Directed by Jeffrey Binder
Return for a brief and shining moment to experience the beloved classic musical as you’ve never seen it before.
Read MoreMarch 8 - March 10, 2023
Ages 8-13
Put your best foot forward for theatrical auditions! Gain confidence, get insider tips, and work on your audition material with these specialty audition workshops.
Students who participate in the workshop are guaranteed a spot in the summer junior production – Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo Jr.
Read MoreMarch 6, 2023
Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort
Don your best disguise and let the spectacle astound you!
Read MoreMarch 5, 2023
After the curtain falls, join us for a post-show conversation, moderated by a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse staff, to have a discussion with your fellow audience members about the themes and ideas of the play. Curtain Conversations may feature special guests from the region or the production to further enhance the discussion.
Read MoreFebruary 19 at 3:00 P.M.
March 4 at 7:30 P.M.
While you enjoy a performance, your child can take part in a fun, educational experience with our professional teaching artists! Story Explorers: Camelot coincides with select performances of our professional productions.
Advance registration required. If no registrations are received by 48 hours in advance of the performance date, this event will be canceled.
$20 per child
Read MoreFebruary 12 - March 1, 2023
Delve into the themes and topics of Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot before you see it by engaging in a group discussion with a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse artistic staff! Pre-show discussions begin 45 minutes prior to the show on their specified date.
Read MoreFebruary 4 - February 25, 2023
Caregivers and children aged 9 mo. to 2 years
Explore music and dance with your Broadway Baby! Let your child explore their creativity through playing games, learning songs, and having fun!
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2023
Join the cast after the show for a Q&A about the process, the show, or even just to learn what it’s like to be an actor. Actor & Director Talkbacks will take place the second Thursday of each production following the evening performance.
Read MoreJanuary 5 - January 29, 2023
Directed by Marshall Jones III
Regine must decide the fate of a house she never wanted, the same house where Toshi’s been squatting for three months. Elsie is willing to do anything to move up in the world, while her sister Frances is willing to risk her life to change it.
Read MoreJanuary 8 - January 29, 2023
Delve into the themes and topics of Mud Row before you see it by engaging in a group discussion with a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse artistic staff! Pre-show discussions begin 45 minutes prior to the show on their specified date.
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2023
After the curtain falls, join us for a post-show conversation, moderated by a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse staff, to have a discussion with your fellow audience members about the themes and ideas of the play. Curtain Conversations may feature special guests from the region or the production to further enhance the discussion.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2023
Join the cast after the show for a Q&A about the process, the show, or even just to learn what it’s like to be an actor. Actor & Director Talkbacks will take place the second Thursday of each production following the evening performance.
Read MoreNovember 10 - December 11, 2022
Now extended through Dec. 11!
Directed by Kristen Coury
Witness the play that inspired the Oscar-winning film and captured the hearts of millions.
Read MoreNovember 13 - November 30, 2022
Delve into the themes and topics of Steel Magnolias before you see it by engaging in a group discussion with a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse artistic staff! Pre-show discussions begin 45 minutes prior to the show on their specified date.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2022
The global day of giving, #GivingTuesday, is right around the corner on November 29. We are humbly asking you to make a difference with your donation to the annual fund for Gulfshore Playhouse.
Read MoreNovember 27, 2022
After the curtain falls, join us for a post-show conversation, moderated by a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse staff, to have a discussion with your fellow audience members about the themes and ideas of the play. Curtain Conversations may feature special guests from the region or the production to further enhance the discussion.
Read MoreNovember 7 - November 17, 2022
Co-Production with the Gosliano Children’s Museum of Naples.
Ages: 8-13
Performances will take place at the Carol and Tom Lund Star Stage at CMON.
Take a trip to the Hundred-Acre Wood with Christopher Robin and his beloved animal companions. Rehearsals and performances will take place at CMON.
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November 17, 2022
Join the cast after the show for a Q&A about the process, the show, or even just to learn what it’s like to be an actor. Actor & Director Talkbacks will take place the second Thursday of each production following the evening performance.
Read MoreOctober 5 - October 26, 2022
Ages 6-10
There’s a chill in the air! Learn music and choreography from Halloween favorites in this spooky and fun themed theatre class.
Read MoreOctober 23, 2022
After the curtain falls, join us for a post-show conversation, moderated by a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse staff, to have a discussion with your fellow audience members about the themes and ideas of the play. Curtain Conversations may feature special guests from the region or the production to further enhance the discussion.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2022
Join the cast after the show for a Q&A about the process, the show, or even just to learn what it’s like to be an actor. Actor & Director Talkbacks will take place the second Thursday of each production following the evening performance.
Read MoreOctober 16 - October 19, 2022
Delve into the themes and topics of 26 Miles before you see it by engaging in a group discussion with a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse artistic staff! Pre-show discussions begin 45 minutes prior to the show on their specified date.
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2022
New Works Festival
At the Ninth Annual New Works Festival, you will experience a weekend of brand new plays read, in some cases for the first time aloud, by professional actors. The finalists are selected from over 100 plays submitted by playwrights from all over the country.
A retelling of the Jesus story from the point of view of his younger brother, James, who is left trying to hold the family together and keep everyone out of trouble while Jesus is off preaching radical civil disobedience and a new world order.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2022
New Works Festival
At the Ninth Annual New Works Festival, you will experience a weekend of brand new plays read, in some cases for the first time aloud, by professional actors. The finalists are selected from over 100 plays submitted by playwrights from all over the country.
When Eddie, anxious and in debt, tries to rob a gas station, he instead falls for the station clerk, bungles a burglary, gets caught with a weapon, evades hospitalization, flees from the police, and has his library card revoked—but hey, at least he meets the woman of his dreams! “A Danger to Yourself and Others” is a farcical look at what it’s like navigating life with anxiety, never knowing if the gnawing feeling in your gut is your intuition or your irrational fear.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2022
New Works Festival
At the Ninth Annual New Works Festival, you will experience a weekend of brand new plays read, in some cases for the first time aloud, by professional actors.
Gulfshore Playhouse is thrilled to commission the theatre’s former associate artistic director Jeffrey Binder to write a full version of his play “Remember: The Story of Abe Price.” Originally created as a 45-minute educational production telling the true story of Naples local Holocaust survivor Abe Price, the full version will expand the story to fully encompass his experience during and after the Holocaust.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2022
New Works Festival
At the Ninth Annual New Works Festival, you will experience a weekend of brand new plays read, in some cases for the first time aloud, by professional actors. The finalists are selected from over 100 plays submitted by playwrights from all over the country.
In COMPROMISED a celebrated journalist and his wife invite a young couple to their home to help them recover their missing car. The encounter reveals unpleasant, hidden truths that threaten to destroy both relationships. The play is about how we can be crippled by the bad choices we make and the secrets we’re forced to keep. In addition it dramatizes the ongoing health struggles of the first responders and journalists who covered the 9/11 attacks in New York. COMPROMISED was a runner-up for the 2020 Eugene O’Neill prize for drama and was named Best Play of 2020 by Playwrights-First in NYC.
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2022
New Works Festival
The Refugees by Brent Askari
At the Ninth Annual New Works Festival, you will experience a weekend of brand new plays read, in some cases for the first time aloud, by professional actors.
Yates, Poppy, and Wynn — flees the country, ending up in the Middle East. The Sutton’s preppy attire and bland food label them as outsiders, and they find themselves now impoverished and in the minority, having to deal with manual labor, bureaucrats, and social workers. Increasingly desperate to return to the familiarity of Western Civilization, patriarch Yates joins up with a former Wall Street banker, getting involved in a hapless scheme to emigrate to Europe. When the American refugee community erupts in rioting, the Suttons struggle to survive in their adopted new home.
Read MoreJuly 21 - July 24, 2022
Directed by Dann Dunn
In roaring twenties Chicago, two “Merry Murderesses” vie for the spotlight and join forces in search of fame, fortune, and acquittal.
Read MoreJuly 20, 2022
This summer Cabaret featuring student performers from the cast of Chicago: High School Edition will feature iconic songs from Broadway and Beyond about dreaming the impossible dream and persevering through challenges to reach the stars.
Read MoreJune 23 - June 24, 2022
Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
This beloved musical will take Naples by (snow)storm this summer! Gulfshore Playhouse Education students 8-13 will bring the story you love to life!
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June 6 - June 10, 2022
M-F from 9am-12pm
Join us for a magical half-day summer camp. Learn songs and dances from some of Broadway’s most magical songs and present them to friends and family in a culminating showcase performance.
Registration is closed.
Read MoreMay 20 - May 22, 2022
Farce meets murder mystery in this hilarious play based on a movie, based on a board game! In a remote mansion, six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects in this comedic whodunit.
Read MoreMay 1 - May 15, 2022
Delve into the themes and topics of Another Revolution before you see it by engaging in a group discussion with a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse artistic staff! Pre-show discussions begin 45 minutes prior to the show on their specified date.
Read MoreApril 30 - May 15, 2022
Don’t miss the last show of our season! Set in 1968, this World Premiere explores what happens when two people who are different in every way are thrown into one another’s orbit. Preview performances on April 28 and April 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Read MoreMay 10, 2022
In association with the Holocaust Museum and Cohen Education Center
Directed by Steven Calakos
Experience this special one-night-only performance of our touring educational production about the true story of a local Holocaust Survivor.
Read MoreMay 8, 2022
After the curtain falls, join us for a post-show conversation, moderated by a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse staff, to have a discussion with your fellow audience members about the themes and ideas of the play. Curtain Conversations may feature special guests from the region or the production to further enhance the discussion.
May 5, 2022
Join the cast after the show for a Q&A about the process, the show, or even just to learn what it’s like to be an actor. Actor & Director Talkbacks will take place the second Thursday of each production following the evening performance.
March 26 - April 16, 2022
“A hand-wringing, throat-clenching thriller that rarely lets up.” – NY Magazine
Read MoreMarch 27 - April 13, 2022
Delve into the themes and topics of The Invisible Hand before you see it by engaging in a group discussion with a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse artistic staff! Pre-show discussions begin 45 minutes prior to the show on their specified date.
April 3, 2022
After the curtain falls, join us for a post-show conversation, moderated by a member of the Gulfshore Playhouse staff, to have a discussion with your fellow audience members about the themes and ideas of the play. Curtain Conversations may feature special guests from the region or the production to further enhance the discussion.
March 31, 2022
Join the cast after the show for a Q&A about the process, the show, or even just to learn what it’s like to be an actor. Actor & Director Talkbacks will take place the second Thursday of each production following the evening performance.
March 21 & 28 from 5-7PM
Ages 13-18
Put your best foot forward for theatrical auditions! Gain confidence, get insider tips, and work on your audition material with these specialty audition workshops.
Students who participate in the workshop are guaranteed a spot in the summer teen production, The SpongeBob Musical. Additional costs for camp registration and production will be posted soon.
Read MoreFebruary 12 - March 13, 2022
From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock
Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited
And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
Directed by Peter Amster
A Hitchcock masterpiece meets spy novel in this hilarious Tony-winning whodunit!
Read MoreMarch 7, 2022
The Gulfshore Playhouse Gala
Gala Chairs: Patty and Jay Baker
Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples at 5:00PM
Prepare to be dazzled, mystified, and entertained beyond your wildest dreams during this thrilling event to raise funds in support of Gulfshore Playhouse.
Read MoreJanuary 13 - January 30, 2022
Two worlds, lives, and times collide in this thrilling tour-de-force of theatre magic. This one-man show will bring you to the mystical city of Prague as two separate timelines begin to intersect.
Read MoreJanuary 16 - January 30, 2022
Our audience engagement programs offer you the opportunity to engage with the Playhouse in a variety of stimulating ways beyond just seeing a play. From actor and director talkbacks to audience discussions, if we have piqued your interest with a production, we are opening new avenues for you to deepen your understanding of our show and the themes surrounding it.
ThinkTheatre pairs core curriculum with performing arts education. By introducing theatre-based pedagogy, our professional teaching artists engage students’ creativity, encourage teamwork, and boost self-confidence while enhancing their understanding of curriculum content. If you are seeking ways to energize your classroom through fun, creative, and learning-focused residencies, be sure to check out our offerings.
Read MoreIn association with the Holocaust Museum and Cohen Education Center
Directed by Steven Calakos
Bring Remember: The Story of Abe Price to your classroom, school, or cultural center to experience a vital true story through a unique theatrical experience.
Read MoreApril 6, April 13, April 20, April 27, and May 4 - 5:30-7PM
Based upon the beloved film Night at the Museum, students will explore CMON after (the museum has closed and) all the exhibits have strangely come to life.
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