The Naples Players

Five star for thespian enthusiasm,. Two star for quality of productions. Three star for a comfortable, intimate live theatre venue. Five star location, right smack in the middle of Naples’ busiest tourist intersection on Fifth Avenue South.
I attended a reading of the three winning One Act plays submitted by local playwrights. The producer announced that three judges considered thirty submissions in order to arrive at the winning entries.
Unfortunately, there was no Talk Back after the readings. My friends and I agreed that at least two of the three plays had development potential, and it would have been interesting to hear audience feedback. Strictly moderated, of course.
The reading itself got a bit off the rails. Some of the actors could not stay seated with eyes on the script. Some just could not restrain themselves from (imagine a flourish of a cape here) ACT-​Ting! Amusing and entertaining. It was particularly interesting, too, to see that the plays’ themes reflected the emotional universe of the (ahem) older generation: Lost love in WWII. Suicide in old age. 1950s style Snowbird adultery.
Overall, a good, fun resource to keep the ghost of Christmas Past on his feet in SW FL.

I have been «working» with the Naples players for 8 years. I have been in over 15 productions and I’ve probably seen 100. The Naples players has a theatre program for children teens and adults.
there are 2 theaters and they both are great-​clean, comfy, ect.

My Mom, I and our two friends saw All Shook Up amd I really liked All Shook Up and we all got our picture taken with the guy that played Chad in All Shook Up and I got an All Shook Up shirt singed by the guy that played Chad in All Shook Up.

I have never experienced finer community –or possibly off-​broadway, theatre anywhere. The founder’s vision and commitment, generous donors, excellent design and construction AND great acting, scripts, stage tech. and theatre staff. What a treat. Do it! You don’t know what you’ve been missing!

I went to go see «Wit» here a few years ago and it was the most incredible performance I’ve seen in my life. Which really surprised me because I have been volunteering in community theatre since I was about 10 and I have never seen anything as moving as this show in my life. So I was thoroughly impressed with the casting. So the theatre is doing something right.
The facilities are beautiful as well and looks like a high class theatre. They keep the place looking pristine. I can’t say much about the usher’s though but I have never seen a good usher. There really is no such thing because all usher’s are horrible, no matter where they are in the U.S.
If I stop though Naples again, this will definitely be a must stop.

One of the best, if not the best, community theater in the country. The quality of the shows… the talent here is superior to most ‘professional’ theaters.
This is one of the better things about Naples. Go see a show or two here. They also offer classes in all things theater. They have an amazing kids program.
Also, there are occasionally concerts and film programs. Great staff and amazing volunteers. Oh and you can volunteer… actor, backstage, tech. Check out their website.

I have been watching shows/​volunteering here for 3 years. A highly professional theatre in a community setting. Top notch talent and stellar entertainment.

we love the theater and to our delight this was located right around the corner from our hotel (the Inn of Fifth). we noticed that the last play of the season was still on and had a performance on sat nite. so we went to the box office window (lady there is ok but not too friendly) we were trying to figure out dinner issue before buying tickets and did not purchase them nor noticed the sign which states they close at 1pm on sat… (and the friendly window lady did not tell us so when we asked if there were still tickets). when we came back later it was closed, but called & recorder stated they open 2 hrs prior to show. so we went back & were able to get our tickets. we were told be same nice lady that there was a choice between front row & back area — so we decided to get front row (not bad for $ 30.00 a piece). again she was not very informative and advise how small the theatre is. it is a very nice cozy venue and it would of been fine (actually better) if we would of gone for the ones in the back area) front row was not so bad but was right there and had to tilt our heads a bit up to watch. the acoustics is not that great there thou, so don’t expect anything like a broadway show… the Naples Players were good thou. the play was The Importance of Being Earnest. it was a 3 act play with 2 10min intermission. the first 2 acts a bit slow but the last was funny. the players did a very nice and professional job. the costume designs were beautiful and true to the era of the story. it was great having this option to us as an after dinner entertainment if planning on going to area, check out their schedule and if you pick a show, check out early dinner specials in the area as well — show did start at 8pm and ended up at 10:30pm… there was drinks available for purchase and also the headsets to assist with the hearing. theatre is kept well and clean. ushers are very well informed and helpful. we enjoyed our nite out to the theatre!