December 30, 2024

NEXT ACT FOR PLAYHOUSE: MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION

Beauty — and there is a lot of it — is more than skin deep at Naples’ new $72 million Gulfshore Playhouse. Look beyond the wavy architecture, gracious facilities and top-notch entertainment, and you start to appreciate what drives the second dimension of GP’s Baker Theater and Education Center. “Gulfshore Playhouse is one of the ... News & Updates

April 15, 2020

The University of Us: Naples area organizations forge a virtual arts school

Kristen Coury, founder and artistic director of Gulfshore Playhouse, said its weekly free workshops are pulling in registrations from around the country. It didn’t hurt to open the series with a Zoom talk by the former director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Gail Kern Paster, who is on the playhouse’s board of directors. Two actors traded frames ... The University of Us: Naples area organizations forge a virtual arts school

March 21, 2020

Gulfshore Playhouse cuts season short

Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples recently had to lay off 21 employees, send its nine education interns home, and cancel the last two productions of its current season. Now a group of eight core staff members representing various departments at the theater are working from home at reduced pay to keep things afloat.  “It’s generally devastating ... Gulfshore Playhouse cuts season short

February 26, 2020

“The Lady Demands Satisfaction” satisfies greatly

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” satisfies greatly

February 23, 2020

BWW Review: THE LADY DEMANDS SATISFACTION at Gulfshore Playhouse is Sidesplittingly Sharp!

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 ... BWW Review: THE LADY DEMANDS SATISFACTION at Gulfshore Playhouse is Sidesplittingly Sharp!

January 24, 2020

Laura Benanti Announced for Gulfshore Playhouse 10th Annual Gala

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 ... Laura Benanti Announced for Gulfshore Playhouse 10th Annual Gala

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