April 8, 2025

Sweet Charity is a “MUST SEE!”

May 28, 2020

Naples couple gives $1M gift to Gulfshore Playhouse for new theater

A Naples couple has given $1 million toward a planned downtown Naples theater. Mary and Stephen Byron Smith bestowed the gift to Gulfshore Playhouse to support the creation of the new Gulfshore Playhouse Theatre and Education Center.  “We are extremely grateful, not only for this generous gift from the Smiths, but for their belief in our vision,” said Kristen ... Naples couple gives $1M gift to Gulfshore Playhouse for new theater

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!

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