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THE FANTASTICKS BOOK AND LYRICS BY

TOM JONES

MUSIC BY

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The musical is suggested by a play Les Romanesque by Edmond Rostand Since its opening in May 1960 at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in New York, and its subsequent revival at the Jerry Orbach Theatre, The Fantasticks remains the longest-running production of any kind in the history of American theatre.

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From Liesl in The Sound of Music to Scrooge’s past girlfriend in A Christmas Carol (The Musical), Lorelai Vega is no stranger to gracing the The Naples Players (TNP) stage in romantic tragedies. Now, Lorelai is taking on, ‘one of her biggest challenges yet’ playing Luisa in TNP’s upcoming romantic fable, and the longest running musical in the world, The Fantasticks.

A romantic musical filled with plot twists and turns, The Fantasticks is an alleogorical story that focuses on two young lovers, their meddling fathers, and the journey we all must take through life. “When they first announced that The Fantasticks was happening this season, I was

Lorelai performing in Hunchback Teen

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like, ‘if there’s any show I wanna do this season, this is the one.’ I wanted to be cast in the show so badly, so to be cast as one of the leads is surreal.”

Luisa, an 18-year-old girl who falls in love with a boy her father disapproves of, is based off of the likes of characters such as Juliet in Romeo and

Juliet and Sylvette in Les Romanesques. Despite her tragic star-crossed lover back story, Lorelai is eager to take on this role, and that Luisa is, “girlhood and growing up into the woman personified. I’m lucky I get to play this role, it’s very exciting for me. I relate to Luisa in a lot of ways - it’s not everyday that you get to play someone your own age. She has complex feelings and is growing into her own person.”

Lorelai herself is an 18-year-old girl who has a love of her own: theatre. First joining TNP’s KidzAct program in 2018, Lorelai has since performed in nearly every KidzAct show and several mainstage productions. “As soon as I joined TNP, I was locked in. From the first show I did, I was like, ‘this is what I want to do.’ I was doing gymnastics and dance at the same time, and as soon as I did my first show, everything else in my life took a backseat. Nothing was as important to me as theatre. This is my priority and it’s what I want to do.”

ing theatre here, I wasn’t sure that performing was something I’m actually good at. I didn’t used to put in nearly as much work to my auditions and training as I do now, and the people here made me want to put in the work. Everyone here works so hard, and you want to be like them and not let anyone down, you know?”

“I feel like I still have a lot to learn from TNP and about performing in general. I don’t think I’ll ever stop learning something new. I’m in dance lessons and voice lessons all the time, and take acting classes, but I feel like I learn the most when I’m doing a show and by seeing the acting choices other people make. During every show I feel like I exercise and focus on different aspects of performing whether it be dance or acting or singing, and I take my notes, and the notes other performers receive very seriously. I try to be a sponge and soak up every piece of advice I can.” (continued on page 20)

Despite often finding herself during several productions at TNP at once, Lorelai has never found herself growing tired of being here.

“Sometimes I catch myself thinking, ‘Am I exhausted? Yes. Am I tired of it? No way.’ I love how no two shows are ever the same. When you’re doing a show, every show’s intention is different, and how the audience reacts is always different. The cast, every acting choice you make - it all changes, even if it’s the same show. I love that when I think of memories from every show I’ve ever done, no two shows feel the same. I just love that and I think it’s so much fun.”

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LORELAI VEGA Continued From Page 19

Moving forward, Lorelai is certain that the lessons she’s learned, and the people she’s met, at TNP have changed the trajectory of her future career in performing arts. “I plan on moving to New York City after I graduate, and the only reason I feel confident enough to take that leap is because of TNP. Everyone I’ve taken a class from or made a connection with has played a massive role in offering me something that I can use in my performances and for the rest of my life. Everyone here has pushed, supported, and challeged me all while having my best interests at heart. It’s a combination of all the people I’ve met that make me feel like my dreams will come true and I will find my path.”

“TNP is my home. I feel the safest when I’m here and so connected to everyone. It’s like a second family. I was always find any reason and drop everything to be here. When I’m not at TNP, I want to be here - and it doesn’t matter if we’re downtown or not. Wherever TNP is is where I’m the happiest and whenever I’m surrounded by the people here I’m always having a good time.”

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CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) MALE UNDERSTUDY*.............................................................................................BRAXTON CABRERA BELLOMY...............................................................................................................................JIM CORSICA HUCKLEBEE...........................................................................................................................SCOTT DAVIS MORTIMER........................................................................................................................CAROLINA GRAU MATT.................................................................................................................................... ALEX MINARIK EL GALLO........................................................................................................................... SYDNEY MIXON THE MUTE........................................................................................................................ GIA PROVINZINO HENRY.........................................................................................................................ROSEANN RUGGIERO LUISA....................................................................................................................................LORELAI VEGA *performances as Matt - 2/7, 2/8, 2/9, 2/10, and 2/11

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CREW STAGE MANAGER ............................................................................................... SARAH GAMBLIN ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS .......................................................... KELSEY COSS, HANNAH KLEIN AUDIO ASSISTANT ................................................................................................. HANNAH KLEIN SUBSTITUTE AUDIO ASSISTANT ........................................................................ MADDIE BRENDEL COSTUME CONSTRUCTION & CARE ................................................. JEAN ACKER, KARLY ATKINSON, STEPHANIE FOWLE, JOAN LAUGHLIN, SANDY LoPRESTI, JUDY SMITH SCENIC CONSTRUCTION & PAINTING ................................................... SYLVIA CONGER, ED EZRINE, JAKE FATTIBONE, JOE FEMIA, TAMMY HARRIS, KIP JONES, SANDY KEELER, STEVE LEE, RUSS LOYET, RAY MARASCO, RICARDO A. RAGO, BOB RATH, DON SALAMACK , JANE SHUB, JEFF SMITH, MARY TAYLOR, MICHAEL TROOP, MARY JANE WANN

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ACTS, SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1 SCENE 1 Try To Remember .................................................................. EL GALLO, LUISA, MATT, BELLOMY, HUCKLEBEE SCENE 2 Luisa’s Introduction 2a. Bird Music SCENE 3 Much More ...................................................................................................................................... LUISA SCENE 4 Matt’s Introduction 4a. This Girl SCENE 5 Metaphor ................................................................................................................................ LUISA, MATT SCENE 6 Much More ............................................................................................................................. LUISA, MATT 6a. Huck’s Introduction .................................................................................................. HUCKLEBEE SCENE 7 The Wall ................................................................................................................................... LUISA, MATT SCENE 8 I’ll Marry .......................................................................................................................................... MATT SCENE 9 Bell’s Introduction 9a. Ladder SCENE 10 Never Say No ............................................................................................................ BELLOMY, HUCKLEBEE SCENE 11 It Depends On What You Pay ................................................................. EL GALLO, BELLOMY, HUCKLEBEE 11a. It Depends On What You Pay - Reprise ................................................... BELLOMY, HUCKLEBEE SCENE 12 Moonlight #1 12a. Moonlight #2 12b. In The Glen SCENE 13 Soon It’s Gonna Rain ......................................................................................................... LUISA, MATT SCENE 14 Abduction Ballet 14a. After The Ballet

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SCENE 15 Happy Ending .......................................................................... LUISA, MATT, BELLOMY, HUCKLEBEE, EL GALLO

15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

ACT 2 SCENE 16 Opening Act 2 SCENE 17 This Plum Is Too Ripe SCENE 18 The Quarrel SCENE 19 I Can See It ........................................................................................................................ EL GALLO, MATT SCENE 20 An Episode ..................................................................................................................... HENRY, MORTIMER SCENE 21 Rebuilding The Wall #1 21a. Rebuilding The Wall #2 SCENE 22 Plant A Radish .......................................................................................................... BELLOMY, HUCKLEBEE SCENE 23 Much More - Reprise ...................................................................................................... EL GALLO, LUISA SCENE 24 Round And Round ...................................... EL GALLO, LUISA, MATT, BELLOMY, HUCKLEBEE, HENRY, MORTIMER 24a. Transition 24b. Distant Carousel SCENE 25 Beyond That Road .......................................................................................................... EL GALLO, MATT 25a. Paradox SCENE 26 They Were You ..................................................................................................................... LUISA, MATT SCENE 27 Metaphor - Reprise ............................................................................................................. LUISA, MATT SCENE 28 Try To Remember - Reprise .................................................................................................... EL GALLO

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Off-Broadway’s Longest Running Show Carries a

COMPLEX HISTORY Arguably one of the most produced plays in theater history with more than 11,000 productions mounted in all 50 US states and 67 countries, The Fantasticks opened off-Broadway in 1960 and ran for a staggering 42 years.

A simple story simply told, the original investors still managed to make back 240 percent of their original investment.

The musical is based on Cyrano de Bergerac playwright Edmond Rostand’s Les Romanesques (The Romantics), which in turn takes it story from the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and Dominco Donizetti’s opera, L’eliser d’amore (The Elixir of Love). That’s a lot of pedigree for a small musical with no real orchestra, only a handful of actors, and an easy, hummable score! Playwright and lyricist Tom Jones also says he drew references from sources as varied as Thornton Wilder’s minimalist design in Our Town, and staging ideas from Leonard Bernstein’s Candide.

At a time when Broadway musicals could be mounted for about $250,000, The Fantasticks spent under $2000 on costumes, sets and props combined!

The show made a star of Jerry Orbach (later of Law and Order fame) as El Gallo, but a number of stars worked on the show during its 42-year run.

Glenn Close, Kristin Chenoweth, Liza Minelli and F. Murray Abraham all spent time keeping the show alive off Broadway for some of its more than 17,000 performances.

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Still, despite its popularity with audiences, the show has gone in and out of fashion with critics. Once viewed as charming and sweet, the play’s darker themes and “romanticizing” of rape in the second act came under attack in the 1990s. The uproar led authors Schmidt and Jones to write a replacement number called “Abduction Ballet.”

It’s not a change that seems to bother Jones, who continued to tinker with the show well into its 50+ years of production. “It Depends on What You Pay” - which also features references to rape - has gone through multiple rewrites, as did an updated “Round and Round” in which El Gallo shows Luisa the darker side of life. Indeed, Jones has indicated in interviews that the original production might not have been dark enough, wanting the mask used in the staging to represent a “darker purpose or power.”

As TNP gears up for its own production of this classic, it will look to provide a very 21st-century lens to look at a story that has changed and deepened with each generation of new audiences.

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CAST BIOS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) BRAXTON CABRERA (Male Understudy) is a freshman at Gulf Coast High, and is elated (and nervous) for his first time swinging a production. He has great respect for all the wonderful swings in theatre that work hard at what they do, and is extremely grateful he has received the opportunity to do so. He would like to thank the creative team and all of his fellow actors, as they are all immensely talented people he looks up to. He hopes you enjoy this “Fantastick” show! Past TNP credits: Phoebus/Hunchback Teen, Friedrich/The Sound of Music-Salzburg Cast, Jonathon/Ensemble/A Christmas Carol: The Musical.

JIM CORSICA (Bellomy) was most recently seen in the Tobye Studio as Gus/Southern Comforts and as Ranger Tom/Escanaba in da Moonlight, and on the Blackburn stage as Ensemble/Bum/The Wedding Singer. Other TNP roles include: Nicely Nicely Johnson/Guys and Dolls, Jacey Squires/The Music Man, The Narrator/The Rocky Horror Show, Inspector Kemp/Young Frankenstein and Stage Manager/Our Town.

Elsewhere, Jim is part of the Gulfshore Playhouse production, Remember: The Story of Abe Price, was Harry Brock/Born Yesterday and Batman (ret.)/Bruce Kane OneActs for the Marco Players, Salieri’s Cook/Amadeus for TheatreZone, Bill Sr./Clever Little Lies for The Studio Players, and Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare In Paradise’s production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. He is excited to return to the role of Bellomy, the first role he ever did for The Naples Players in ’97-’98.

SCOTT DAVIS (Hucklebee) is active in various theater groups in Florida and Michigan. Scott is thrilled to be returning to the TNP after playing Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol: The Musical. Recent roles with TNP include singing in the choir for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, various characters in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Vicomte de Nanjac/Phipps in An Ideal Husband. Scott’s recent stage credits include Max Detweiler/The Sound of Music with Michigan’s Grosse Pointe Theatre. Scott is a speech-language pathologist and owns his own company. “Love to mom and Tim, my biggest fans.”

CAROLINA GRAU (Mortimer) is an English teacher at Community School of Naples and Assistant Production Manager and Head of Properties at TheatreZone! She was a part of the ensemble in TNP’s production of Young Frankenstein and Bye Bye Birdie. She inaugurated the musical theatre program at St. John Neumann High and directed Godspell and Beauty and the Beast. Her most recent role at TNP was in the choir of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is grateful and excited to be a part of this production of The Fantasticks!

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ALEX MINARIK (Matt) is excited to be playing Matt in The Fantasticks! He is currently a Senior at GCHS and President of the Drama Club. Aside from performing, Alex enjoys stage management and choreography, recently winning at the state level with his own piece! Some of his favorite credits include Billy Flynn/Chicago, Dennis/All Shook Up, Sky/Mamma Mia!, Mike Costa/A Chorus Line, Emmett Forrest/Legally Blonde, and Lord Farquaad/Shrek. Alex is so thankful for everyone that’s a part of the production for putting in the work to make the performance possible, especially Lorelai for being the best partner! Follow him @alexminarikk SYDNEY MIXON (El Gallo) A devoted member of The Naples Players family, I am overjoyed to be back performing. Over the years, my artistic journey has intertwined with the visionary leadership of Bryce Alexander, guiding me through unforgettable roles including Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. My heart swells with gratitude for the phenomenal cast and tireless crew whose passion has woven enchantment into every performance. TNP, thank you for being the canvas on which we paint dreams together!

GIA PROVINZINO (The Mute) is grateful to be working under the direction of the professionals at The Naples Players. In her free time, she enjoys playing the guitar and writing music. Gia has two songs available to listen to on all music platforms under the artist name Gia Caprice. This is her 8th production with TNP. She recently had the honor of filling the role of Swing for the four lead characters in The Marvelous Wonderettes! You may have seen her in The Hunchback of Notre Dame Teen as Florika, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Adult) in the Ensemble, or as the “Day By Day” and “By My Side” Soloist in Godspell. Additional credits include Emma in Jekyll & Hyde and Morticia in The Addams Family at CFABS. Gia hopes you enjoy the show!

ROSEANN RUGGIERO (Henry) has studied and worked in theater for over 40 years throughout the NY/NJ area. Moving to Naples in 2019, she has worked continuously here at TNP both onstage and off. She is thrilled to be working on Bryce’s vision of The Fantasticks, a show that holds a special place in her heart. This one is for Lamont and Dennis!

LORELAI VEGA (Luisa) is so excited to be part of The Fantasticks playing Luisa. She

is 18 years old and a dual-enrolled senior. You may have recently seen her as Esmeralda/The Hunchback of Notre Dame Teen, Liesl/The Sound of Music, Portia/Something Rotten! Teen, or Emily/A Christmas Carol: The Musical. Lorelai is also a KidzAct instructor here at TNP. She would like to thank her parents for their unwavering support, as well as Alex for not only being her show partner onstage but also being her best friend offstage. She would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who made this show possible. She hopes you enjoy the show!

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The

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Composer Harvey Schmidt and lyricist Tom Jones are the legendary writing team best known for shaping the American musical landscape with their 1960 hit, The Fantasticks. After its Off-Broadway opening in May 1960, it went on to become the longest-running production in the history of the American stage and one of the most frequently produced musicals in the world.

Their first Broadway show, 110 in the Shade, was revived on Broadway in a new production starring Audra MacDonald. I Do! I Do!, their two-character musical starring Mary Martin and Robert Preston, was a success on Broadway and is frequently done around the country. For several years Jones and Schmidt worked privately at their theatre workshop, concentrating on small-scale musicals in new and often untried forms. The most notable of these efforts were Celebration, which moved to Broadway, and Philemon, which won an Outer Critics Circle Award. They contributed incidental music and lyrics to the Off-Broadway play Colette starring Zoe Caldwell, then later did a full-scale musical version under the title Colette Collage. The Show Goes On, a musical revue featuring their theatre songs and starring Jones and Schmidt, was presented at the York Theatre, and Mirette, their musical based on the award-winning children’s book, was premiered at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. In addition to an Obie Award and the 1992 Special Tony Award for The Fantasticks, Jones and Schmidt were inducted into the Broadway Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theatre, and on May 3, 1999 their ‘stars’ were added to the Off-Broadway Walk of Fame outside the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Then in 2012, Jones & Schmidt were honored by being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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CREATIVE TEAM BIOS BRYCE ALEXANDER (Director) is thrilled to lead the exemplary team at TNP. As a result of Bryce’s dedication to the SWFL community, which is demonstrated through his work at The Naples Players, Bryce was called the “Champion of the Arts’’ by Gulfshore Life Magazine in 2020, and “Man of the Year” in 2021. He was also named one of Collier County’s Top 100 most influential business leaders by Naples Illustrated for 2022 and 2023; and listed in Gulfshore Business’ “40 Under 40” in 2022. In the community, Bryce is a member of the Advisory Council for Leadership Collier at the Naples Chamber of Commerce and the Vice Chair of the Collier County Emergency Medical Authority. His wife, Katie, continues to serve as the foundation of his success.

MOLLIE BERMAN (Costume Designer) After graduating with her MFA from FSU, she joined the creative team for Disney Parks Live Entertainment as well as freelanced as a designer in the Orlando area. Previous TNP design credits include The Marvelous Wonderettes; The Sound of Music; Mary Poppins; Blithe Spirit; The Wedding Singer; Footloose; Yours, Truly; Bye Bye Birdie; and She Loves Me. She has designed for TheatreWorks Florida, Mad Cow Theatre and Florida State University. She has previously worked at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. She would like to thank her friends, family, and husband Reece for their unending support and encouragement.

KELSEY COSS (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to ASM her first musical with this show! She recently was ASM for It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Kelsey has performed professionally with Disney, Universal, and Sea World before relocating to Naples. She will be singing and dancing in February’s Front & Center Gala and you can catch her as Yvette in our spring production of Clue: On Stage.

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CREATIVE TEAM BIOS SEAN EFFINGER-DEAN (Music Director) is thrilled to return to The Naples Players

after playing keyboard in A Christmas Carol and music directing The Descendants youth class in 2022. Florida acting credits include A Little Night Music and Escape To Margaritaville (TheatreZone); and My Fair Lady (Asolo Repertory Theatre). Chicago area credits include Willy Wonka, Murder For Two, Road Show (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Sweeney Todd, Young Frankenstein (Drury Lane Oakbrook); Hair, Grease, The Music Man (Paramount Theatre); Candide, The Fantasticks, Meet John Doe (Porchlight Music Theatre); The Music Man (Marriott Theatre); and Jerry Springer: The Opera (Bailiwick Chicago). Sean graduated from Princeton University, where he studied mathematics and vocal performance.

DAWN LEBRECHT FORNARA (Choreographer) is a native of New York and has served

as director and choreographer for TNP’s The Marvelous Wonderettes, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Sound of Music, Something Rotten, Mary Poppins, The Wedding Singer, Mamma Mia!, Chicago, Sister Act, The Rocky Horror Show, Catch Me If You Can, Legally Blonde, The Spitfire Grill and 42nd Street, among others, and with KidzAct for many productions, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hairspray, Disney’s Camp Rock, Les Misérables and CATS. She has choreographed many shows for TNP, including A Christmas Carol, Gentleman’s Guide, All Shook Up, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Cabaret, and, as a performer, she has been seen in the National Tours of 42nd Street, Seussical the Musical, Anything Goes, and Grease. A proud member of Actors’ Equity, she has been seen here in Naples in TheatreZone’s Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman), Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy), Stepping Out with Donna McKechnie, Legs Diamond (Kiki) and Hair, among others. Other recent roles include Sheila (A Chorus Line), Sally Bowles, Velma Kelly, Bombalurina (Cats) and Ulla (The Producers). Love to husband Chas and her family.

SARAH GAMBLIN (Stage Manager) started volunteering with TNP during their production of The Sound of Music in spring 2023. Since then, she has volunteered both onstage and off in five other TNP productions. She wants to thank the TNP community as well as her family for their energy, love and support. She hopes you enjoy the show and come back for the next!

AMY HUGHES (Properties Director) is excited to be propping such an amazing production. Amy is mostly known for her credits on stage in shows such as The Music Man as Marian and Chicago as Mona. She is so excited to step into the role of a lifetime as the properties director for The Naples Players and looks forward to an amazingly creative future.

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HANNAH KLEIN (Assistant Stage Manager) is super excited to be back for yet another production here at TNP. She was recently an ASM for The Marvelous Wonderettes and The Hunchback of Norte Dame Teen. She currently attends ASU Online and plans to receive a bachelor’s in filmmaking in the near future. She hopes you enjoy this “fantastick” show!!!

CHRIS RILEY (Lighting Design) is the new Director of Lighting and is excited to make his return to designing lights with The Naples Players. He was the lighting intern for TNP during the 2018-2019 season, where he designed shows including Annie JR, Guys and Dolls, and Lost in Yonkers. He’s excited to be back, and can’t wait to once again be part of the team for many, many shows.

MICHAEL SANTOS (Scenic Design) has been working in The Naples Players’ Scene Shop for over 18 years now. Originally from Upstate New York, he received his BFA from Cazenovia College. Favorite scenic designs include Guys and Dolls, The Wedding Singer, and Mary Poppins for TNP; and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Disney’s Descendants, and Matilda JR for KidzAct. A big thank you to the volunteers for doing what they do best! And to his wife, Judith, for being everything :-)

BRADLEY VAN HOUTEN (Sound Design) holds a bachelor’s degree in Theatre: Design & Technical Production and Theatre: Stage Management from Western Michigan University. Originally hailing from Michigan, he has found a home at The Naples Players here in Florida, where he has been an integral part of the team since 2013. Throughout his tenure with TNP, Brad has contributed his expertise to numerous productions, witnessing the remarkable growth of TNP over the years. His enthusiasm lies in fostering even more opportunities for involvement as TNP continues to evolve in its new facility.

Outside of the theater, Brad takes to the skies as a pilot, embarking on adventures to explore new areas of Florida. Alternatively, you might spot him strolling with his furry companion Malone, a delightful Cocker Spaniel mix who is well aware of just how adorable he is. Brad’s multifaceted interests and dedication to the arts underscore his dynamic dedication as he eagerly looks forward to the future of TNP.

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TIMELINE TO OUR FUTURE! RENOVATION & CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

FEB 2023

Demolition began in the Ted & Sue Tobye Studio Theater to allow for construction on the Price Studio Theater and the Tanya & Denny Glass Educational Theater.

APR 2023

Demolition began on the remainder of the facility, including Blackburn Hall and the main lobby to allow for construction of the Kizzie Theater and Jay R. Paul Community Atrium.

JUN 2023

The Naples Players builds a temporary home at the Naples United Church of Christ, producing two musicals and five plays at the church before ending the season and returning to our home on 5th Avenue.

JUN 2024 MID-2024

The Kizzie Theater and Jay R. Paul Community Atrium open to the public.

The Price Studio Theater and Tanya & Denny Glass Educational Theater open to the public.

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