Show Guide
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everyone! We are excited to welcome you to Sugden Community Theatre, home of The Naples Players, where it is our mission to build community through exceptional access to the power of theatre. In our service of making theatre more accessible, our Arts Access department has created this Show Guides to help visitors become familiar with our facility and the show. This guide will take you step by step through the experience of seeing our current production, Les Miserable. In this guide you will find: Page 2....... Access Concierge Page 3....... TNP: A Social Narrative Page 8....... About the Show Page 9........Character List Page 10...... Scene Guide Page 11...... Sensory-Friendly Plot Guide Key Page 12...... Sensory-Friendly Plot Guide - Act 1 Page 19...... Sensory-Friendly Plot Guide - Act 2 Page 23...... Upcoming Relaxed Performances Page 24...... Our Sensory Booth Page 23...... Summer 2026 Inclusive Camps Page 24...... Relaxed Performances Page 25...... Sensory Booth Page 26...... TNP Communication Card
ACCESS CONCIERGE Accessibility Resources at TNP
We have so many accessibility offerings at the Naples Players! Stop by our Patron Services desk and speak to our Arts Access Concierge to learn about all we have to offer, including:
Connect Your Own Assisted Listening Device
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Social Narrative
Parking Garage I may travel to the theater in my car.
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Main Entrance I will then walk from the parking garage to the Naples Players theater. There are steps leading up to the main doors, or I can use the accessible ramps to the right and left of the steps.
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Meet the Ushers
As I walk into the building, I will be greeted by an usher. An usher is a friendly volunteer of the theater who I can go to if I need help. I can tell if someone is an usher by what they are wearing or if they have a name tag on. Ushers will be wearing a white shirt, black pants, and a blue scarf or tie around their neck. The usher will scan my ticket when I enter or point me to the Box Office.
The Lobby
The lobby is where I am once I enter the building. It’s like a large waiting room! Because of this, the lobby is often crowded and noisy with lots of other people I might not know. In the lobby I can find everything I need during my experience. My first stop once I enter the lobby is the Box Office which will be to the left of the main doors.
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Box Office Everyone must have a ticket to get into the theater. If I don’t have my tickets printed already, I will pick them up at the box office. I may have to wait in line to get my tickets.
The Access Concierge located at the Box Office Patron Services Desk can help me with any accessibility resources I may need. They have assisted listening devices, Sensory Bags, show guides, and more.
Concessions In the lobby, the concession stand is where I can buy snacks and drinks to have during the show. I may need to wait in line. When it is my turn, I can use the menu to tell the person behind the counter what I want and hand them the money for it. They will need to scan my ticket first!
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Finding My Seat
Now it is time to find my seat. The usher will help me to my assigned seat and give me a Backstage Magazine. At the Relaxed Shows, my ticket lets me sit anywhere in the theatre I like. I can walk around the theatre until I find the perfect seat, or let the usher help me find one.
Starting the Show When the show is about to start, the lights will dim. Someone will then come onstage and make an announcement or an opening video will play. This will tell the audience information about the show and our sponsors.
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Watching the Show It is time for the show to start! I can use the rest of this booklet to help guide me through Les Misérables. It will teach me about the characters, what I will see onstage, and what happens in the story. During the show, if I see something that I like or think is funny, I can clap my hands or laugh. I can use my headphones and fidget tools during the show, if needed. It is okay to move around or leave the theatre if I need to.
The quiet area, or chill zone, is located on the second floor lobby during Relaxed Performances.
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About the About the Show Show Les Misérables is a story of justice, love, and revolution throughout the 19th century in France. The show follows ex-convict Jean Valjean, who breaks his parole to redeem himself after being inspired by the kindness of a Bishop. He sees the consequences of his actions unravel and promises himself and those he has hurt that he will protect and become an honest man. In this, he finds himself raising a young girl, Cosette, and becoming involved in the revolution against the inequality in the nation. This entire production is sung.
This show runs about 2.5 hours There will be a 15 minute intermission.
Content Reminders: Sexual References Violence / Weapons / Death Alchohol Consumption
Please note ALL Sensory Alerts and Timestamps located in the following plot guide.
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Character Guide Jean Valjean
Javert
An ex convict who seeks redemption through religion and love.
The inspector and office of the law. He does not believe that people can change once they have done wrong. He seeks out to find Valjean once he’s escaped.
Fantine The single mother of Cosette. She is resilient and works to send money to the Thenardier’s who are taking care of her.
Éponine The daughter of the Thenardier’s and best friend of Marius, who she is secretly in love with. She is brave and courageous enough to join the baracde.
Cosette
Marius
Fantine’s daughter that Valjean swears to look after and takes away from the Thenardier’s. She is innocent and intelligent.
A young student and revolutionary who falls in love with Cosette. He seeks change in the country while praying to stay alive for Cosette.
Gavroche Young boy who lives with the beggars. He joins the men in the baracade and exposes Javert.
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Thénardiers Corrupt innkeepers who cheat, lie, and steal to get more money. They abuse Cosette while begging Fantine for more money,
Scene Guide Set in 1800's France during the entirety of the French Revolution in Paris
ACT 1 1815- Digne “PROLOGUE” ....................................................... VALJEAN, JAVERT, BISHOP, ENSEMBLE
1823- Montreuil-Sur-Mer “AT THE END OF THE DAY” .........................FANTINE, FACTORY WORKERS, ENSEMBLE “I DREAMED A DREAM” ......................................................................................... FANTINE “THE DOCKS”......SAILORS, OLD WOMEN, WHORES, FANTINE, JEAN VALJEAN, JAVERT “CART CRASH” .......................... FAUCHELEVANT, ENSEMBLE, JEAN VALJEAN, JAVERT “FANTINE’S DEATH” .................................................... FANTINE, JEAN VALJEAN, JAVERT
1823- Montfermeil “LITTLE COSETTE” ........................................ LITTLE COSETTE, MADAME THENARDIER “MASTER OF THE HOUSE” ...........................THENARDIER AND MADAME THENARDIER “THE BARGAIN” ................................THENADRIER, MADAME THENARDIER, ENSEMBLE
1832, Paris “THE BEGGARS” ....................THENADRIER, MADAME THENARDIER, LITTLE COSETTE “THE ROBBERY” .......THENADRIER, MADAME THENARDIER, MARIUS, EPONINE, JEAN VALJEAN, LITTLE COSETTE “STARS” ...............................................................JAVERT, GAVROCHE, EPONINE, MARIUS “THE ABC CAFE” ..........................................................ENJOLAS, STUDENTS, ENSEMBLE “THE PEOPLE’S SONG” ...............................................ENJOLRAS, STUDENTS, CITIZENS “RUE PLUMET” .........................................COSETTE, MARIUS, JEAN VALJEAN, EPONINE “A HEART FULL OF LOVE” ...................................................COSETTE, MARIUS, EPONINE “THE ATTACK ON RUE PLUMET” ...THENADRIER, GNAG, EPONINE, MARIUS, VALJEAN “ONE DAY MORE” ........................................................................................ FULL COMPANY
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Scene Guide Set in 1800's France during the entirety of the French Revolution in Paris
ACT 2 “BUILDING THE BARRICADE” ...... ENJOLRAS, JAVERT, MARIUS, EPONINE, STUDENTS “THE LETTER” .............................................................................EPONINE, JEAN VALJEAN “ON MY OWN” ......................................................................................................... EPONINE “THE BARRICADE”........................................... ENJOLRAS, MARIUS, JAVERT, STUDENTS “JAVERT AT THE BARRICADE” .................ENJOLRAS, JAVERT, GAVROCHE, STUDENTS “A LITTLE FALL OF RAIN” ................................................ EPONINE, MARIUS, STUDENTS “VALJEAN AT THE BARRICADE” ............................................JEAN VALJEAN, STUDENTS “THE FIRST ATTACK” ...........................ENJOLRAS, JEAN VALJEAN, JAVERT, STUDENTS “THE NIGHT” ............................................ STUDENTS, GRANTAIRE, MARIUS, ENSEMBLE “BRING HIM HOME” ...................................................................................... JEAN VALJEAN “THE SECOND ATTACK” ..ENJOLRAS, MARIUS, JEAN VALJEAN, GAVROCHE, STUDENTS “THE FINAL BATTLE” .......................................................ENJOLRAS, JAVERT, STUDENTS “THE SEWERS” ............................................................ENJOLAS, STUDENTS, ENSEMBLE “JAVERT’S SUICIDE” ......................................................................JAVERT, JEAN VALJEAN “TURNING” ................................................................................................................WOMEN “EMPTY CHAIRS AT EMPTY TABLES” ...................................................................MARIUS “MARIUS AND COSETTE” ........................................MARIUS, COSETTE, JEAN VALJEAN “THE WEDDING”...............THENDARIER, MADAME THENARDIER, MARIUS, ENSEMBLE “EPILOGUE” ................................................................................................ FULL COMPANY
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Sensory Plot Guide
Sensory Sensory Friendly Plot Guide Plot Guide Les Misérables is a story of justice, love, and revolution throughout the 19th century in France. The show follows ex-convict Jean Valjean, who breaks his parole to redeem himself after being inspired by the kindness of a Bishop. He sees the consequences of his actions unravel and promises himself and those he has hurt that he will protect and become an honest man. In this, he finds himself raising a young girl, Cosette, and becoming involved in the revolution against the inequality in the nation. Below is a key that shows you the types of alerts present. Visual Stimuli means there is something happening on stage that may be overstimulating to the eye such as set pieces falling or visual effects. Emotional Impact Alert are moments in the show that are a bit scary or deal with darker, violent content. Or, it may be an alert regarding content that could be alarming or triggering. Auditory Stimuli means there may be the presence of a louder sound. Musical Number indicates moments where the orchestra is playing and the actors are singing.
Sensory Alert Image Key Visual Stimuli
Emotional Impact/ Content Warning
Auditory Stimuli
Musical Number
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Act One Act One Jean Valjean is a convict who has just been released from prison after 19 years for stealing bread and attempts to find a job and a place to stay but he is turned away because no one wants to Violance work with a convict. Valjean meets a Time Stamp: 0:01:18 Bishop who gives him a place to stay, and when Valjean steals from him, the Bishop protects him from going to prison again.
We meet Fantine who is a woman who works a the factory to support her daughter who lives with an Innkeeper and his wife. The other woman find out and tease Fantine and gets her fired. We find out that Violance, Sexual Commentary Valjean has broke his parole and is Time Stamp: 0:05:53 posing as a Mayor and he is the one who tells the factory manager to decide to fire Fantine. Fantine sings about her daughter Cosette and how she used to have a husband but he left her. She sings about how different life is now.
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We see Fantine trying to sell all she owns to get money to send to the Thenardiers because of how sick Cosette is. She sells her hair and joins the “lovely ladies”. She Violance, Sexual refuses to go with a customer and hits him. Commentary Javert comes in and wants to send her to Time Stamp: 0:15:43 prison. Valjean intervienes and has her sent to the hospital She reveals to him how he left her abonded after the factory.
On the way to visit Fantine, Valjean finds a cart has crashed on a civilian. He lifts the cart and saves the man underneith. When Javert claims that he reminds him of an old prisoner but tells Valjean that they have arrested prisoner 24601. Valjean realizes he must reveal himself in order to save the innocent person arrested.
Valjean reaches the hospital Fantine is in and promises her as she dies that he will protect and raise Cosette. Javert appears and Content Warning for tries to capture Valjean. They fight Death and Violance Time Stamp: 0:25:30 and Valjean runs out to find Cosette.
We see Cosette singing about how she wishes for a family full of warmth and kindness. Madame Thenardier bullies Cosette and we see her care more for their daughter, Eponine. They both send Cosette into the woods.
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We meet Thenardier and he sings about how they lie to their customers and steal from them in order to make more money.
Violance, Sexual Commentary Time Stamp: 0:37:98
Valjean finds little Cosette in the woods. He tells the Thenardier‘s that he would like to take her but will repay them for all they have put towards raising her. They try and get more money from Valjean. Here we meet the beggars and Gavroche. Eponine and Marius discusses their knowledge, either from books or from the street. Cosette and Valjean walk through and when Cosette drops something, her and Marius meet. They fall in love but are pulled away from eachother when Javert shows up.
Javert finds out that Valjean has been around the area and vows to track him down. Marius asks Eponine to help him find the girl he saw. She teases him but we find out that she is secretly in love with him.
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Marius runs back to the other schoolboys as they talk about the revolution they’re planning. Marius can’t stop talking about Cosette. The boys tease him.
With the news of General Lamarque dying. They decided that this is their moment to start fighting back. They run to the streets and begin to build the baracade.
Warning: Actors in audience
Cosette sings about the boy she has just fallen in love with and how little she knows. Valjean enters and speaks to her.
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Eponine brings Marius to where Cosette and Valjean have been hiding. They sing about their love for one another while Eponine stays behind the gate singing about how she’ll never get to be with Marius.
While Cosette and Marius are gone, Thenardier appears with thieves, attempting to rob the house. Eponine screams to scare them off and both Eponine and Marius run away. When Violance Valjean hears the scream he runs in. Time Stamp: 1:26:05 Cosette tells him it was her and she saw people outside. Valjean believes it was Javert and tell hers they have to leave immediately.
Marius joins the revolutionaries in their fight at the barricade, Valjean worries about what will happen if they stay in France, and Javert disguises himself as a spy inside the students.
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Intermission Now there will be a break! In theatre, this break is called an intermission. It allows the actors to get ready for the next part of the show.
The intermission is 15 minutes long.
I can stay seated during intermission or go back into the lobby where I can use the bathrooms, get a snack, or visit the ‘chill zone.’ I will hear a chime and overhead announcement in the lobby that is telling me the show will start soon and I should make my way back to my seat.
If I have any questions I can find an usher to help me.
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Act Two Act Two Everyone prepares for the battle against the authorities. We see the barricade which is made of whatever they could find to protect themselves. Eponine delivers a letter from Marius to Cosette. Valjean intercepts the letter and realizes that Cosette has fallen in love. Eponine returns to the barricade after delivering the letter. However, in the process of getting back, she is shot. She sings with Loud Sound Effect Marius about their friendship and Violence, Gunshot Time Stamp: 1:37:16 she passes in his arms. They take her away and swear that she will be avenged. Javert returns to the barricade and starts giving the fighters false information in order to have them defeated. Gavroche exposes him and he is taken prisoner. Valjean also enters, he lets Javert go instead of killing him and tells him to leave.
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Loud Sound Effect Violence, Gunshot Time Stamp: 1:42:46
Everyone rests during the night while there is time. Valjean sings and prays that Marius will make it home safe so that he can be with Cosette happily and promises to protect him. The second wave of attacks occur. Although they are out numbered, they refuse to surrender. Gavroche runs to collect bullets outside of the barricade and is shot and killed. Shortly after, everyone but Marius and Valjean are killed during their fight.
Loud Sound Effect Violence, Gunshot Time Stamp: 1:52:33
Valjean attempts to carry a very injured Marius. He walks through the city and sewers and eventually runs into Javert. He begs for Javert to let him go so he can take care of Marius. Javert lets him go but is over taken by his moral contradictions and jumps off the balcony.
Death Time Stamp: 1:37:16
The women of the towns mourn their fallen men at the barricade. Marius reflects on how he is the only one of his friends left.
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Marius and Cosette reunite. Valjean reveals his past to Marius and asks him to never tell Cosette, for her own safety and he has decided to leave.
During Marius and Cosette’s wedding, the Thenardier’s show up. They show Marius the ring Thenardier stole from him trying to convince him that Valjean is a murderer. Marius realizes that Valjean is his hero and kicks out the Thenardiers.
Valjean is sick and reveals to Cosette in a letter all about his past and who he really is. He passes away and is accompanied by Fantine and Eponine.
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Death Time Stamp: 2:26:00
End of Show At the end of the show the stage lights will turn off and the actors will come back onstage to take a bow. Clapping tells the actors I liked their show. If I want to clap, I can. Others in the theater will be clapping too so it may get noisy.
Leaving It is time to leave! I always check that I have all my belongings before I leave my seat. I exit the theatre into the lobby. The lobby can be crowded after the show. If I borrowed a sensory bag or listening device from the box office I make sure to return it on my way out.
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