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Gulfshore Playhouse Announces 26 MILES, SHE LOVES ME, and More for 2023-2024 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 12, 2023

Kristen Coury, CEO and Producing Artistic Director of Gulfshore Playhouse, has announced their complete 2023-2024 season. Due to construction delays caused by Hurricane Ian, the new The Baker Theatre and Education Center will open in 2024. As such, Gulfshore Playhouse will produce the 2023-2024 season in the Norris Center.

Gulfshore Playhouse Promotes Joel Markus and Sarah Owen
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 16, 2021

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' premier professional regional theater, is pleased to announce the promotions of two members of its valued staff. Joel Markus has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer & Managing Director and Sarah Owen has been promoted to Director of Development.

Patty and Jay Baker Ignite Support Of New Gulfshore Playhouse Cultural Campus With Second $10 Million Match Pledge
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2021

Leading the nation's growth for arts and entertainment, Gulfshore Playhouse recently celebrated the completion of the design process and upcoming groundbreaking in September for the new Gulfshore Playhouse Cultural Campus featuring the Baker Theatre and Education Center.

Patty & Jay Baker Support Gulfshore Playhouse Cultural Campus With $10 Million Match Pledge
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 23, 2021

Reaffirming their commitment to the transformative project, Patty and Jay Baker have made a surprise announcement pledging to match all gifts made by July 4, 2021 up to $10 million. The Bakers, who kicked off the Next Stage Capital Campaign with the first match gift, now have pledged up to $20 million for the new Cultural Campus.

First Show Of The Season For Gulfshore Playhouse Goes Global With World Premiere Filmed Production Of HIGHER
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2020

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' premier professional theater, is excited to announce “Higher,” its first show of the 2020-21 season, will go global. This new one-man show created right here in Naples will stream everywhere, allowing audiences all over the world to enjoy the world premiere production. The filmed production will be available for viewing Dec. 15, 2020 to Jan. 15, 2021. Pre-sale tickets are $50 and can be purchased today.

Gulfshore Playhouse Goes Global With World Premiere Filmed Production HIGHER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2020

Gulfshore Playhouse has announced 'Higher,' its first show of the 2020-21 season, will go global. This new one-man show created right here in Naples will stream everywhere, allowing audiences all over the world to enjoy the world premiere production.

Gulfshore Playhouse Forms Planned Giving Council
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 2, 2020

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' premiere professional theater has announced the formation of its Planned Giving Council.

Gulfshore Playhouse Forms Planned Giving Council
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 2, 2020

Over the last 16 years, Gulfshore Playhouse has expanded immensely, engaging hundreds of thousands of people through world-class professional theater, and impacting tens of thousands of children through innovative education programming and community partnerships.

Gulfshore Playhouse Announces World Premiere Of HIGHER
by Stephi Wild - Aug 3, 2020

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' premier professional theater, will open its 2020-21 season with the world premiere of 'Higher,' written by and starring Jeffrey Binder, associate artistic director of Gulfshore Playhouse, and directed by Kristen Coury, founder and producing artistic director of Gulfshore Playhouse.

Gulfshore Playhouse Awarded $7,000 Grant From Community Foundation Of Collier County
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 31, 2020

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' premier professional theater, was recently awarded a $7,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Collier County. The grant will help support general operations, which have been greatly impacted by COVID-19, due to show cancellations and a shortened 2020-21 season.

Naples Philanthropists Mary And Stephen Byron Smith Gift $1 Million To Gulfshore Playhouse Next Stage Capital Campaign
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2020

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' premier professional theater, has received a generous gift of $1,000,000 from Mary and Stephen Byron Smith to support the creation of the new Gulfshore Playhouse Theatre and Education Center. The gift signifies a solid investment in the arts for Southwest Florida at a most uncertain time.

Gulfshore Playhouse Forges Ahead With The 2020-21 Season; Health And Safety For Naples At The Focus Of New Plans
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2020

As Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' premier professional theater, looks to the future, it does so with the safety of its artists, staff, students, patrons and wider community as its top priority.

Gulfshore Playhouse Founder Kristen Coury Selected for Leadership Collier Class of 2020
by Rebecca Russo - Oct 17, 2019

 Kristen Coury, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Gulfshore Playhouse, has been selected to participate in the Leadership Collier Class of 2020. Established by The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, the program was designed to educate local business leaders about the societal and economic challenges facing the community today.

Gulfshore Playhouse Meets $20 Million Baker Match Challenge For New Theatre And Education Center
by Julie Musbach - Jul 29, 2019

Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' premiere professional theatre reached a pivotal milestone in its Next Stage Capital Campaign with the announcement it has met the $10 million challenge set out by philanthropists and Broadway producers Patty and Jay Baker in 2016. Initial gifts and pledges have now reached $20 million to support the construction of the new Gulfshore Playhouse Theatre and Education Center at the corner of Goodlette-Frank Road and First Avenue South.

Gulfshore Playhouse Announces Board Chairman Transition
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2019

With deep appreciation for his years of leadership, Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples' premier professional regional theater, announced today that longtime Board Chairman Bob Harden will be transitioning to a role as Board Member Emeritus. He will continue to serve in a voluntary capacity on both the development committee and the Capital Campaign Committee for the Playhouse. The board of directors has elected current board member and former president of Fidelity Personal Investments, Steve Akin, to serve as chairman.

Gulfshore Playhouse's SCAPINO to Hold Staged Reading in NYC Today, Dec 3
by Julie Musbach - Dec 3, 2018

Following a record-breaking World Premiere at Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples, Fla., the hit play Scapino is headed to New York for the show's first commercial reading on Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at The Davenport Theater located at 354 W. 45th Street.

Gulfshore Playhouse Announces Internationally Recognized Architectural Firm For New Theatre And Education Center
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 19, 2018

Over a decade has passed since Kristen Coury first stepped foot in Naples after a career working on Broadway for Walt Disney Theatrical Productions and Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Really Useful Group as well as directing a feature film.

Broadway And Film Stars Take The Stage In Gulfshore Playhouse's THE PRICE
by Stephi Wild - Dec 20, 2017

As its first production of the new year, Gulfshore Playhouse presents Arthur Miller's The Price. Starring Jeffrey Binder (Broadway's Lion King and Mary Poppins ), David Whalen (star of motion pictures Fault in our Stars and American Pastoral ), Stuart Zagnit (Broadway's Newsies, Wicked, and Seussical ), and Marilee Talkington (off-Broadway's Truce) and directed by Kristen Coury, Gulfshore Playhouse's founder and producing artistic director, The Price will run from Saturday, Jan. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 4.

Gulfshore Playhouse Seeks Donations and Provides Community Tickets for $10
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2017

In the wake of Hurricane Irma, Gulfshore Playhouse has announced the cancellation of its first show of the season, Paradise, a revised schedule and an offer for reduced tickets to thank the community for their support.