The Naples Players Grand Reopening Extravaganza

GRAND REOPENING EXTRAVAGANZA

PHASE 1 - KIZZIE THEATER

DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER

DAWN LEBRECHT FORNARA

STAGE MANAGER COLE BUTCHER

SOUND DESIGNER BRADLEY VAN HOUTEN

MUSIC DIRECTOR CHARLES FORNARA

SCENIC DESIGNERS

MICHAEL SANTOS & JASON WAGAMAN

ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY JEREMY FRANKLIN GOODMAN

COSTUME DESIGNERS MARY ANNE M c KERROW & DAYNE SABATOS

PROPERTIES DIRECTOR AMY HUGHES

LIGHTING DESIGNER CHRIS RILEY

EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BRYCE ALEXANDER

KEYBOARD PROGRAMMING DESIGN BY STAGE SOUNDS, LLC

WWW.STAGE-SOUNDS.COM

PRESENTED BY

KIZZIE THEATER MAY 31 - JUNE 2, 2024

THE VIDEOTAPING OR AUDIO AND/OR VISUAL RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS A VIOLATION OF UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW AND AN ACTIONABLE FEDERAL OFFENSE.

This project is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts & Culture and the Florida Council on Arts & Culture (Section 286.25, Florida Statutes).

CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

MAGENTA .......................................................................................................... JAMIELYNN BUCCI

NOSTRADAMUS, RIFF RAFF, QUASIMODO ........................................................ JOSEPH C BYRNE

ROSIE ..................................................................................................... KRISTIN NORRIS CASSIDY

NARRATOR, PRIEST ................................................................................................. JIM CORSICA

ROXIE ................................................................................................................ ALANNA DACHILLE

MOTHER SUPERIOR, TANYA .................................................................................. DEBI GUTHERY

FRED, SKY MASTERSON, BRAD ............................................................................ JESSE HUGHES

HARRY BRIGHT ....................................................................................................... JAMES LITTLE

BILL ANDERSON ................................................................................................. JOHN M c KERROW

MAMA ROSE, DONNA ............................................................................... MARY ANNE M c KERROW

COLUMBIA .............................................................................................................. SHARON TRUE

MC, NICK BOTTOM, SAM CARMICHAEL .............................................................. MARK VANAGAS

ELSA ....................................................................................................................... LORELAI VEGA

VELMA, JANET, DELORIS VAN CARTIER ............................................................ JASMINE VIZENA

ENSEMBLE .................................................... MADDIE BRENDEL, JAMIELYNN BUCCI, JOSEPH C BYRNE, BRAXTON CABRERA, JIM CORSICA, ALANNA DACHILLE, FRANKIE FEDERICO, JILLIAN KEITH, ELIZABETH MARCANTONIO, LILA MASTRO, LIZZY MEHLER, ALEX MINARIK, TINA MORONI, ELLA PROVINZINO, GIA PROVINZINO, VICTORIA RINALDI, BRITTANY RINCON, SABINE RIVERA, VANESSA TARABOCCHIA, KENNY TRAN, LORELAI VEGA, JASMINE VIZENA

ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN I

ERIK BERG

VIOLIN II

KRISTIN JARVIS

VIOLA

BRADLEY BLAUFUSS

CELLO/ELECTRIC GUITAR/BANJO

TIM TORRES

REED I

(FLUTE, PICCOLO, CLARINET, SOPRANO/ALTO SAX)

STEPHEN J. PARKER

CONDUCTOR/KEYBOARD I

BRADEN CHUDZIK

REED II

(FLUTE, PICCOLO, CLARINET, OBOE, ENGLISH HORN, SOPRANO/TENOR SAX)

JOHN YOAKUM

REED III

(CLARINET, BASS CLARINET, BASSOON, SOPRANO/TENOR/BARITONE SAX)

ADAM COSTELLO

HORN

DANA WILLIAMS

TRUMPET I (TRUMPET I & FLUGELHORN)

MIKE SANTIAGO

TRUMPET II & FLUGELHORN

PETER DAVIS

TROMBONE & BASS TROMBONE

ADREN HANCE

KEYBOARD II

JEREMY FRANKLIN GOODMAN

ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC BASS & TUBA

JOE CHOOMACK

DRUMS, PERCUSSION, ELECTRIC PERCUSSION

SEAN STOLLIKER

TONIGHT’S PROGRAM

Musical Numbers from some of our most iconic and memorable shows.

Guys & Dolls

OVERTURE/ALL THAT JAZZ - Chicago

ALANNA DACHILLE, JESSE HUGHES, MARK VANAGAS, JASMINE VIZENA, AND ENSEMBLE

EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES - Gypsy

MARY ANNE M c KERROW

A MUSICAL - Something Rotten!

JOSEPH C BYRNE, MARK VANAGAS, AND ENSEMBLE

LUCK BE A LADY - Guys & Dolls

JESSE HUGHES

THE TIME WARP - The Rocky Picture Horror Show

Horn arrangement by Mark Pettey

JAMIELYNN BUCCI, JOSEPH C BYRNE, JIM CORSICA, JESSE HUGHES, SHARON TRUE, JASMINE VIZENA, AND ENSEMBLE

Chicago

LET IT GO - Frozen

LORELAI VEGA

SPREAD THE LOVE AROUND - Sister Act

JIM CORSICA, DEBI GUTHERY, JASMINE VIZENA, AND ENSEMBLE

OUT

THERE

JOSEPH C BYRNE

- The Hunchback of Notre Dame

MEGAMIX - Mamma Mia!

KRISTIN NORRIS CASSIDY, DEBI GUTHERY, JAMES LITTLE, JOHN M c KERROW, MARY ANNE M c KERROW, MARK VANAGAS, AND ENSEMBLE

Mamma Mia!

THANK YOU DONORS

Thank you to these generous donors whose contributions made this project possible. We are forever grateful for your support and belief in our mission to build community through exceptional access to the power of theatre.

Jo Ellen Atkinson

Kathleen Azzariti

Robin Bache & Bruce Gray

Jay & Patty Baker

Charmaine Banky

Joel & Arlene Banow

The Betsey Harris Fund

Ted & Lisa Bill

Theresa Bill

Shideh & Shahab Bina

Robert Brady & Kathleen Callahan

Robert & Ruth Brown

Dede & Robert Brownlee

John & Linda Cardillo

Hildegard Carney

Victor & Patti Caroli

Pamela & Steven Caruso

Zoltan Cendes

Ali & Luke Claremont

Linda Benedict Colvin

Mary Connone

Dean E. Corrow

James Corsica

Corson Family Foundation

George D’Angelo & Laura St Clair

Barbara & George Davin

Diane & Sid Davis

Rocco & Joan DiLillo

Eleanor Dobbin

Steven & Shelley Einhorn

John & Catherine Estey

Carole Fenstermacher

Linda Fikes

FineMark National Bank & Trust

L. Richard & Elizabeth Flury

The STEP Fund

Dennis & Tanya Glass

Bruce & Joanie Graev

Carla Grieve

Alyssa Lee Haney

Alan & Elizabeth Harris

Carol I. Hastings

Patricia A. Hepburn

Jerrilyn & David Hoffmann

Jennifer & Otto Immel

Alan & Liz Jaffe

Jeffrey & Judith Kane

Margot Kenzie

Kevin & Dorota Kilstrom

Sarann & Stanley Kraushaar

Kenneth D. Krier

Lake Michigan Credit Union

The Libby Family Foundation

Mary Lisowski

The Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation

John & Pamela Meehan

Scott & Louise Root Melby

Darlene & Mark Miller

Debera & Jack Millstein

Linda & Jim Mizeur

Peggy & Jim Monson

Oliva Family Charitable Trust

Day & Janet Showers Patterson

Jay R. Paul

Vaughn & Audrey Pengelly

Patricia & John Pollok

Henry Price

Ellen L. Prokopow

Steven & Barbara Purcell

Rosemarie & Alan Pyott

Suanne Rapanos

Lynda Reymann

Nancy Ribordy

Tony & Wynne Ridgway

Arlene & Terry Riegel

Bill & Carol Rohde

Elizabeth W. Rountree

Mark & Jan Russell

Patricia T. Rutzler

David B & Vicky Smith

Don & Victoria Strumillo

Debra Sundin

Peter & Janet Swinburn

Diane E. Thompson

Robert W. Uek

Cheryl & Trent Waterhouse

Debbie & Tim Wesolowski

David & Terry Abraham Whalley

Nancy Woolf

Ron & Kathryn Zagel

NAME-A-SEAT DONORS

Thank you to these supporters for their contributions through our Name-A-Seat campaign. There is still time to name a seat in honor or memory of a loved one, your family, or your business. (Learn more on the next page.)

Dorothy Allard

Kayle Allen

Kathleen Azzariti

Joel & Arlene Banow

Theresa Bill

Richard & Diane Breithaupt

Martha B. Bunker

Reg & Sandralee Buxton

Victor & Patti Caroli

Ali & Luke Claremont

Kelly Coleman

Myra & Peter Cristall

Rhonda J. Curry

Barbara & George Davin

Eileen Ebin

Lisa Eppolito

Tammie Fraser

Marcus D. Fuller

Tammy & Robert Harris

Philip Hausler

Bradley Heiges

Arlene C. Heiselman

Mana P. Holtz

Norman Imaoka

Edward & Bonnie Kant

Carla Keogh

Natalie King

Sally Kosten

Lisa Kotler

Sarann & Stanley

Kraushaar

Kenneth D. Krier

Arthur & Janet Lane

Andrew & Elise Laviano

Frances Lester

Ray Marasco & Karen Garrett

Anton & Carolyn Marek

Thomas McCann

Wendy McCarty

Dr. William McCormack & JoAnn Kriger

David McElrath Esq. & Gale M. Sinkiewicz

John B. Melvin

Philip & Donna Messer

Tracie Miller

Linda & Jim Mizeur

Philip Mokrysz

Cap & Christina Mona

Jodi Neinkerk

Michael E. Orlandi

Christine Paddock

Julie Pedretti

Shelley Perry

Elizabeth Pircio

Charmayne Platt

Todd Potter

Suanne Rapanos

Philip & Jeanne Reid

Thomas & Debbie Rex

Lynda Reymann

John Rice

Arlene & Terry Riegel

Kathleen Rittner

Mark & Jan Russell

Patricia T. Rutzler

Sarah Sharma

Patricia Sherry

Richard K. Smucker

Jean & Jim Snyder

Pete & Sandi Spilotro

Beth Stewart

Rich & Glenda Struthers

Anthony Venezia

Erin Williams

Anita & Bill Wright

Nanette Wright

Ron & Kathryn Zagel

Jon & Becky Zoler

Don’t miss out on this chance to have yourself or a loved one memorialized as an important part of our arts-loving community by naming a seat in our Kizzie, Price, or Glass Theaters.

Hundreds of thousands of patrons, volunteers, and other guests will pass through our newly renovated theater; and your name will be evidence of your dedication to the arts and TNP for years to come.

Seats range from $500 to $5,000 based on location.

Renovation Q&A

with CEO and Executive Artistic Director

Bryce Alexander

What is the renovation for?

The Naples Players opened our facility on 5th Avenue in 1998, after the City of Naples invited the theater to be placed downtown to rejuvenate and enhance the then-struggling area. 25 years later, The Naples Players is investing in our community once again - this time to protect and enhance the now thriving world-class arts destination.

By renovating both of our existing performance spaces and adding a third space to host our renowned education and community programs, TNP is able to deploy the latest technologies and ensure the highest quality performances, all while representing the high-class, small town charm that Naples deserves. But more than that, TNP’s renovation protects the organization’s future by securing our ability to meet current & future demand, while more deeply fulfilling our mission to build community through exceptional access to the power of theatre.

What is included in the renovation?

The entire facility has been renovated - stripped all the way down to its foundationsand in many places, having new foundations put in place!

By reimagining and redeveloping existing space, and redesigning the North side of the theater, we are able to add vital education, rehearsal, and performance spaces to fulfill our mission including:

The Kizzie Theater – A 452-seat proscenium theater with a balcony level

The Price Studio Theater – A 105-seat black box theater for major season programs

The Glass Educational Theater – A 105-seat black box educational theater

3 student rehearsal and classrooms with dedicated dressing rooms

2 adult rehearsal rooms capable of hosting workshops, readings & showcases

An expanded scene shop for volunteers

A state-of-the-art costume shop for volunteers

A brand-new “Green Room” volunteer lounge; usher lounge; and 6 new dressing rooms.

A community atrium with a café and information center open to the public during the day

A library full of plays, open to the public

A donor terrace

A “Sensory” Friendly viewing room

Much, much, more

Renovation Q&A

What does it mean to be LEED certified?

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the world’s most widely used green building rating system. LEED certification provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings, which offer environmental, social, and governance benefits.

What has been the biggest hurdle during the renovation?

Costs of materials have skyrocketed. What was a $15m project is now close to $22m after COVID and Hurricane Ian - same materials, different years.

What can donors look forward to in the new space?

The new donor terrace will allow our donors to valet their cars, enter a private entrance, go directly to the terrace with a private bar, and then directly to their seats. It is a new level of service and comfort that is unparalleled in most places.

What can volunteers look forward to in the new space?

The new Green Room is nearly double the square footage, while the dressing rooms have been completely renovated for the newest lighting and technology. The usher lounge will provide lockers and a space to relax for our amazing usher core, while the renovated costume shop will have one of the best views in Naples!

What went into planning this renovation?

We began planning the renovated facility in 2018, and traveled across the country to view and learn from other new theater facilities that had been recently completed. Since then, the building has been continuously updated and designed to stay current with the best technologies and the newest trends.

How does TNP plan to aid local businesses and the community with this renovation? How is TNP incorporating the community into its renovation plans?

We’ve had great relationships with our neighbors, and will continue to by entering into partnerships with The Inn on Fifth, for example - to share their staff resources in housekeeping to keep the theater clean; while partnering with our neighbors for themed drinks and guest bartenders! But most of all, we know our patrons are an important part of the economic impact that TNP has on the other businesses downtown.

At The Naples Players, we build community through exceptional access to the power of theatre.

Join us in the Fall of 2024 to celebrate the completion of our entire project!