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ADLER MONPREMIER (Choir) is a recent Lely High graduate who’s had an interest in theatre for the past year now and is incredibly grateful to The Naples Players for giving him the opportunity to be a part of his first main stage show. His recent credits with TNP include Brother Jeremiah/Something Rotten Teen and Warden Snyder/Newsies Teen. He was also most recently assistant director and assistant choreographer in Lely’s production of Mean Girls and will be going to AMDA next fall.

ABIGAIL NELSON (Choir) is a Massachusetts native who moved to Naples to seek sunshine! She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a Bachelor’s in Music Education. She has taught both music and special education, and is passionate about both! She currently works at Naples Classical Academy as an Elementary ESE teacher. She has been seen in the TNP productions of My Fair Lady, Sister Act, and Footloose, to name a few. Out of the theatre groups she has worked with, she has found TNP to be so special. Everyone is truly like family! She is blessed to be working with such talented and dedicated individuals. Thank you for this opportunity!

GIA PROVINZINO (Ensemble) is 18 years old and just graduated from Bonita Springs High. This is her 5th production with TNP and she is so thankful to have the opportunity to continue learning and growing under the direction of Charles and Dawn Fornara. In her spare time Gia enjoys playing the guitar, singing, dancing, and writing music. She currently has two songs available to listen to on all music platforms under the artist name Gia Caprice. She was most recently seen in Godspell JR and Newsies Teen at The Naples Players, and in the role of Emma in Jekyll & Hyde at the Center for the Arts Bonita. Gia is thrilled for you to see The Hunchback of Notre Dame and hopes you enjoy this incredibly moving and impactful show!

KELLY ROSSBERG (St. Aphrodisius) is thrilled to be in his second TNP show after playing Uncle Max in The Sound of Music! Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, he went on to get his BFA at the University of Cincinnati-CCM. After school he moved around working and acting, going from NYC to North Florida and then on to Salt Lake City and Denver. Having lived here for the past year, Kelly couldn’t be happier to have planted some roots as a Naples resident. Some favorite roles include Caleb /The Whipping Man; Black Stache/Peter and The Starcatcher ; Galahad/Spamalot ; Chebutykin/Three Sisters; Greta/Bent ; Jake/27 Wagons Full of Cotton; The Beadle/ Sweeney Todd and Robert /Boeing Boeing! Lots of love to my Dance Captain Vanessa.

ROSEANN RUGGIERO (Choir) joined TNP in 2019 with Bye, Bye, Birdie and has worked consistently since then both on stage and off. Previously onstage in Calendar Girls, Footloose, A Christmas Carol and most recently The Sound of Music as Frau Schmidt, Roseann is thrilled to be working again with Dawn and Charlie and this fantastic cast and crew made up of old friends and new.

LYNNELLE ST. ALBORD (Choir) A thespian and choir member since youth, I have always had a passion for theatre.

MATT SCHWABAUER (Ensemble) has been a theatre artist for many years. He is pleased to be back with TNP for a second show, after a successful return to musicals as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music. No stranger to both sides of the stage, he served for four years as the technical director and production manager for the theatre department at Gordon College in Massachusetts, and now works as a carpenter locally at Gulfshore Playhouse. His first love has always been acting, getting his start at the age of 13. Notable past roles include Duke Orsino/Twelfth Night, Edward Rochester /Jane Eyre: The Musical , Algernon Moncrieff/The Importance of Being Earnest and Edgar/King Lear. He sincerely hopes you are blessed by this production.

DAVID SHAFFER (Ensemble) is excited to be back on stage at The Naples Players! He is looking forward to sharing this beautiful story with the Naples community. After taking a year off from performing, this magnificent score drew him back to the stage! David would like to thank everyone for the love and support! “God helps the outcasts, when nobody will!”

CYNTHIA S. SPANIER (Choir) is excited to be back on stage at The Naples Players. Previous TNP productions: Mrs. Paroo/The Music Man and Booth Singer/Mamma Mia! Cindi received her Bachelor of Music in Classical Vocal Performance from William Paterson University in New Jersey. She has performed with the New York Philharmonic, SW Florida Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale, and most recently with Opera Naples in Carmen. A resident of Naples for over 30 years, she is an active soloist in the community, at church services, weddings and sporting events. Cindi sends much love and gratitude to her family for their support Enjoy the show!

FRED SYLVAIN (Choir) is excited to be a part of his first ever production. Outside of The Naples Players he enjoys playing table tennis, basketball, and guitar. Fred would like to thank his friends and family for getting him this far. He looks forward to sharing the stage with this wonderful cast. He hopes you all enjoy the show!