Letter From Leadership

A LETTER FROM LEADERSHIP

What a strange year it has been. What is – at once – one of our most successful years ever, is also one of our most perilous. With tremendous growth and success over the last several years, having to close our doors due to COVID-19 set the stage for a large financial hit totaling more than $1.6m.

Most of this financial impact won’t become obvious until 2021, when 11.5 months of the fiscal year will have passed without a regularly scheduled public performance.

Even so, The Naples Players is leading the way in building back our community through the arts. Our innovative and immediate programmatic response was heralded across the region – with Gulfshore Life Magazine calling us the “defender of the arts,” while our outdoor cultural events season proved to be ahead of the curve.

I’m proud of the Naples community for coming together to save the arts; and I’m proud that we’re at the forefront of the movement. As you’ll see in this report, there is a lot to celebrate even as the need for donations remains significant.

Thank you for your ongoing support,

BRYCE ALEXANDER

Executive Artistic Director

OUR MISSION: The Naples Players continually seeks to enrich, educate, and entertain our community through a superior theatre experience. We are a premier community theatre, seeking to inspire passion for the performing arts through unparalleled access to the process, experience, and conversations surrounding the arts and our community.