A Warm Welcome FEELING RIGHT AT HOME WITH TNP
A New Jersey native, Roseann Ruggiero has been doing theatre since she was 13 years old. Before she retired and dyed her hair purple, she was an executive assistant in NYC; but she always acted throughout. She absolutely loves theatre and has been involved in it her whole life.
for TNP so he gave her a tour of the facilities and she was really impressed. She moved in November of 2019 and was volunteering with the theatre by December. As a matter of fact, before moving from New Jersey, she had already made her appointment to audition for Bye Bye Birdie. Previously on a producing board for 21 years, Roseann has done just about every job a theatre has to offer. She points out that “one of the joys of theatre is
Roseann’s mom and sister moved to Naples first but she wasn’t far behind. First, she had to make sure there was a good theatre in Naples. As fate would have it, someone she knew from New Jersey designed sets
collaboration.”
She tells parents all the time that “Theatre is the most democratic hobby you can have. Every age, every ilk; everyone is treated as an
Roseann (6th from the left) and the cast of Footloose on stage in Baker Park in February 2021
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TNP BACKSTAGE
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