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HOW ONE COUPLE IS SHARING THEIR TALENTS WITH MULTIPLE THEATRES... BY: LAUREN SPEIRS
The Naples Players (TNP) is lucky to have more than one super talented couple take the stage. Frank Scott Davis (known to his TNP family as “Scott”) and his partner Timothy Higgins first graced The Naples Players with their presence in 2017. They happened upon the theatre while strolling down 5th Avenue one Christmas and TNP Company Manager Esther Snyder introduced them to our facilities. Scott and Tim were both already successful actors when a mutual friend introduced them at a restaurant almost 15 years ago. Sharing the same passion for theatre, they love supporting the arts and always give back to the community. Living seasonally in Fort Myers and Michigan, the couple split their time between TNP and Grosse Pointe Theatre in Michigan. Scott and Tim were so happy when they found The Naples Players as it has a “similar family atmosphere (to their home theatre in Michigan). We love The Naples
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Players and Dawn and Charlie Fornara, (TNP directors).” Scott started his performing career as a singer and participated in choir and drama in high school. He was also a hurdler in track and field. “I was awarded drama and choir scholarships but track gave me the most bang for my buck.”
Later, Scott was in Measure for Measure, a men’s choral society, which took him to Wales for a world competition. He was in the barbershop quartet in The Music Man and has also performed in Hairspray, Grease, and Les Misérables, to name a few. Scott never had any formal education in drama, he just learned everything from excellent directors and actors. “I never thought I would be on Broadway and I get just as much joy from community theatre as I imagine you would on Broadway. This (TNP) is the closest feeling to Broadway.”
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