Naples Players

It has been named the "Best Live Theatre" in Southwest Florida (including professional theaters) fifteen times by the readers poll of The Naples Daily News.

However, as TNP entered its fourth decade of existence in the mid-1990s, the Kon-Tiki Playhouse began to suffer from a crumbling facade and mechanical breakdowns, and it soon became clear that a new location was necessary.

While TNP had traditionally produced a youth musical in the summer, an initiative was begun in the early 2000s to create a year-round educational theatre program featuring skills-building and production classes to children and young adults ranging from 4–18 years of age.

There is a full-time staff for KidzAct and contracted artist specializing in voice, dance, improvisation, and acting instruct nearly 1600 students in house.

[10] The Sugden Community Theatre building includes two main performance spaces, two sprung floor rehearsal halls, a music room and library, scenic and costume construction shops, plus ticket and administrative offices for the full-time staff.

[3] Blackburn Hall is a 318-seat proscenium theatre, with "European" style seating, meaning the aisles are located on the left and right sides of the auditorium.

The Tobye Studio has allowed the company to perform "edgier" material not necessarily suitable for a main stage environment such as The Goat or Who is Sylvia?,The Laramie Project'".

[1] In 2008, CNN and Money Magazine cited the company while recognizing Collier County, Florida as one of its "Best Places for a Long Life In The United States".