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Jody Cameron and Jennifer Hart
performing in The Dining Room at The Naples Players.
Photo by Naples Creative.

Jody Cameron and Ruth Johnson
performing in The Dining Room at
together. I still remember her screaming from the bottom floor The Naples Players.
of the house, running up the stairs, jumping up and wrapping Photo by Naples Creative.
her arms and legs around me, and hugging me so tight when she
found out I was cast. That soundtrack is both of my kids’ favorite
thing to listen to now. I’m grateful we all have this together now.”
For Jody, TNP has been a place to rediscover and reconnect
with himself. “TNP is my dining room table, bringing everybody
and every aspect of my life together. Everyone here is a storyteller
- we gravitate towards it, and it brings us closer together. When
we leave, we take a piece of the tale with us, and we keep telling
the stories; not just verbally, but through our actions in real
life. I tried everything to get over my demons - classes with the
Veterans Affairs (VA), I was in and out of VA hospitals - but
coming here has helped me far more than anything else. It’s in the
most unlikely of places that you become reborn as a person, and
I’m grateful to have found my place.”
Thank you, Jody, for your service and powerful story of change.
All of our staff and volunteers love to get new volunteers
into the mix!
Test your skills at the next audition or contact Pamela Larkin
Caruso at 239-434-7340, ext. 104 to find out what other
opportunities there are backstage and front of house!

new volunteers
We love to get new volunteers into the mix!
If you’re new to the area or just new to volunteering

at TNP, don’t hesitate to join the fun.

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