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Behind ach season, thousands of patrons County, TNP must navigate the highly
To bring this global hit to Collier
gather at the newly renovated
ESugden Community Theatre regulated world of theatrical licensing.
to experience live performance at The
Securing performance rights requires
the Naples Players (TNP). A beloved months of careful planning and clearing
cornerstone of the local arts scene for
rigorous legal hurdles well before
over 70 years, TNP operates on an rehearsals can ever begin.
Curtain extraordinary scale, supported each An Exclusive Offer
year by thousands of subscribers, over
At the foundation of this process is
850 active volunteers, and generous
private and corporate supporters who obtaining formal performance rights
The art and champion the theater and its education from theatrical publishing houses,
programs. Yet long before actors take the such as Music Theatre International
complexity of stage, musicians tune their instruments, or Concord Theatricals. These
organizations manage intellectual
or set pieces are built, an intricate
securing administrative process happens behind property on behalf of show creators,
the scenes: securing official production ensuring that playwrights, composers,
Broadway Rights at rights to present major theatrical works. and lyricists are properly authorized and
compensated.
The Naples Players The Journey to Bringing Each season, Artistic Director
Come From Away to Naples Phillip Fazio and Executive Artistic
Bringing a major Broadway Director Bryce Alexander carefully
production to a community stage select productions based on many
involves far more than purchasing factors, but applying for rights does not
script copies. When TNP unveiled its guarantee approval. Availability can
Season 73 lineup, it featured the Tony® be affected by geography, competing
and Olivier Award-winning musical productions, national tours, timing, and
Come From Away, scheduled to run other restrictions. Come From Away was
from November 18 through December different. TNP was approached directly
20, 2026. Written by Irene Sankoff by the licensing company and became
and David Hein, the musical tells the one of the first theatres in the region to
true story of 7,000 stranded airline be offered the opportunity to produce
passengers welcomed by the town of the musical before rights were widely
Gander, Newfoundland, following the available.
airspace closure on September 11, 2001. For a community-based theatre, the

To Get Involved:
Pamela Larkin Caruso, plarkincaruso@naplesplayers.og, (239) 434-7340, ext.
104
Have questions?
For more information or to purchase your tickets, visit NaplesPlayers.org or
call the box office at (239) 263-7990
We love getting 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.
Test your skills at the next audition, or contact Pamela Larkin Caruso today
at (239) 434-7340 ext. 104 to find out what other opportunities there are
backstage and front of house.

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