Gulfshore Playhouse

Gulfshore Playhouse is a premier professional theatre and education center founded in 2004 in Naples, Florida. The organization produces a full season of plays ranging from venerated classics and Broadway hits to contemporary works and world premieres, and serves over 30,000 residents and visitors annually. In 2022, Gulfshore Playhouse became a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), and in 2024 opened the $75M state-of-the-art Baker Theatre and Education Center at the gateway to downtown Naples. Under Founder, CEO and Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury, the organization has grown to a staff of 83 people with an annual budget of $14.5M.