The Sugden Theater is home to the Naples Players, a community theater offering several performances each season, including musicals, comedies and dramas. The Naples Players have been performing for Southwest Florida since the mid-1950’s, starting in a high school auditorium and moving to other locations over the years. Performances began at the Sugden Theater in 1998. This theater has two performance halls; Blackburn Hall which seats over 300 and Tobye Studio which seats 100.