Show Guide
THEATRE
I S F O R everyone!
We are excited to welcome you to Sugden Community Theatre, home of The Naples Players, where it is our mission to build community through exceptional access to the power of theatre.
In our service of making theatre more accessible, our Arts Access department has created this Show Guides to help visitors become familiar with our facility and the show. This guide will take you step by step through the experience of seeing our current production, 42nd Street. In this guide you will find:
Page 2....... Access Concierge
Page 3....... TNP: A Social Narrative
Page 8....... About the Show
Page 9........Character List
Page 10...... Scene Guide
Page 11...... Sensory-Friendly Plot Guide Key
Page 12...... Sensory-Friendly Plot Guide - Act 1
Page 17...... Sensory-Friendly Plot Guide - Act 2
Page 23...... 2024/25 Arts Access Classes
Page 24...... Relaxed Performances
Page 25...... Sensory Booth
Page 26...... TNP Communication Card
ACCESS CONCIERGE
Accessibility Resources at TNP
We have so many accessibility offerings at the Naples Players! Stop by our Patron Services desk and speak to our Arts Access Concierge to learn about all we have to offer, including:
Social Narrative
Parking Garage
I may travel to the theater in my car.
I can park our car in the Downtown Naples public parking garage located on 4th Avenue and 8th Street.
Main Entrance
I will then walk from the parking garage to the Naples Players theater.
There are steps leading up to the main doors, or I can use the accessible ramps to the right and left of the steps.
Meet the Ushers
As I walk into the building, I will be greeted by an usher. An usher is a friendly volunteer of the theater who I can go to if I need help. I can tell if someone is an usher by what they are wearing or if they have a name tag on. Ushers will be wearing a white shirt, black pants, and a blue scarf or tie around their neck.
The usher will scan my ticket when I enter or point me to the Box Office.
The Lobby
The lobby is where I am once I enter the building. It’s like a large waiting room!
Because of this, the lobby is often crowded and noisy with lots of other people I might not know.
In the lobby I can find everything I need during my experience. My first stop once I enter the lobby is the Box Office which will be to the left of the main doors.
Box Office
Everyone must have a ticket to get into the theater.
If I don’t have my tickets printed already, I will pick them up at the box office. I may have to wait in line to get my tickets.
The Access Concierge located at the Box Office Patron Services Desk can help me with any accessibility resources I may need. They have assisted listening devices, Sensory Bags, show guides, and more.
Concessions
In the lobby, the concession stand is where I can buy snacks and drinks to have during the show.
I may need to wait in line. When it is my turn, I can use the menu to tell the person behind the counter what I want and hand them the money for it. They will need to scan my ticket first!
Finding My Seat
Now it is time to find my seat. The usher will help me to my assigned seat and give me a Backstage Magazine.
At the Relaxed Shows, my ticket lets me sit anywhere in the theatre I like. I can walk around the theatre until I find the perfect seat, or let the usher help me find one.
Starting the Show
When the show is about to start, the lights will dim.
Someone will then come onstage and make an announcement or an opening video will play. This will tell the audience information about the show and our sponsors.
Watching the Show
It is time for the show to start! I can use the rest of this booklet to help guide me through 9 to 5 The Musical. It will teach me about the characters, what I will see onstage, and what happens in the story.
During the show, if I see something that I like or think is funny, I can clap my hands or laugh.
I can use my headphones and fidget tools during the show, if needed. It is okay to move around or leave the theatre if I need to.
The quiet area, or chill zone, is located on the second floor lobby during Relaxed Performances.
About the Show About the Show
9 to 5 is an uproarious and uplifting musical that will have you laughing, singing, and rooting for the underdogs! A Tony-nominated musical based on the movie by the same name, 9 to 5 is a timeless story about friendship, resilience, and the power of standing up for what is right. Violet, Judy, and Doralee are everyday, relatable women of the working force. Violet is a single mom who dreams of working her way up in the company. Judy is a naive, dependent woman who was left by her husband and hoping to take life into her own hands. And Doralee, the woman who is often judged for her looks before anyone gets to know her kind, loyal spirit. Together, they decide to take down their egotistical, sexist boss.
Content Reminders:
Sexual References
Physical Violence / Weapons
Smoking
Please note ALL Sensory Alerts and Timestamps located in the following plot guide.
Character Guide
Violet Newstead
The head secretary and administrative assistant to Hart. She is strong, ambitious single mother who dreams of becoming CEO.
Doralee Rhodes
The young, sexy, southern spitfire who works for Mr Hart She is believed to be having an affair with the boss, but proves there is more to her than looks
Joe
Judy Bernley
The new girl at work She has no prior skills, but eager to join the team when her ex-husband leaves her She is naive but learns strength and independence.
The young, handsome office accountant who is in love with Violet. He is a genuine, good guy who helps the women any chance he can.
Dwayne
Doralee’s husband
Franklin Hart Jr.
The CEO and big boss who is a sexist, cruel bigot He is self- absorbed and arrogant and treats the women unfairly. No one is happy under his leadership
He is a kind and supportive man, wishing the best for his wife.
Roz
The office gossip and snitch who is secretly in love with Hart She will do anything for his approval, including turn on the other office women.
Character Guide
Dick
Judy’s son to be exhusband who left her for a younger girl He tries to win Judy back but its too late.
Maria
A young secretary She gets fired for trying to expose the unfair ways of the office
Margaret
Tinsworthy
Hart’s boss and Chairman of the Board. He is a kind gentleman who is wiser to Hart’s actions than he lets on.
A secretary in Hart’s office with a drinking problem.
Missy
Hart’s wife. She is clueless to his cruel nature and workplace affairs. She is goodhearted, but unaware.
Kathy
A secretary in Hart’s office who has a tendency to gossip.
Josh Violet’s teenage son.
Scene Guide
Set in 1979 in and around the offices of a company called Consolidated Industries
ACT 1
“9 TO 5” ..............................................
VIOLET, DORALEE, DWAYNE, JUDY, ENSEMBLE
“AROUND HERE” ...............................VIOLET, ENSEMBLE
“HERE FOR YOU” .............................. HART
“I JUST MIGHT” ..................................JUDY, DORALEE, VIOLET
“BACKWOODS BARBIE” .....................DORALEE
“HEART TO HART” ............................. ROZ, ENSEMBLE
“THE DANCE OF DEATH” ...................JUDY, HART, ENSEMBLE
“COWGIRL’S REVENGE” .....................DORALEE, HART, ENSEMBLE
“POTION NOTION” ...............................VIOLET, HART, ENSEMBLE
“JOY TO THE GIRLS” ...........................JUDY, DORALEE, VIOLET, HART, ENSEMBLE
“SHINE LIKE THE SUN” .......................DORALEE, JUDY, VIOLET
ACT 2
“ENTR’ACTE” ...................................ORCHESTRA
“ONE OF THE BOYS” .......................VIOLET, BOYS
“5 TO 9” .............................................ROZ
“CHANGE IT” ....................................DORALEE, VIOLET, JUDY, ENSEMBLE
“LET LOVE GROW” ......................... JOE, VIOLET
“GET OUT AND STAY OUT” .............JUDY
FINALE: “9 TO 5” ..............................COMPANY
Sensory Plot Guide Sensory Plot Guide
Act One Act One
Dolly Parton introduces our story about working class women in 1979. Violet, Doralee, and Judy are the characters in focus These are women who work an office job every day from 9am to 5pm, tired, and wishing their lives could change!
Judy enters the offices of Consolidated, where Violet works. She explains how she has no skills but needs a job because her husband left her. Violet decides to train her and teaches her the tips and tricks of the job, mainly there’s no time to fool around on the job.
Musical Number
Time Stamp: 0:00:00
Musical Number Time Stamp: 0:08:00
We meet Mr. Hart, the main boss of Consolidated. He is a bad man, who treats women as posessions. He is married to Missy, but is very interested in being with Doralee who works for him.
Musical Number Language and Sexual Commentary
Time Stamp: 0:16:05
Each of our three characters have made a mess in their lives. Judy has made a mess in the office and feels she cannot do this job. Violet needs a promotion at work. and Doralee complains that everyone at work judges her.
Joe, the junior acountant asks Violet, the senior office manager, out on a date! Musical Number Time Stamp: 0:26:00 Musical Number Time Stamp: 0:33:20
Maria claims she can prove the men are making more money than the women. Everyone is just trying to do their job and cannot be bothered, especially by Doralee who keeps trying to befriend the women. They deny her.
Violet is furious that Mr. Hart did not give her the promotion. She calls him out for giving favors to the men in the office and reveals
Mr. Hart has been telling everyone he and Doralee are having an affair. Doralee is furious and threatens Mr. Hart.
Roz sings about her deep love for Mr. Hart. She hopes he can one day feel the same way about her. She fires Maria for Mr. Hart and escorts her out.
Number Sexual Commentary Time Stamp: 0:39:30 Musical Number Time Stamp: 0:46:19
Judy, Violet, and Doralee cannot believe Harts behavior. They leave mid-day to smoke marajuana. They are very stoned and Judy has an idea of getting back at Mr. Hart.
We are in Judy’s fantasy dream. She is dressed as a sexy dancer and seduces Mr. Hart. so she can shoot him dead. The girls laugh, but it gives Doralee an idea!
Number Loud Sound Effect Violence, Gunshot Time Stamp: 0:47:45
We are now in Doralee’s fantasy. She is a Western Cowgirl and lassos Hart. She ties him up and brands him with an iron.
0:50:10
Violet exclaims she would get rid of Hart by poisoning his coffee, like a princess with a magic potion. Hart gasps for breath, but dies.
We are back to reality! Violet accidentally puts rat poison in Hart’s coffee! Roz overhears and she and Hart decide to play a trick and pretend he died from the coffee. They all go to the hospital and the girls are so worried they killed Hart!
Musical Number Time Stamp: 0:54:00
The ladies sneak into the office after hours to try and clean up any evidence. Hart knows everything. Doralee ties him up and Judy tries to shoot at him. They decide to take him to his house.
The women exclaim they will not be silenced anymore and are going to retaliate for everything Hart has done. They attach him to the garage door and let him hang there.
Violence, Gunshot Time Stamp: 1:09:00
Musical Number Time Stamp: 1:11:00
Intermission
Now there will be a break! In theatre, this break is called an intermission. It allows the actors to get ready for the next part of the show. The intermission is 15 minutes long.
I can stay seated during intermission or go back into the lobby where I can use the bathrooms, get a snack, or visit the ‘chill zone.’
I will hear a chime and overhead announcement in the lobby that is telling me the show will start soon and I should make my way back to my seat.
If I have any questions I can find an usher to help me.
Act Two Act Two
The girls look for any information they can use against Hart. They find that Harrt has been stealing from the company! Violet dreams about becoming the CEO of the company and all of them being able to run the office the way they want to.
They send Roz away to a French language center in Colorado to get rid of her. They need more time to deal with Hart wihout her asking for him.
The women explain to everyone the new office policies. They transform the entire office into a positive and fair place to work! Everyone is much happier.
0:15:00
Violet tells Joe the truth about Hart. Joe believes he can help! He asks out Violet on a date again. She admits she’s scared but decides to take a chance on him.
Musical Number Time Stamp: 0:19:13
Dick follows Violet to Hart’s house and sees him tied up in the bedroom. Missy left him and now he wants Violet back, but she turns him down. She is an independent woman now.
Musical Number Time Stamp: 0:25:00
They all have gathered enough evidence to prove Hart has been stealing from the company. But, Hart enters with a gun in hand, ready to take back the company and go to the police. Just then, the Chairman of the Board arrives.
Weapons, Language Time Stamp: 0:25:00
Violet admits the whole truth. Tinsworthy decides to send Hart to the Bolivia office and makes Violet the first female Consolidate CEO! He congratulates them on their success. The show ends with a recap on where all the characters are now.
Musical Number Time Stamp: 0:38:00
End of Show
At the end of the show the stage lights will turn off and the actors will come back onstage to take a bow.
Clapping tells the actors I liked their show. If I want to clap, I can. Others in the theater will be clapping too so it may get noisy.
Leaving
It is time to leave! I always check that I have all my belongings before I leave my seat.
I exit the theatre into the lobby. The lobby can be crowded after the show.
If I borrowed a sensory bag or listening device from the box office I make sure to return it on my way out.
We have classes for Ages 8+
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