'The Goodbye Girl' introduces The Naples Players 2008-09 line-up

The Naples Players opens its new season at Sugden Community Theatre with Neil Simon's romantic comedy, "The Goodbye Girl." Tickets are on sale now for the show that runs Oct. 15 through Nov. 8. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Dallas Dunnagan directs and Meg Pryor choreographs. Music directors are Julie Shaffer and Aurora Wells. Scenic design is by Matt Flynn, and costume design is by Dot Auchmoody.

Vergina Restaurant has partnered with the theater again for the season, offering "Dinner and a Show" for $58, which includes a three-course dinner before a stroll across 5th Avenue for the show. Tickets to the show only are $35 for adults and $10 for students 18 and younger.

For information and tickets, stop by The Naples Players box office at 701 5th Avenue South, call 263-7990 or go to www.naplesplayers. org . The community theater company was founded in 1953 and this year celebrates its 10th season at its home in the Sugden Community Theatre.

COURTESY PHOTO Actors Laura Needle, left, and Mariel Weinand, playing mother and daughter in Neil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl." The musical comedy is presented by The Naples Players on stage Oct. 15 through Nov. 8 at the Sugden Community Theatre in Naples.