Author: Geneva Corwin
Patricia Neal Stage

Passionata

June 23 - July 14, 2018
Sometimes finding true happiness requires a bit of scheming. The world premiere of a new farce with a fresh twist.



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Patricia Neal Stage

I Got Sick Then I Got Better

May 18 & 19, 2018
Jenny Allen delivers a comic monologue on one woman’s adventures after falling down the medical rabbit hole. Diagnosed with and treated for cancer in 2005, Allen tells her story of the harrowing tailspin she took following her diagnosis, combining humor with emotion in a witty and bittersweet monologue.

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Patricia Neal Stage

In My Own Little Corner

Tuesday, May 8, 2018
An evening of pop and musical theater songs, In My Own Little Corner tells of Srisirikul's journey rolling through life as a disabled man.

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Poetry Cafe

March 1, 2018

Hosted by ARNIE REISMAN

with poets Ellie Bates, Maureen Hall, Lee McCormack, Donald Nitchie and Rose Styron


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Martha's Vineyard Playhouse

Demo and Dine! Sold Out!

Saturday, February 10, 2018 6:00 - 8:00 pm
A great way to lift yourself out of the February doldrums by learning how to make some delicious foods. At each of four demo stations you'll see how to prepare hearty soups, manicotti. stuffed breads, and dessert, and then sit down with your fellow foodies to enjoy the end results with a glass of wine!

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Poetry Café

Thursday, February 1 at 7:00 PM
Hosted by
ARNIE REISMAN

With poets:
Justen Ahren
Liz Pozen
Susan Puciul
Brooks Robards
Annette Sandrock

$10 at the door, cash only
Price includes a beverage and a slice of PIE CHICKS pie.

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Shakespeare for the Masses

January 25, 2018
The idea behind Shakespeare for the Masses is to bring the bard’s work to the people, all of the people, by creating free shows with a contemporary feel. They are also slimmed down, to a running time of about an hour.

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Shakespeare on the Vineyard

January 23, 2018
For 10 years now, the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse has been offering up a series of dramatic readings called Shakespeare for the Masses. Conceived and created by Nicole Galland and Chelsea McCarthy, the series pares down the plays of the Bard to around an hour, heightens the humor — whether drama or comedy — and incorporates a narrator to fill in the gaps and provide some explanation and commentary.

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Water for Art

January 9, 2018
Living on an Island has clearly had an influence on the work of artist Debby Rosenthal. Since switching her medium from pastels to acrylics, Ms. Rosenthal has turned her attention to water, with plenty of it on view at her solo show at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse through Feb. 1.

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Jenny’s Drama Salon

January 24, 2018 at 7:00 PM
What's this drama salon, you ask? Every month, the Playhouse presents a delightful evening of drama, featuring casual dramatic readings, interesting guests and stimulating conversation. Your host? The dynamic JENNY ALLEN, playwright, actress and humorist extraordinaire. You'll leave feeling inspired, connected, and full of homemade treats!

This month, come test your theater savvy at our trivia contest! Prizes - and booby prizes!

$10, cash only at the door, includes a beverage and desserts

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Poetry Café – January – canceled due to weather

January 4, 2018 at 7 pm
Hosted by
ARNIE REISMAN

Joined by Poets
Alice B. Fogel (New Hampshire Poet Laureate)
Donald Nitchie
Annette Sandrock
Peter Lederman

$10 at the door, cash only
Price includes a beverage and a slice of PIE CHICKS pie.

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Playhouse Art Space

L.A. Brown – A Simple Truth

November 17 - December 21, 2017
Discovery is the essence of why I photograph. Magic happens in the very moment of shooting; when I know I have all the parts in place I take the picture. Learning how to see is a crucial aspect of this form. The positive and negative space and their relationship to the edges, to the subject and to the viewer. There are actually times when I walk around a scene and have my camera up to my eye, thinking this is great, I look and look and yet what I thought was there, is not. I do not click. I am not interested in making photographs after the fact. For me it all happens in camera in the very moment of click.

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Patricia Neal Stage

White Christmas

December 18, 2017 at 7 pm
FREE HOLIDAY MOVIE
A gift to the Vineyard community from the Playhouse and Island Entertainment and made possible by Re/Max on Island and all our other Monday Movies sponsors.

(1954) (120min) Directed by Michael Curtiz with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen, Rosemary Clooney and Dean Jagger

Movies start at 7:00 pm


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Patricia Neal Stage

Wintery Songs in Eleventy Part Harmony

December 17, 2017 at 7 pm
MV Playhouse & 88.7 fm mvyradio present a special concert:

Jennifer Kimball and friends performing a beautifully eclectic mix of sacred and secular music, inspiring a reinvention of the holiday experience; one where minor keys are just as familiar as major and the season's darkness as deep as its festive lights are welcoming.

Featuring Roze Polenzani, Jennifer Kimball, Deni Hlavinka, Hannah Read, Valerie Thompson and Mariel Vandersteel

After listening to selections from the 2015 Concert,


We're sure you'll agree this performance is not to be missed!

Net Proceeds Benefit Martha's Vineyard Playhouse and Friends of mvyradio.org

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Jenny’s Drama Salon

December 13, 2017 at 7 pm
Playwright, actress and humor writer, Jenny Allen, hosts a monthly drama salon, featuring casual dramatic readings, interesting guests, stimulating conversation and great brownies – all in the Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby.

Lively talk, homemade brownies, coffee and tea. $10, cash only at the door.

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Do you hear what I hear?

December 12, 2017
The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse will once again host the Boston-based Wintery Songs in Eleventy Part Harmony. The concert, presented collaboratively by the Playhouse and MVY Radio, will feature a supergroup of female folk artists from the Boston area, performing unique arrangements of holiday and winter-themed songs, as well as some original tunes.

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Good triumphs over evil in ‘The Snow Queen’

December 12, 2017
Who better than a Danish teller of fairytales to portray good and evil in the form of hot and — excruciatingly — cold weather? In 1840 Hans Christian Andersen released “The Snow Queen,” and nearly two centuries of fans have rushed to celebrate the gorgeous story in the form of operas, dances, staged events, and movies.

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Patricia Neal Stage

It Happened on 5th Avenue

December 11, 2017 at 7 pm
(1947) (115min) Directed by Roy Del Ruth with Victor Moore, Charlie Ruggles, Gale Storm, Don DeFore and Ann Harding

Movies start at 7:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only

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Patricia Neal Stage

The Snow Queen

December 8 - 17, 2017
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse - Family Stage Production
A Magical Wintry Fairytale Adventure


Hans Christian Andersen's
THE SNOW QUEEN
As Told by MJ Bruder Munafo and Elizabeth Wojtusik



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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Poetry Café – December

December 7, 2017 at 7 pm
Hosted by
ARNIE REISMAN

Joined by Poets
Emma Young
Dan Waters
Christopher Legge
Holly St. John Bergon

$10 at the door, cash only
Price includes a beverage and a slice of PIE CHICKS pie.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Dial M for Murder

November 27, 2017 at 7 pm
(1954) (105min) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams, Anthony Dawson. Based on the play written by Frederick Knott

Movies start at 7:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only

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Patricia Neal Stage

Stage Fright

November 20, 2017 at 7 pm
(1950) (110min) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding, Richard Todd, Alastair Sim, Sybil Thorndike, Joyce Grenfell and Andre Morell

Movies start at 7:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Jenny’s Drama Salon

November 15, 2017 at 7 pm
Jenny's Drama Salon: Playwright, actress and humor writer, Jenny Allen, hosts a monthly drama salon, featuring casual dramatic readings, interesting guests, stimulating conversation and great brownies – all in the Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby.

Just in time for the holidays!
"Please Pass the Salt--and Don't Forget to Rub It In: Disastrous Dinners in American Theater"
We'll be reading short scenes, both hilarious and hair-raising, and asking the question, Why can't families in American plays get through a meal without a meltdown? Lively talk, homemade brownies, coffee and tea. $10, cash only at the door.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Lifeboat

November 13, 2017 at 7 pm
(1944) (97min) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, John Hodiak, Mary Anderson, Hume Cronyn, Henry Hull, Canada Lee and Heather Angel

Movies start at 7:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only

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Patricia Neal Stage

Rebecca

November 6, 2017 at 7 pm
(1940) (130min) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Nigel Bruce and Gladys Cooper. Won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1940!

Movies start at 7:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

SOLD OUT! Taste Some of the Best Wines from Tuscany!

Saturday, November 4, 2017, 5 to 7pm
Tuscany, along with Piedmont, is one of Italy’s most important wine regions. Gorgeous scenery and cultural attractions are what first draw visitors to Tuscany. But when those visitors experience Tuscan wines, many return to explore the region’s magnificent vinous offerings. For this tasting we will focus on wines made from sangiovese in in Montalcino, Montepulciano, and Chianti Classico. While they all share the same grape variety, each region’s soils and climate ensure its wines express a unique personality.

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Poetry Café – November

November 2, 2017 at 7 pm
Hosted by
ARNIE REISMAN

Joined by Poets
Jennifer Smith-Turner
Fan Ogilvie
Richard Skidmore
Clark Myers

$10 at the door, cash only
Price includes a beverage and a slice of PIE CHICKS pie.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Wait Until Dark

October 30, 2017 at 7 pm
(1967) (108min) Directed by Terence Young with Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna

Movies start at 7:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Jenny’s Drama Salon

October 25, 2017 at 7 pm
New! Jenny's Drama Salon: Playwright, actress and humor writer, Jenny Allen, hosts a monthly drama salon, featuring casual dramatic readings, interesting guests, stimulating conversation and great brownies – all in the Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby.

For her October salon, please join Jenny for spooky storytelling with special guest Holly Nadler, author of "Haunted Island", along with readings from three under-10-minute plays based on Edgar Allen Poe stories. Come if you dare! $10 at the door includes coffee or tea and Halloween treats!

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Familiar faces in ‘Driving Miss Daisy’

October 4, 2017
Those attending a performance of the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse’s current production of “Driving Miss Daisy” may recognize one or more of the actors. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Alfred Uhry, directed by the playhouse’s artistic director, MJ Bruder Munafo, features three actors who have previously appeared here a number of times.

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Driving Miss Daisy Still Tells a Timely Tale on Stage

September 15, 2017
Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy begins with the sound of a shattering collision and moves briskly through 25 years in the life of widow Daisy Werthan and the two men closest to her, son Boolie and chauffeur Hoke. From start to finish, every moment in the play is alive. Thirty years after the show — Mr. Uhry’s first — opened Off-Broadway, with Morgan Freeman originating the role he would play in the Academy Award-winning film, the Vineyard production is already a hit, with local audiences packing the seats at previews.

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Dystopian Daze Delivers Both Humor and Darkness

September 15, 2017
Actress and Chilmark resident Brooke Adams made an auspicious playwriting debut Monday night at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, with a sold-out staged reading of her new dark comedy Dystopian Daze. Set several years in the future, after a fascist takeover has imposed new laws and fears in the United States, Ms. Adams’s play takes a bitterly comic view of enforced morality as it follows the misadventures of a loving but beleaguered family.

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A fresh look at an old masterpiece

Most of us were introduced to “Driving Miss Daisy” by the 1989 movie. The film version had a slow box office start, then gained momentum. It vacuumed up 9 Oscar nominations and awards, including winning Best Picture. All at once, it was a must-see movie, with superb acting — Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman (who originated his role off-Broadway), and Dan Aykroyd. Snappy dialogue keeps things lively, while a whole lot of subterranean class tension plays out with every shared glance and offer of tea. MJ Bruder Munafo, artistic director of the playhouse, and director of this final play of the summer season, as always, brings ingenuity to the casting. The youngest character — the exacting Miss Daisy’s put-upon son (Marc Carver) — is 40. Daisy (Bonnie Black) is 72, her chauffeur-to-be (Rob Karma Robinson) not far behind her in age. They spend the next 25 years of the story continuously aging; an acting marvel. Later, when you descend the wide stars of the playhouse and check out the actors’ CVs and photos on an easel in the lobby, you can’t help blurting out, “They’re so young! And hot!” Which is neither here nor there, other than to say their youth reveals hidden skill sets in their acting.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Dystopian Daze

Monday, September 11, 2017
In 2025, LA is a police state, and Jake and Molly's daughter Anna has bolted from home to live free from her fearful parents. When Anna returns, she brings with her a guest who makes life even scarier. A dark comedy about love and tyranny.

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Playhouse Art Space

Heidi Drew & Judith Drew Schubert – Birds of a Feather

September 1 - September 21, 2017
This spring, Judith succumbed to her love of shore birds and begun to study, in painting, these shoreline residents. Portraits of the ever-present and comical cormorants are the first in this series. The bird study culminates in this joint show with her cousin, Heidi Drew. Judith’s 2017 body of work is titled “Cows, Coves and Cormorants”.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Driving Miss Daisy

September 8 - October 7, 2017
Set in mid-century Atlanta, Georgia, DRIVING MISS DAISY follows the 25-year relationship between a cantankerous Jewish gentlewoman and her dignified African-American driver. MV Playhouse honors the 30th anniversary of Uhry's beloved classic with a new production on the Patricia Neal Stage. More About the Play

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Monday Night Specials come to an end with ‘Dystopian Daze.’

Septermber 7, 2017
A new play by actress Brooke Adams will complete the Vineyard Playhouse’s series of Monday Night Special play readings. The dark comedy “Dystopian Daze” deals with a wayward teenage girl and her strained relationship with her parents. The play is set in the near future, where America is a police state and paranoia is a way of life.

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