Author: JP
Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby
The Outcasts of Penikese Island
August 15 - 26, 2023
A World Premiere presented by Martha's Vineyard Playhouse, in association with Circuit Arts and Slough Cove Foundation
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PLAYHOUSE ART SPACE Gallery open from 2 pm until 5 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
“Ink to Ink – Original Art by Mick Stevens for Work Published in The New Yorker”
July 20 - August 12, 2023
Twelfth Night Extended at Tisbury Amphitheatre
August 7, 2023
Three nights remain to enjoy laughter, music and Shakespearean shenanigans under the open sky at the Tisbury Amphitheatre, where Twelfth Night has been held over for an extra weekend.
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Around the Writers’ Table with two New Yorker cartoonists
August 2, 2023
Last Friday I sat down with cartoonists Mick Stevens and Paul Karasik in the gallery space of the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, where some of Stevens’ cartoons are currently being exhibited.
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Patricia Neal Stage
To Fall In Love – POSTPONED to Summer 2024
MV Playhouse presents Theatre Lab’s (The professional resident company of Florida Atlantic University)
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Live Outdoors at the Tisbury Amphitheater
Twelfth Night – Held Over until August 12!
July 12 - August 12, 2023
Swimming Into the Realities of War
June 30, 2023
The play makes its east coast debut this summer at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, opening June 30 and running through July 15.
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Live Outdoors at the Tisbury Amphitheater
THE CAMPAIGN THAT FAILED: A Theatrical Reimagining of Mark Twain’s Short Story
June 23 and 24 2023
PLAYHOUSE ART SPACE Gallery open from 2 pm until 5 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
ALLISON ROBERTS – Shifting Space
June 20 - July 15, 2023
PLAYHOUSE ART SPACE Gallery open from 1 pm until 4 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
Ed Schulman – Onstage
May 9 - June 17, 2023
Patricia Neal Stage
MISS MAYBELLINE’S NOCTURNAL FLIGHTS OF FANCY
May 19 & 20, 2023
A spirited centenarian and lifelong Oak Bluffs resident forges a friendship with an autistic teenaged neighbor. A stirring poignant story about one woman’s remarkable life, and the enduring power of place in the African American community. Starring S. Epatha Merkerson as Miss Maybel with Michael Boatman, Michelle Wilson, Cate Damon, and introducing Owen Alleyne as Trey,
A workshop of a new play. Funded, in part, by the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation
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Arnie’s Poetry Café – April 2023
April 26, 2023 at 7 pm
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a special edition of Arnie's Poetry Café, hosted by Jennifer Smith Turner and featuring local young poets. Co-sponsored by MV Playhouse and Literary Arts at Featherstone.
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PLAYHOUSE ART SPACE Gallery open from 1 pm until 4 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
Beth Smith – Healing from Loss: the Restorative Power of Art
April 6 - May 6, 2023
Beth Smith is a Vineyard based landscape painter. Beth had no formal art training, she was self taught and painted every chance she got, when not working at her job as an Emergency Room nurse. The beauty of the island is the backdrop for her work and has acted as her visual lens.
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PLAYHOUSE ART SPACE Gallery open from 1 pm until 4 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
Paul Lazes – CARTBOARD: assemblages made from cardboard
March 7 - April 1, 2023
Arnie’s Poetry Café – March 2023
March 29, 2023 at 7 pm
Hosted by Steve Ewing, with guest poets Ingrid Goff- Maidoff, Donald Nitchie, Jill Jupen and Elizabeth Sylvia
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Patricia Neal Stage
A Room With A View
March 27, 2023 at 6 pm
(1985) (117 min) Directed by James Ivory, with Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Sands
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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Patricia Neal Stage
Wicked Good Musical Revue
March 24 - 26, 2023
A delightful program of music and song presented by some of the Vineyard's best performers.
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Patricia Neal Stage
Nashville
March 20, 2023 at 6 pm
(1975) (160 min) Directed by Robert Altman
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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Patricia Neal Stage
The Apartment
March 13, 2023 at 6 pm
(1960) (125 min) Directed by Billy Wilder, with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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Patricia Neal Stage
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
March 6, 2023 at 6 pm
(1952) (117 min) Directed by Henry King, with Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward and Ava Gardner
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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Patricia Neal Stage
Grease
February 27, 2023 at 6 pm
(1978) (110 min) Directed by Randal Kleiser, with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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All the Movies All Over the Island
February 23, 2023
Monday Night Movie screening of GREASE was noted in this article about island activities to kick off the winter school vacation week.
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Patricia Neal Stage
Sounder
February 20, 2023 at 6 pm
(1972) (105 min) Directed by Martin Ritt, with Paul Winfield and Cicely Tyson
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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Patricia Neal Stage
Singin’ in the Rain
February 13, 2023 at 6 pm
(1952) (103 min) Directed by Gene Kelly & Stanley Donan, with Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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Live On Zoom / Pre-registration is required - view details
Show Biz Trivia – All About Love
Wednesday, February 8 at 6 pm
Jenny Allen and Mona Hennessy host another evening of trivia, with participants from all over the country. It’s fun, it’s free, and there are prizes for both high and low scorers. Please join us!
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Patricia Neal Stage
A Patch of Blue
February 6, 2023 at 6 pm
(1965) (105 min) Directed by George Green, with Sidney Poitier and Elizabeth Hartman
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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PLAYHOUSE ART SPACE Gallery open from 1 pm until 4 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
Gretchen Baer & Shelagh Hackett – TOGETHER FAR AWAY
February 2 - March 4, 2023
PLAYHOUSE ART SPACE Gallery open from 1 pm until 4 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
Creative Expressions from the Arts Kitchen by VINEYARD INDEPENDENCE PARTNERSHIP
December 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023
New work by members of the island nonprofit group, with 2023 calendars for sale featuring some of the exhibited art.
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Patricia Neal Stage
The Harvey Girls
January 30, 2023 at 6 pm
(1946) (102 min) Directed by George Sidney, with Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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Celebrating Arnie Reisman’s posthumously published ‘Cages of Stages’ at the Poetry Cafe
January 24, 2023
Last Wednesday, there was a seance of sorts at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse Poetry Cafe in honor of Arnie Reisman and his newest posthumously published collection of poems, “Cages of Stages.” The medium for the seance was Arnie’s poems that were read aloud by members of the Cleaveland House Poets (of which I am one) and special friends.
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Patricia Neal Stage
Roman Holiday
January 23, 2023 at 6 pm
(1953) (118 min) Directed by William Wyler, with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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In person in MV Playhouse's Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby
Arnie’s Poetry Cafe – January 2023
January 18, 2023 at 5 pm
A special evening led by Fan Ogilvie and the Cleaveland House Poets - with special guest, Paula Lyons - to celebrate and read from Arnie Reisman's CAGES OF STAGES, his fourth book of poetry, published posthumously.
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Patricia Neal Stage
Selma, Lord, Selma
January 16, 2023 at 6 pm
(1999) (94 min) Directed by Charles Burnett, with Jurnee Smollett and Clifton Powell
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
Ages 8 - 18 admitted free to this movie
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Patricia Neal Stage
Some Like it Hot
January 9, 2023 at 6 pm
(1959) (121 min) Directed by Billy Wilder, with Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis
Movies start at 6:00 pm
$5 at the door, cash only
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