Author: JP

Going solo

May 16, 2019
In a theatrical version of “It takes a village,” Hackett recently related the serendipitous path she took in creating “Kiss Me, I’m Irish,” her new solo show premiering this Friday and Saturday at the M.V. Playhouse as part of its Spring Solo Shows.

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Playhouse Opens Series of One-Woman Shows

May 5, 2019
Last weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, audiences witnessed the transformation of a dumpy, embittered divorcée into a polished, professional and optimistic single woman in Lynne Adams’s solo show Two-Faced.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Mothers and Sons

April 27, 2019 at 7:30 pm
The Playhouse presents a staged reading of MOTHERS AND SONS.  This powerful play is about a mother who pays an unexpected visit to the apartment of her late son's partner.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Every Act of Life

April 27, 2019 at 4 pm
Documentary chronicling he groundbreaking life and work of 4-time Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally - a personal journey through five decades of the American theatre, the struggle for LGBT rights, triumph over addiction, and finding love and inspiration at every age.

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Patricia Neal Stage

The Happy Prince

April 26, 2019 at 5:00 pm
THE HAPPY PRINCE is a portrait of the dark side of a genius who lived and died for love in the last days of the nineteenth century.

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Let the Solo Shows begin

April 25, 2019
Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse will open its 2019 season of live theater with a series of solo shows throughout the month of May. Kicking off the lineup will be a comedy written and performed by actress and writer Lynne Adams.

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LGBTQ Spectrum Film Festival is a community effort

April 18, 2019
Among the partnering organizations are the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Alex’s Place teen center, the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard, and the Martha’s Vineyard Library Association. Each of these organizations will participate in the festival in one way or another.

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Vineyard arts groups breaking new ground

April 14, 2019
MJ Bruder Munafo, artistic and executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse just off Vineyard Haven’s Main Street, describes the town’s cultural district as “one of the absolute richest in the commonwealth. Rich in the quantity and quality of creative organizations and historical significance.”

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Patricia Neal Stage

Wicked Good Musical Revue – April 2019

April 12, 13 & 14, 2019
Performers: David Behnke, Rachel Enriquez, Jenny Friedman and Ken Romero with Molly Conole and Paul Doherty. Accompanists: Peter Boak and Molly Sturges
Performances at 7 pm Friday, 7 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Jenny’s Drama Salon

Wednesday, April 3 at 7 pm
A Tribute to Tennessee Williams. Come discover some surprising aspects of the playwright’s life in Key West and elsewhere, and enjoy a lively reading of two memorable scenes. Coffee, tea, and homemade Key Lime pie. $10 at the door, no reservations.

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When Art Helps Start the Conversation

March 30, 2019
Mr. Roach is now stepping out as an artist in his own right. In his current one-man show of paintings, though April 4 in the Lobby Art Space of the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse in Vineyard Haven, he explores the world above the waves with still lives, landscapes and human subjects that spark the viewer’s imagination.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Harvey

March 25, 2019
(1950) (104 min) Based on the play by Mary Chase. Directed by Henry Koster, with James Stewart, Victoria Horne, Jesse White, Peggy Dow

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

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Sean Roach’s paintings tell a contemporary story

March 21, 2019
It’s appropriate that artist Sean Roach’s first Island exhibit of his work is happening at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse. Not only is Roach a former actor (as well as writer and producer of his own kids’ TV show), his latest series of paintings all feature a narrative with dramatic potential.

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Patricia Neal Stage

The Pink Panther

March 18, 2019
(1963) (115 min) Directed by Blake Edwards, with Peter Sellars, David Niven, Robert Wagner, Capucine

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

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No Script, No Director, No Problem

March 15, 2019
Martha’s Vineyard will experience three performances of the play, Mr. Barrow said. Following Ms. Hardman Ditchfield’s performance on March 16 at the Performing Arts Center, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival while host a show on March 23, and the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse host one on March 29.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Wicked Good Musical Revue – March 2019

March 15, 16 & 17, 2019
Great fun! Great music! The theme of our revue is "Show of Shows" - all about Broadway's musicals centering on - well, Broadway productions! A fabulous troupe of singers and musicians perform musical numbers from Gypsy, The Producers, Kiss Me Kate, Annie Get Your Gun and many other favorites. It promises to be a rollicking good time from "lights up" to "curtain down!"
Musical directors: David Behnke & Peter Boak. Accompanists: Peter Boak and Molly Sturges
Performers: David Behnke, Molly Conole, Rachel Enriquez, Jenny Friedman, and Ken Romero
Performances at 7 pm Friday, 7 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday

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Onstage with ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’

March 14, 2019
Scott Barrow has planned for Vineyard audiences on three separate dates, with three different actors, all performing Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s “White Rabbit Red Rabbit.” You’ve got three chances to take the ride: Saturday, March 16, at the PAC, Saturday, March 23, at Pathways, co-produced by the M.V. Film Festival, and Friday, March 29, at the M.V. Playhouse; all shows are at 7 pm.

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Patricia Neal Stage

The Odd Couple

March 11, 2019
(1968) (105 min) Directed by Gene Saks, with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau

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

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Poetry Cafe March 2019

Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 7 pm
Monthly cafe featuring work of island poets, with guests Donald Nitchie, Marlan Sigelman, Spencer Thurlow and Jennifer Tseng. Guest hosted by Fan Ogilvie
$10 cash only admission, includes a beverage and a slice of Pie Chicks pie.

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Patricia Neal Stage

To Have and Have Not

March 4, 2019
(1944) (100 min) Directed by Howard Hawks, with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

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

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Patricia Neal Stage

Magnificent Obsession

February 25, 2019
(1954) (108 min) Directed by Douglas Sirk, with Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger

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

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Patricia Neal Stage

Adam’s Rib

February 18, 2019
(1949) (101 min) Directed by George Cukor, with Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell

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

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Jenny’s Drama Salon

Saturday, February 16 at 7 pm
Playwright, actress and humor writer, Jenny Allen, presents a monthly drama salon, featuring casual dramatic readings, interesting guests, stimulating conversation and great brownies – all in the Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby. This month, we'll be celebrating Black History Month with special guest Olive Tomlinson and her recollections of the famed Shearer Cottage theater history.

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Marilyn Meyerhoff Lobby

Poetry Cafe February 2019

February 14, 2019 at 7 pm
An evening celebrating Judith Neeld, a 1985 winner of the Poetry Society of America’s Emily Dickinson Award, featuring readings from a range of her poems. Hosted by Arnie Reisman.
$10 cash only admission, includes a beverage and a slice of Pie Chicks pie.

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Patricia Neal Stage

To Have and Have Not

February 11, 2019
(1944) (100 min) Directed by Howard Hawks, with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

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

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Patricia Neal Stage

Wicked Good Musical Revue – February 2019

February 8, 9 & 10, 2019
A delightful evening of music and song presented by some of the Vineyard's best performers! Audiences return to the Playhouse time and time again to brighten winter spirits.
Accompanists: Peter Boak and Molly Sturges
Performers: David Behnke, Molly Conole, Rachel Enriquez, Jenny Friedman and Ken Romero
Performances at 7 pm Friday and Saturday, 2 pm Sunday

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Singer Molly Conole’s calendar is wicked full

February 7, 2019
Molly Conole is busy. She’s a producer, director, singer, playwright, lyricist, and composer with different shows coming up at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse in February, March, April, and May. In May, Conole will star in her new one-woman-show, “Seaglass, Quilts & Song: Life in Pieces,” which she is pretty much creating soup to nuts, with MJ Bruder Munafo, Playhouse artistic and executive director, taking on the role of director.

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