Press Reviews & Feature Articles

Denys Wortman’s view from above at M.V. Playhouse

January 24, 2024
Denys Wortman gives us a rare perspective of this place we call home — specifically, from up high. His current exhibit, “View from Above,” at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, is an alluring array of photographs he has taken with drones since 2016.

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Creative Expressions

December 20, 2022
The show, on exhibit through Jan. 28, features artwork that was specially created for VIP’s very appealing new calendar, both of which are on sale, with the proceeds shared by the Playhouse and VIP. The lobby art space gallery is filled with fabulous creativity in which abstraction, realism, fantasy, and imagination abound.

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A Fairyland Arrives in Tisbury

July 22, 2022
....So begins this summer’s performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, produced by the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, a tradition that celebrates 40 years this summer.

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Finding Lessons in My Friend Flicka

June 28, 2022
On Friday and Saturday night at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, John Washbrook, retired Vineyard banker, found himself back in the saddle as he relived his experience as Johnny Washbrook, a child actor on the beloved television show My Friend Flicka.

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Photographer Michael Johnson captures the Island in every season

June 15, 2022
"Talking about his upcoming show at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Johnson says that in addition to his warm-weather photographs, “I wanted to premiere some of the work I did when I was here on my winter trip, because a lot of summer people never see that part of the Island at all..."

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Flashback 2021

December 30, 2021
The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse opted to forgo indoor events, but instead utilized its outdoor Amphitheater on State Road for two productions which spanned the summer months.

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Comic Memoir Reopens Playhouse

October 22, 2021
The Island performing arts scene passed a Covid-era milestone over the weekend, when the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse reopened for its first indoor performances since early 2020.

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