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Past Events (Continued)

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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2022

Patricia Neal Stage

Burning Patience

August 26 - September 17, 2022; Wednesday - Saturday at 7:30 pm

Pablo Neruda's stirring poetry inspires a beachside love story and the world.


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Tisbury Amphitheater, at the Tashmoo Overlook, State Road, Vineyard Haven

The Fabulists: Theater for Children

Saturdays at 10 AM
A troupe of adult actors and writers perform witty adaptations and fun new scripts for children on Saturdays during the summer. Perfect for the entire family. Lots of fun, improvisation and audience participation!

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Patricia Neal Stage

Two Wings to Heaven: The Story of Bessie Coleman

August 3 - 13, 2022; Wednesday - Saturday at 7:30 pm
A new, fabulous solo show about the famed aviatrix told in dialogue, song and movement. A brilliant performance by April Armstrong, who also brings to life other characters; including dreamy visits from Harriet Tubman, Joan of Arc and Paul Lawrence Dunbar. An inspiring play, perfect for the whole family (children ages 8 and up).

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Patricia Neal Stage

Jimmy Tingle Live!

July 28 - 30, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Jimmy Tingle mixes his funniest comedic hits and newest, post pandemic bits, to deliver the humor, hope and humanity the world so desperately needs in 2022.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Kevin Flynn – Fear of Heights

July 20 - 23, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Fear of Heights examines what it means to be a man, & how one generation measures success relative to their forebears — themes that run throughout this hilarious biographical work.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Steve Sweeney – Townie

July 13 - 16, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Boston native Sweeney, a veteran of the comic stage, radio, film and television, leads the audience on a journey around his home city in this wonderful solo show.

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Patricia Neal Stage

The Niceties

July 8 & 9, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Who gets to tell the story of race, history and power in America? In this riveting, provocative play, a black student and her white professor – both brilliant – debate whether the legacy of slavery defines our past, and our present.

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Patricia Neal Stage

Elsa Lanchester Tonight!

May 26 - 29, 2022
ELSA LANCHESTER TONIGHT! written and performed by Charlotte Booker, is a new solo play (with music) about the eccentric Oscar-nominated actress’s fascinating life, roles, and her 30-year marriage to Charles Laughton.

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2021

Patricia Neal Stage

Fear of Heights

October 15 & 16 at 7:30 pm
Fear of Heights examines the American experience through the lens of his Irish immigrant family. Flynn’s father and grandfather were both steelworkers and inspired the title of this work. Fear of Heights examines what it means to be a man, & how one generation measures success relative to their forebears — themes that run throughout this hilarious biographical work.

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2020

The Niceties

Who gets to tell the story of race, history and power in America? In this riveting, provocative play, a black student and her white professor – both brilliant – debate whether the legacy of slavery defines our past, and our present.

Live Online Reading - October 28, 2020 at 7 pm EST; Streaming - October 29-31, 2020

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Crumbs from the Table of Joy

August, 2020
Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse and Rosalind Productions Inc. present a live online benefit play reading of CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, to raise money for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.


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2019

Patricia Neal Stage

Our Town

October 11 - November 3, 2019
A new production of the classic story by Thornton Wilder, featuring a cast of professional and local performers. Our Town is supported in part by a grant from the Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

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