Press Reviews and Articles
Relief funding comes to select Cape cultural groups
Administered by the Mass Cultural Council, in partnership with the Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development, the statewide grants are part of the Baker-Polito administration’s “Partnerships for Recovery” plan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Let’s wrap this up
Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse produced two Zoom readings of full-length plays, as well as a competition of five-minute plays and a series of Shakespeare monologues.
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Adaptation, Innovation, Loss Marked Year in Arts on Vineyard
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Farm Neck Foundation announces $121,000 in grants
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Amy Brenneman Stars in Timely Drama
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Cape Cod Arts: TV, Broadway, local stars perform virtually and live
Amy Brenneman part of Vineyard play reading
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A provocative play
M.V. Playhouse hosts an online reading of ‘The Niceties.’
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Gretchen Baer’s new exhibit comes straight from the frontlines
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Spotlight: Community Conversations on Martha’s Vineyard
ArtsMV is a collective that brings together arts leaders on the island (including MV Playhouse) alongside the community’s Chamber of Commerce, regional planning groups, and other important partners.
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Longing for Live Theatre
My passion for live theatre is now on hold. The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, where I serve as board chair, remains dark in these dark times. I am fated to be soothed by virtual versions of inspiration, excitement and delight until further notice...
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Playhouse Reprises Crumbs from the Table of Joy
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Feathers, Stones, and Wings: The Art of Cindy Kane
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Down But Not Out, Vineyard Arts Community Bands Together
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Vineyard variety
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All the World’s a Stage for Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse
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Light up the Playhouse windows
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Katherine Reid on MVY Radio’s The Vineyard Current
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Diversity Coalition Sees Opportunity for Action
MJ Bruder Munafo of Martha's Vineyard Playhouse said virtual Monday night specials at the Playhouse will focus on reading plays that deal with racism and fighting institutional racism.
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Playhouse presents five-minute plays to lift your spirits
Last month, the theater organization launched a series of five-minute plays, gathered from a call to writers that was put out in March through the Playhouse’s newsletter.
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5-Minute Plays Debut Online
The Martha's Vineyard Playhouse is posting the winning entries in its five-minute play contest, which drew nearly 30 submissions last month.
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The show must go on
M.V. Playhouse keeps the community entertained while its lights are dimmed inside.
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Virtual poetry at the Playhouse
April is National Poetry Month, and for all those who miss Poetry and PIe Wednesdays at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, don’t fret because you can now get your poetry fix virtually.
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Main Stage to Outdoor Amphitheater, Summer Season Goes Dark
With this summer’s season canceled at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, the Island loses far more than a series of evenings at the theatre.
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Eventide awards, plus shows on and off
Wellfleet shows, improv go virtual; Vineyard theater, Boston Pops cancel.
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Dramatic twist: Playhouse cancels summer shows
Director promises a strong return when the threat of COVID-19 is over.
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‘Jaws’ actress beloved by Vineyard dies
“Lee’s mark on the island is indelible, she touched many lives over many years,” agreed MJ Munafo, artistic director at Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, also in Vineyard Haven. “We will mourn her and miss her,” she said in an email.
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Vineyard Independence Partnership Follows the Creative Spirit
A new art show and silent auction at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse highlights the creative side of the Vineyard Independence Partnership (VIP), a social organization made up of adults with disabilities.
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Celebrating creativity
M.V. Playhouse hosts an evening of great art and great fun at VIP art show.
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Fishing at the Playhouse
Fifth annual Fish Tales was a reel success.
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‘Dr. Zhivago’ for our time
Should anyone believe that Russia today is different from the old Soviet Union, they should have watched “Dr. Zhivago,” the motion picture adapted from the novel by the great Russian writer Boris Pasternak. The M.V. Playhouse screened it on Feb. 17. The book and film recount the life of a young physician and poet who is swept up in the revolutionary changes of his nation after the tsarist empire fell to the Communists in 1917.
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The art of fishing
Janet Messineo’s whimsical collection is on exhibit at the M.V. Playhouse Art Space.
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Homage to African American poets
Wallace Bullock’s one-man dramatic presentation (previously seen at the Playhouse) comes to Pathways.
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MVB and its charitable foundation award $17,000 in grants, donations to nonprofits
Martha’s Vineyard Bank announced that the Martha’s Vineyard Bank and the Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation have awarded $17,000 in their fourth-quarter 2019 cycles to nonprofits on the Island and in the surrounding area.
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Virginia’s Drama Club brings joy and connection to the M.V. Playhouse stage
Virginia’s Drama Club (is) an ongoing effort to support and enrich those with varying abilities and disabilities, their friends, family, and caregivers.
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Shakespeare for the Masses Takes on Antony & Cleopatra
Showtimes are Saturday Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, both at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, 24 Church street in Vineyard Haven.
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Wicked Good Revue Returns to Spice Up Winter Doldrums
One of the joys of the winter season on Martha’s Vineyard is the Wicked Good Musical Revue, a monthly celebration of musical theatre that helps bring Islanders through the depths of winter with songs, dancing and laughter.
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