Press Reviews and Articles
Storytelling on stage

The cast of “Miss Maybelline’s Nocturnal Flights of Fancy” at the M.V. Playhouse sings — quite literally at times. Although the play is not a musical as such, Miss Maybelline, while over 100 years old, can cut a rug and sing up a storm. Her

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In the Studio with Mac Young

Mac Young wears several hats for the current production of Much Ado About Nothing, including a literal straw one to ward off the sun during long rehearsal days outdoors. Mr. Young is directing the play, is in charge of set design, answers any and all

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On Martha’s Vineyard the Spirit of August Wilson Lives On 

I know that’s an unconventional way to begin a review of a new work, but that’s the feeling that swept over me, watching Kathleen McGhee-Anderson’s deeply moving new play, Miss Maybelline’s Nocturnal Flight of Fancy, premiering at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse. This impressive playwright, a notable stage

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Oak Bluffs Town Column, 7/19/24

All must come out to see Miss Maybelline’s Nocturnal Flights of Fancy at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse on Church street in Vineyard Haven. Developed by the brilliant Oak Bluffs playwright Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, the play stars Tonye Patano, Jamiel Burkhart and others. It involves a spirited

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Painting and Poetry

Harry Seymour’s art is arresting both for its stunning visual impact and the meaning behind the work, each amplified through an evocative accompanying poem. Seymour uses his unique pastel scratchboard technique, a subtractive process of continually adding medium and then scratching away, repeating this process

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Celebrity Autobiography Arrives

An award-winning show that has traveled to New York City, Los Angeles and London will be coming to the Island for one night this week.  Celebrity Autobiography won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for unique theatrical experience, and will be presented on July 6 at

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