Theatre

Creative Cast Helps Bring Shakespeare to the Masses

Aliyah Walker |

Shakespeare for the Masses is typically an off-season, indoor production. This summer, however, the troupe of intrepid actors and Shakespeare experts have taken their show outside and on the road.

In collaboration with the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, the show is performed at the Tisbury Amphitheatre on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. It also pops up at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Featherstone Center for the Arts and the Vineyard Drive-In.

But despite the venue shifts, the core message from 13 seasons remains the same: “Quick & Painless & Free!”

 

 

 

Playhouse Presents Search: Paul Clayton

Next weekend Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse opens its second play of the summer season: Search: Paul Clayton. The world premiere opens with previews on July 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m.
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Honoring Words of Frederick Douglass on Fourth of July

Colette Lathan
On Saturday, for the tenth year in a row, a group of readers took turns reciting Frederick Douglass' speech The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro. “It’s important for people to remember the impact of slavery because it’s not only a part of our history, but it’s a part of our present,” said Makani Themba, the organizer of the reading.
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On Stage and Off, Embracing Island Home

Ivy Ashe
Brooke Adams and Tony Shalhoub take the stage at the Performing Arts Center this week for I Take Your Hand in Mine by Carol Rocamora, in a benefit for the Vineyard Playhouse. The Gazette caught up with them at their home in Chilmark.
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Whale of a Tale Opens Playhouse Season

Derek Schwartz
Sitting in the lobby of the newly renovated Vineyard Playhouse, Joe Forbrich had again arrived on the Island at the end of a long journey. His playwriting debut, The Whaleship Essex, opens on Saturday.
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