Martha's Vineyard Theatre | Vineyard Gazette

Creative Cast Helps Bring Shakespeare to the Masses

Aliyah Walker | Thursday, August 5 2021 - 9:10am

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!”

Peter Pan Benefit Performance

The Island Theater Workshop presents a benefit performance of Peter Pan on Friday, August 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center.

Forgotten Headliner Harkens Back to Sixties Folk Music Scene

Meg Robbins

As the lights in the Vineyard Playhouse dim, onstage there are three acoustic guitars, a stool and a microphone. The scene’s only backdrop, a sign reading Kettle of Fish, is projected on a screen.

Have Sword Will Travel, Three Musketeers Captures the Heart

Colette Lathan

The Three Musketeers is a story of honor, family, friendship and love. It’s all for one, and one for all.

Playhouse Stage Dedicated to Patricia Neal

Bill Eville

On Friday evening at the Vineyard Playhouse, board member Arnie Reisman asked everyone to raise their glass of champagne. “We have reached a milestone,” he said. “We are going to dedicate this stage to Patricia Neal.”

Fabulists Make Family Magic in the Woods

Colette Lathan

The Fabulists theatre troupe was born in the early 1990s in Paul Munafo's living room. A group of friends wanted a way to entertain children, but they also wanted to be able to amuse themselves while doing it.

A Spring Awakening on the Vineyard

Sarah Ortlip-sommers

The play Spring Awakening follows teenagers in late 19th-century Germany struggling with their own curiosity, sexuality and culture. Although the play is set over 100 years ago, people of all ages empathize with the feelings and experiences of the characters.