Forgiveness is the issue in “The Amish Project”
Schoolgirls killed, the gunman forgiven. "The Amish Project" with Island Theatre Workshop considers the apparent contradiction.
Engaging “Terms” at Vineyard Playhouse
The two characters in Bill C. Davis' play "Coming2Terms"are Jeremy (Todd Gearhart) and Sara (Kelly McAndrew), best friends since childhood.
“I Am Hamlet” runs at Grange through summer
Brian Morey stars in "I Am Hamlet," playing Thursdays through Sundays from June 16 to Sept. 10, at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury.
Island Theatre Workshop’s “The Amish Project”
"Extraordinary... compelling... the play is a remarkable piece of writing," wrote The New York Times of the play in the 2008 NYC Fringe production.
Drama of past misdeeds at Vineyard Playhouse
The three characters in "Tape," now playing at the Vineyard Playhouse, convene in a room in a Michigan Motel 6 and become a combustible combination.
Sneak peak of Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse’s 2011 season
"Tape" launches the season with performances from June 2 through June 18. Written by Stephen Belber in 1999, the play is directed by Claudia Weill.
“Tape” opens at Vineyard Playhouse
On Saturday, June 4, Stephen Belber's "Tape" will begin its two-week run at The Vineyard Playhouse.
Untouchable voices, not only in India
Two young women have been touring the U.S. for the last year with their show titled "Untouchable Voices." On May 14, they performed at the Vineyard Playhouse.
“Dick & Lola” at Vineyard Playhouse
Three actors, whose long lists of stage, film, and television credits read like every actor's wish list, are performing at The Playhouse this weekend.
“Macbeth” “” Shakespeare’s royal couple not (yet) dead
Some folks think of princess-to-be Kate Middleton as a calculating social climber, but what if her aristocratic ambitions went so far that she convinced Prince William to eliminate his obstacles to the crown by regicide? And what if his villainous deeds led to the necessity of removing a few other innocent people in order to cover up the scheming couple's crimes? Well, though none of that is likely to happen, it would make for great drama — and actually, it is.
Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School performs
Performances are Friday, April 1, at 7 pm; Saturday, April 2 at 2 and 7 pm. Admission is $8; $5 seniors and students; $20 for families.
ITW brings acclaimed “I Am Hamlet” to Vineyard
A rock and roll belting Hamlet, an 8-foot tall masked ghost, a bearded Ophelia, and gravedigger puppets. "I am Hamlet" is not your average Shakespeare.
“A Winter’s Tale” at Vineyard Playhouse
Shakespeare for the Masses posted an announcement for its upcoming show on Facebook.
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School drama performs “Laces”
For the second year in a row, Kate Murray's Martha's Vineyard Regional High School theater students presented an original play to kick-off Island Theatre Workshop's one act play festival.
This weekend and next: Island Theatre Workshop one acts
The one-act play is tough to pull off. Character development, which is essential to effective drama, is a difficult thing to establish in a short scenario.
Martha’s Vineyard Regional does “Willy Wonka”
Watching a cast of more than 50 spring-loaded teens singing and dancing across the stage makes you want to sit back, strap on a seat belt, and hang on.
Vineyard actor on stage in Boston
Currently, Island actor Brooke Hardman is starring as Imogen in "Cymbeline" with the Actors' Shakespeare Project out of Boston.
ITW’s “Cinderella”
In 1955, Warren Martin, a professor of music at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, wrote a musical comedy version of the fairytale Cinderella, as entertainment for an alumni weekend celebration.
“Timon of Athens” Friday and Saturday at Vineyard Playhouse
Shakespeare for the Masses performs their version of "Timon of Athens" tomorrow and Saturday evenings at the Vineyard Playhouse on Church Street in Vineyard Haven.