With the resilience that theatre folk are known for, the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse began working on alternatives to live performance as soon as the pandemic shutdown began in March.
Taking place on two continents, with multiple sea battles and four on-stage suicides, Antony and Cleopatra has never been an easy play to follow. Shakespeare for the Masses added charts to the mix.
The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse is off to a strong post-season start with its new production of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer-winning Our Town, playing weekends through Nov. 3.
A Chicago blues joint popped up in Vineyard Haven this month, with live music five nights a week . Low Down Dirty Blues is playing Tuesday through Saturday nights at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse.