Assessors Stand by Decision to Tax Playhouse

Assessors are standing by a decision to deny tax-exempt status to the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse for the first time in its 36 years, saying it does not meet the legal definition of “benevolent” use.

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A Truly Vineyard Theatrical Tribute
Louisa Hufstader

Jenny Allen hosted the first of her off-season Jenny’s Drama Salons at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse Tuesday night.

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Theatrical Tribute to Garson Kanin

Jenny Allen and Diana Muldaur Dozier will host a tribute to the late playwright Garson Kanin at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.

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In Theatrical Stag's Leap, Poetry of Pain Leaps Off the Page
Louisa Hufstader

Women onstage at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse last weekend were not reading or reciting the poems from Stag’s Leap, they were inhabiting them.

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Poetic Theatre

The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse returns this weekend with another theatrical performance, this time based on the poetry of Sharon Olds.

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When the World Goes Crazy, Art Is Sane Alternative
Louisa Hufstader

Set in 2025 Los Angeles under a totalitarian regime of police round-ups and mass incarceration, Delusion by Proxy by Brooke Adams played to packed houses last weekend at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse.

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Delusion by Proxy

On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19 and 20, Brooke Adams will present a staged reading of her new play Delusion by Proxy at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse.

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Playhouse Set Designer Takes Turn at Center Stage
Louisa Hufstader

At the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, set designer Lisa Pegnato usually plays a key role that never requires her to step in front of the audience. But this month her art work is on display in the playhouse lobby.

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Debut Playwright Is Seasoned Storyteller
Louisa Hufstader

The Room Where I Was Held, the first play by journalist David Zax opens tonight at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse.

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Playhouse Opening

Opening night is Sept. 20 for the production of The Room Where I Was Held at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse.

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