Winds of Change on Stage Through Lens of Deaf Community

The new play Chilmark will be a different experience for the audience, where parts of the play are communicated only in sign language.

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New Play About Chilmark Deaf Community

The Vineyard Gazette printed copies of its Friday, August 21, 1885 edition, which will be used as a prop for the new Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse production opening on Tuesday, August 21.

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Angela Davis Looms Large in New Theatrical Memoir
Louisa Hufstader

Angela’s Mixtape, through August 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, is a time-tripping, genre-blending and often very funny autobiography of its playwright, Eisa Davis, in her childhood and youth.

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Hamlet in the Amphitheater; a Woodsy Venue for a Meaty Role

On July 18, Hamlet opens at the Tisbury Amphitheater, with jovial swordplay and playhouse veteran Scott Barrow playing the titular role. The show runs through August 11.

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Passionata at the Playhouse; A Tale of Farcical Proportions
Louisa Hufstader

Passionata, the new play by Gwyn McAllister, is a sparkling period comedy that dances nimbly on the edge of farce.

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Playhouse Revs Up Summer Season

The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse schedule is a little like a virtual version of Five Corners in August. The schedule is robust.

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Embracing the Theatre of Life
Mollie Doyle

Martha's Vineyard Playhouse executive and artistic director MJ Bruder Munafo moved the Vineyard when she was 19. She discovered her love for the theatre here and never looked back.

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Turning Life's Curveballs Into Art
Louisa Hufstader

When Jenny Allen performs this weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, she’s bringing her acclaimed one-woman show full circle to its original stage.

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Shakespeare for the Masses

Shakespeare for the Masses is back at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse for a winter fix with Measure for Measure, a choice inspired by the #metoo movement.

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Snow Queen Play

The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse is getting into the holiday spirit with a production of the Snow Queen.

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