On February 9, 2019 the cast of Love, Scotland 2 returned with a brand new edition of their sell-out Valentine’s weekend show which debuted in 2018. Again, the two-night run sold out.
Now they invite MLT friends and their friends to reprise the experience with hitherto unreleased video of the Saturday night performance as it happened.
The video will be presented on YouTube and HERE (below) beginning on February 9, 2021. The show features music from the contemporary Scottish songbook and some cutting edge Celtic instrumentals, as well as several of the greatest traditional melodies of the country collected and set to brilliantly memorable words by Scotland’s national bard Robert Burns. And along the way, poems and stories of growing up in Scotland.
The company are; operatic soprano Julianne Gearhart, in-demand keyboardist and Cape Breton step dancer Neil Pearlman, guitar-fiddle-bagpipes-penny whistle playing star of the Afro-Celtic punk band Soulsha Elias Alexander, and former BBC radio presenter and Marblehead resident Rhod Sharp.
Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day, a speedy and safe return to live theatre at MLT, and roll on, Love, Scotland 4!
MLT’s Children’s Theatre bring you a delightful journey exploring an Adventure in Imagination. An all original production from MLT’s Theater Children. Written by Katie Meuse, Music and Lyrics by Emily Northridge and Directed by Ali Mahon and Edited by Jared Fratti.
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Excerpts from Edgar Lee Masters’ classic Spoon River Anthology streaming on Vimeo in three episodes.
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Henry Phipps – David Scannell Ralph Rhodes – Les Tarmy Mrs. George Reese – Jennifer Hurley Nicholas Bindle – Bruce Whear Thomas Rhodes – Mark Shasha Ollie McGee – Gale Argentine Fletcher McGee – Bobby Kerrigan Doctor Meyers – Stephen Wallace Mrs. Meyers – Laura Smith Minerva Jones – Meghan Holtz Indignation Jones – Doug Cowell Dorcas Gustine – Barbara Lasovick Mrs. Kessler – Sarah Cowell Jack McGuire – Ted Merritt Town Marshall – Chris Clark Mabel Osborne – Julie Korzenik
Episode 2
With: “The Hill” John Fogle and Gale Argentine
Featuring:
Lois Spears – Stanis Ames Willard Fluke – Bobby Kerrigan Aner Clute – Meghan Holtz Mrs. Charles Bliss – Trudi Olivetti Judge Somers – Ted Merritt Rev. Lemuel Wiley – David Foye Russian Sonia – Alex Alexander Benjamin Pantier – Steve Faria Mrs. Benjamin Pantier – Sarah Cowell Reuben Pantier – Gary Ames Emily Sparks – Sharon Mason Eugenia Todd – Kaitlin Eggers Tom Merritt – Chris Clark Mrs. Merritt – Dayle Persons Elmer Karr – Mark Rolli Cassius Hueffer – Stephen Wallace
Amos Sibley – Mark Shasha Mrs. Sibley – Emily Grove Margaret Fuller Slack – Nina Groom Pauline Barrett – Anne Lucas Village Atheist – John Fogle Elsa Wertman – Nora Falk Hamilton Greene – Gary Ames Widow McFarlane – Julie Menard Lillian Stewart – Kaitlin Eggers Louise Smith – Julie Korzenik Herbert Marshall – David Scannell Fiddler Jones – David Foye Amanda Barker – Stanis Ames Nancy Knapp – Sharon Mason Lucinda Matlock – Betty Lautner Davis Matlock – Jim Wrynn Richard Bone – Steve Faria
About Spoon River Antology
Spoon River Anthology, originally published in 1915, is a collection of more than 200 poetic monologues Edgar Lee Masters spoken by the people buried in the town cemetery.
The village of Spoon River is based on the two Illinois towns where the writer grew up and all the characters are drawn from people he knew or had heard about. This town has good people and bad people, and the graveside pronouncements reveal the secrets of those thought to be good who may have actually been bad; and bad people who wish they had been better.
About Chris Clark
All of us at MLT extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of Chris Clark who passed away on November 28, 2020.
Chris’s editing talent gave us this beautiful Spoon River Anthology – Episode 1 video presentation. Chris’s compassion and artistry will be sorely missed.
The artistic team of MLT’s virtual production of Spoon River Anthology has been most fortunate to include graphic designer and video editor Chris Clark. Chris patiently collected all the film clips provided by the actors, with all the predictable variety of audio and video elements, and put together an elegant and entertaining piece.
Chris had also been an actor for many years, with many different organizations, including MLT. He lived in Salem with his wife of 25 years and their two children.
Join Marblehead Little Theatre on Facebook Live as we share new episodes in Through The Big Times and Back, an open-ended serial for the stage about crime, the media, and pro-wrestling.
New York City, 1977. Ed Koch is campaigning for mayor, Annie debuts on Broadway, a widespread blackout takes the city by storm, and an aging pro-wrestling promotion struggles to maintain relevance in a rapidly changing cultural landscape. Join us for a virtual staged reading of local playwright, Zach Winston’s Prologue: Welcome to The Big Times, an open-ended serial for the stage about television, crime, the media, and professional wrestling.
Artwork by Randy Tang
Zach Winston is a Boston-based actor/producer/director, and now, playwright. He is a founding member of Vagabond Theatre Group (IRNE nominations, Best New Play- Burning the Barn, Burning Up the Dictionary; Elliott Norton nomination, Best New Play- Breaking the Shakespeare Code), and has performed with various theatre companies including Zeitgeist Stage (Eight by Tenn, A Bright New Boise, Tigers Be Still), Vagabond Theatre Group (August & Autumn, True Believers), Boston Public Works (Hard & Fast: A Love Story), and Take Your Pick Productions (Lost Girls). After spending seven years working directly with playwrights while producing new works with Vagabond Theatre Group, Zach is excited to finally set pen-to-paper again.
Emily Grove is a theatre educator, director, and actor living in Boston. Emily has taught youth theatre at the American Repertory Theatre, Greater Boston Stage Company, Company One, Arlington Children’s Theatre, and more. She is the resident theatre teaching artist at the Fayerweather Street School in Cambridge. Directing credits include: The Importance of Being Earnest, Machinal, Romeo and Juliet, and Mr. Marmalade. Acting credits include: The Smell of the Kill (Nicky), The Tempest (Miranda), and Cabaret (Fraulein Kost). Emily has served on the Board of Directors at MLT for just over two years and is a graduate of Salem State University, holding her BFA in Theatre: Performance.
