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Excerpts from Edgar Lee Masters’ classic Spoon River Anthology streaming on Vimeo in three episodes.
One password give you access to all three episodes. Purchase your PASSWORD to all 3 episodes with a suggested minimum donation of $10, as we continue to bring theater workshops to our local youth community and virtual theater to our extended community.
Directed by Anne Marilyn Lucas and Trudi Olivetti
With video editing and technical assistance by Chris Clark and Doug Cowell
Violin accompaniment by Susan and Ben Ruth
Episode 1
Spoon River Anthology – Episode 1
With: “The Hill” John Fogle and Gale Argentine
Featuring:
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
Episode 3
Spoon River Anthology – Episode 3
With: “The Hill” John Fogle and Gale Argentine
Featuring:
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
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.
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.
Missed an episode? Head to https://vimeo.com/showcase/7665248 and watch all episodes.
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.
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.
MLT is excited to announce our second virtual forum series with some more of MLT’s long-serving artists!
Covering various aspects of theater, the forums run August 4 through August 24. All are welcome to attend to listen in and join the discussion.
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Sunday, August 16 7:00 – 8:00 PM
With Emily Grove
and Zach Winston
Through The Big Times and Back – Part 1: Welcome to The Big Times by Zach Winston
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. Emily & Zach will be joined by local Boston & North Shore actors to bring this script to life, followed by a brief Q&A.
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.
Monday, August 24 7:00 pm- 8:00 pm
With Lianne Goodwin
and Thom Smoker
Musical Theatre SIng-a-Long: Thom & Lianne bring you an evening of those classic musical theater songs we all secretly (or proudly) love to sing along to. Grab your favorite beverage, sit in your favorite chair or stand in the shower, and join Thom and Lianne as we all sing along to the broadway classics and hits.
Thom Smoker and Lianne Goodwin. What do you need to know? They are both music educators, both singers, both music directors, both performers, both love musical theater, both love being involved with the community, and both love to do all of those things together.
August 31 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
With Jeremy Barnett
Designing large productions in small space. In this seminar we will discuss how a company such as MLT can use its converted space, a firehouse, to its best advantage. We will explore using space and scale in an intimate environment, and how we use these advantages to create a unique design experience
Jeremy Barnett is an award-winning scenic designer and installation artist with over 200 theatrical design credits. While Jeremy has worked in venues including the New York Philharmonic and the Lyric Opera of Chicago and has done event does event design for Bruce Springsteen and Harley Davidson, he has a focused his career on staging productions in non-traditional venues. Some of Jeremy’s favorite venues in his home base of Detroit include an abandoned bank, a converted pie warehouse, a pickle-canning plant, and a former coffin factory. Jeremy’s family connections to Marblehead Little Theatre and his work in creating thrilling theatrical events in intimate spaces makes him especially appreciative of the extraordinary work that MLT has done in the converted firehouse.
Jeremy’s experience in non-traditional design has led to side career in public art. Jeremy has created outdoor sculptures and installations for the Tengenenge Gallery Zimbabwe, the ComPeung Gallery in Thailand, the Cuevas De Rodeo artist community in Spain, and numerous galleries in the United States.
He is a co-founding member of the Shoe Beer Collective, an American-Canadian collaboration dedicated to erasing the boundaries between the different genres of art and performance. Jeremy’s work in installation is based on the idea that simple materials and bold colors can be combined to create dynamic and inspiring spaces that are accessible to all audiences. Just like his work in the theatre, Jeremy prefers creating art in public spaces that make art available to everyone.
Jeremy studied interior design at Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy and photography at the Pittsburgh Film Maker’s Institute before receiving his BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University and his MFA in Scenic Design at Boston University. Jeremy served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine from 2003 to 2005.
Jeremy teaches scenic design at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. His students have produced work for the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Hal Prince Productions, Disney Theme Parks in Orlando and a number of Broadway design firms.
Tuesday, August 4 7:00 – 8:00 PM
With Tyson Miller
In this forum/seminar we will explore the process of selecting fixtures and colors based on scenic drawings and renderings. We will examine how math and art intersect on paper and translate onstage. Finally we will discuss how a design becomes realized in technical rehearsals.
Tyson Miller graduated from Ohio Northern University with a BFA in International Theatre Production in 2015. He has designed with the Virginia Musical Theatre, Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Wellesley College, and Westfield State University. He has worked in a variety of design areas including professional and academic theatre, nightclubs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, national music tours with Jim Brickman, and museums including the Edward Kennedy Institute for the US Senate.