Season Archives
2024 Season
NeverDark Series
WATER’S RISING – April 2024
A Few Fun Facts About Greenland by Maximillian Gill
Cincinnati by the Sea by Hannah Vaughn
if nobody does remarkable things by Emma Gibson
SUMMER READINGS
July 2024 | Moon Man Walk by James Ijames
August 2024 | The Garbologists by Lindsay Joelle
September 2024 | The Grown-Ups by Skylar Fox & Simon Henriques
September 2024 | The Hombres (Spanish Language Translation) by Tony Meneses, adapted by Sofia Cardona
October 2024 | Edgar Allan Poe Double Header created and performed by Livy Scanlon
2023 Season
2022 Season
NeverDark Series
June 12 & 14, 2022 | Skating Into the Unknown – Written and Performed by Jay O’Callahan
June 21, 2022 | Early Sunday Morning by Dara O’Brien
July 10 & 12, 2022 |Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey – Written and Performed by Debra Ann Byrd
July 19 – July 23, 2022 |Youth Summer Camp: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 9, 2022 | Venus Rising by Marissa Smith
August 14 & 16, 2022 | Adrift by George Infini
September 6, 2022 | Wipeout by Aurora de Asua
September 11 & 13, 2022 | Fronteriza – Written and Performed by Cristi Miles
October 11, 2022 | White, Black and Blue by Steve Henderson & Will Chalmus
October 16 & 18, 2022 | Texts for Nothing by Samuel Beckett – Performed by Doug Lockwood
November 4 – November 6, 2022 | Youth Fall Production: Seussical JR. – Written by Lynn Ahrens and Steve Flaherty
2021 Outdoor Season
NeverDark Series
June 20 & 22, 2021 | Mr. Parent by Melinda Lopez
July 5, 2021 | Meta Movements Latin Dance
July 11 & 13, 2021 | Valetango Dance
July 22, 2021 | Queen of Sad Mischance by John Minigan
July 25 & 27, 2021 | Continuum Contemporary Ballet Company
August 1, 2021 | BoSoma Dance Company
August 10, 2021 | Jimmy Tingle: No Masks
August 12, 2021 | Athena by Gracie Gardner
August 15 & 17, 2021 | Queen of Fenway Court: Isabella Stewart Gardner
August 19, 2021 | In the Ramble by Mardee Bennett
August 27 & 28, 2021 | Legacy: Michael Trusnovec Dance
August 29, 2021 | Rockport New Year’s Eve Summer Sampler
September 16, 2021 | American Othello by Joyce Van Dyke
September 25, 2021 | Safe Haven Ballet Company: Don Quixote
October 21, 2021 | Dostoevskaya – A Love Story by Richard McElvain
December 4, 2021 | Love from Halifax
Awards
WINNER Elliot Norton Award: Outstanding Play (Small), Tiny Beautiful Things
WINNER Elliot Norton Award: Outstanding Direction (Small), Lyndsay Allyn Cox, Tiny Beautiful Things
WINNER Elliot Norton Award: Outstanding Performance (Small), Celeste Oliva, Tiny Beautiful Things
WINNER Elliot Norton Award: Outstanding Performance (Small), Malcolm Ingram, Reparations
Elliot Norton Award Nomination: Outstanding Ensemble (Small), Tiny Beautiful Things
Elliot Norton Award Nomination: Outstanding Production (Small), Tiny Beautiful Things
Elliot Norton Award Nomination: Outstanding Performance (Small), Nael Nacer, Tiny Beautiful Things
Elliot Norton Award Nomination: Outstanding Performance (Small), Jordan Pearson, Seared
WINNER BroadwayWorld Boston: Best Production of the Year,Reparations
2020 Virtual Season
2019 Season
NeverDark Series
June 18, 2019 | The Binding
June 23, 2019 | From Silence
June 25, 2019 | Underneath the Lintel
July 9, 2019 | The Smuggler
July 14, 2019 | The Return
July 16, 2019 Jimmy Titanic
July 21, 2019 | Think of Me Tuesday
July 23, 2019 | Chekhov Stories
August 6, 2019 | Sex and Other Disturbances
August 13, 2019 | Simply Sinful
August 20, 2019 | God Help Us
September 8, 2019 | Waiting Room – A Cabaret
September 10, 2019 | One Raellete’s Journey
2018 Season
NeverDark Series
May 22, 2018 | Boundless
May 27, 2018 | Unhappily Married in Valencia
May 29, 2018 | The Blues Spectrum
June 10, 2018 | Left Leaning Dad
June 12, 2018 | Midnight Ride
June 19, 2018 | Homebody
June 26, 2018 | Golda’s Balcony
July 1, 2018 | Darwin’s Basement
July 17, 2018 | Escaped Alone
July 31, 2018 | Rough Out
August 5, 2018 | Red
August 21, 2018 | Cloud Tectonics
August 26, 2018 | Moon Over Dark Street
August 28, 2018 | Ladies on the Mic
September 16, 2018 | Rebel Voices
September 23, 2018 | Hold These Truths
Awards
NORTON (WON): Ken Baltin, Best Actor in a Play (Small) as Simon Geller in My Station in Life
NORTON (Nomination): Jeremiah Kissel, Best Actor in a Play (Small) as Cyrano in Cyrano
IRNE (WON): Best Play (Midsize) for Dancing at Lughnasa
IRNE (Nomination): Best New Play for My Station in Life by Ken Riaf
IRNE (Nomination): Benny Sato Ambush, Best Director of a Play (Midsize) for Dancing at Lughnasa
IRNE (Nomination): Lindsay Crouse, Best Actress in a Play (Midsize) for Dancing at Lughnasa
IRNE (Nomination): Samantha Richert, Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Midsize) for Dancing at Lughnasa
IRNE (Nomination): Marcella Barbeau, Best Lighting Design, True West
2017 Season
NeverDark Series
The Memory of Water
Written by Shelagh Stephenson and directed by Jennie Israel | Tuesday, September 12, 7:30pm
Water memory is the alleged ability of water to retain a memory of substances previously dissolved in it…and those properties of water, being in constant ebb and flow, changing, circling around, is where this play begins. Three estranged sisters meet in rural England on the eve of their mother’s funeral, struggling to connect even as they exist in drastically different memories of their childhood. The play was awarded the Olivier in England for comedy, and allows the audience moments of fantastic levity, emotional loss, and all the pieces in between; it is an appreciation of human nature in all it’s quirks and imperfections.
Cast includes: Lindsay Crouse, Amelia Broome, Ella Loudon, Lydia Barnett-Mulligan, Steve Barkhimer and Barlow Adamson
The Pizzicato Effect II: Mediocrity
Created and performed by Brendan Hughes | Monday, August 28, 7:30pm
Brendan Hughes returns to Gloucester Stage with another evening from his collection of hilarious and strangely meaningful lectures about Time, about Narrative, about Mediocrity, and, most topically, about the Truth.
Travels with a Masked Man
Written and performed by John Hadden | Sunday, August 27, 7:30pm
John Hadden performs his two-character, one man play about deception, “the game” (espionage) and rough filial love. Based on his book Conversations with a Masked Man: My Father, the CIA, and Me. Haunted by unanswered questions about his childhood overseas, a man confronts his father, an ex-CIA chief who ruminates darkly on the American Empire, the human animal, and himself. Alternately horrifying, hilarious, and poignant, their verbal contest covers Cold War material from Vietnam to the Middle East and the Bomb, from abstract art to James Bond films––but the real conversation, the subtext, is about what they mean to each other.
Israel Horovitz’s New Shorts
Written and directed by Israel Horovitz | Tuesday, August 22, 7:30pm
Staged readings of new original short plays directed by the author.
Seeger
Written and performed by Randy Noojin | Monday, August 14, 7:30pm
Seeger is a critically-acclaimed, multimedia solo show about America’s beloved folksinger/activist, Pete Seeger, singing at a benefit in Washington, D.C. advocating free speech in Cuba, where he uses his greatest songs, If I Had a Hammer, Turn, Turn, Turn, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Bring ‘Em Home, and We Shall Overcome, to tell the story of his struggles for free speech in America. “I was blown away when Randy Noojin came on stage and effectively resurrected Pete Seeger. Not only is Noojin a dynamite folk singer who performs around a dozen Seeger classics, he’s written a brilliant script that perfectly captures the spirit, personality, and passions of Pete Seeger.” – Hyreviews.com
Hard Travelin’ with Woody
Written and performed by Randy Noojin | Sunday, August 13, 7:30pm
Hard Travelin’ with Woody is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning multimedia solo show with the music and artworks of Woody Guthrie. Hop a box car through the Dustbowl and commune with the spirit, stories and songs of America’s iconic folksinger, saint-of-the-workingman and poet-of-the-people as he plays for a union meeting of striking mine workers on the verge of yielding to corporate vigilante violence. “Captures the spirit of Woody, solid, entertaining work that should travel far and wide in these hard times, just like Guthrie himself.” – The Huffington Post.
My Station in Life
A reading of a new play by Ken Riaf | Sunday, July 30, 7:30pm
What’s the difference between selling and selling out? From the rubble of his studio dungeon Simon Geller, the last standing single-handed radio operator in the country, broadcasts commercial free classical music from Gloucester – the town that loves and endures his peculiar presence. A recluse who speaks to thousands daily while sawing off the limb he’s out on.
On the Cover of Time: A Memoir with Songs
Book and lyrics by Harriet Reisen, music by Jeanie Stahl, performed by Anne Gottlieb and Jeanie Stahl | Directed by Doug Lockwood | Tuesday, July 25, 7:30pm
The story of a woman and her generation, the baby boomers, through the seventy years after World War II. Born in the early months of the population surge that followed World War II, the milestones of the woman’s life and her generation’s always wind up on the cover of Time magazine. Rosie wants to be a “somebody,” like her mother’s sister Rita, “not a nobody” like her housewife Mom. Aunt Rita is a glamorous executive at Doyle, Dane, Bernbach, the top “shop” during the Creative Revolution in advertising. The mystery of Rita’s early death becomes Rosie’s obsession. Only when she solves that mystery can Rosie finally come into her own.
Pill Hill Stories
Written and performed by Jay O’Callahan | Tuesday, July 18, 7:30pm
Stories of a boy growing up in a neighborhood near Boston after World War II. In a touching way, these stories explore friendship, prejudice and class differences. O’Callahan was presented the National Endowment for the Arts for Performance Excellence Award for these stories. He has performed his Pill Hill stories in London at the London Westbank, at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and Lincoln Center in New York. “An undoubted triumph” Irish Literary Supplement. Jay O’Callahan, author, storyteller and workshop leader has performed his stories in New Zealand, Lincoln Center, The Abbey Theater in Dublin, Africa, the National Fine Arts Complex in London and throughout the United States. His work has been heard on National Public Radio. Jay has be commissioned to write stories by various groups including NASA to celebrate their 50th anniversary, the Quebec Labrador Foundation, Lehigh University and The Boston Symphony Orchestra. Jay’s newest story, Falling for Emily Dickinson, takes the listener into the poet’s mysterious and passionate world. Time Magazine called his work “genius”. He is currently working on an epic novel called Mage that he hopes to publish in the near future.
The Chess Player
Adapted from Stephan Zweig’s novella and performed by Richard McElvain | Sunday, June 4, 7:30pm
Imprisoned by Gestapo. Solitary Confinement. Mind disintegrating. Losing a battle with madness. A stolen book of chess games becomes your only hope. Fighting madness by choosing schizophrenia. And that’s just the show’s first half.
Sea Change A New Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by Tom Megan | Tuesday, June 20, 7:30pm
Directed by: Weylin Symes, Stoneham Theatre Artistic Director | Musical Direction by: Tom Megan
Set in Gloucester at the height of the fishing crisis, Michael Mateus, a family fisherman, struggles to find his way amidst a wave of New Age real estate developers, the warnings of traditional fishermen and an ancient Sea Goddess who demands a sacrifice to replenish the abundance of the sea. Tom Megan: A Richard Rodgers award winner for the musical The Kid Who Would Be Pope, Tom’s thematic interests cover a wide range from A Vision, based on the life and work of William Butler Yeats (Playwrights Horizon, Eugene O Neill Center, Boston Conservatory, June 2016) to Jack a wry look at the life of Jack Kennedy (Sacred Fools Theater, LA). Tom’s satirical writing includes annual lyrics for “Banned in Boston” an Urban Improv fundraiser and his own topical songs. www.TomMegan.com Featuring: Devin Bean, Sarah Bendell, Sean Crosley, Aimee Doherty, Kathy St. George, Tim Sawyer, Felix Teich, JT Turner, Cathy Wilmot and Stephen Zubricki
Thurgood
Written by George Stevens, Jr., performed by Johnny Lee Davenport | Tuesday, June 27, 7:30pm
Presented in partnership with the New Repertory TheatreA one man play about Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court. Thurgood spans Marshall’s impressive career as a lawyer, arguing such landmark cases as Brown v. Board of Education.
Awards
IRNE (Nomination): Lewis Wheeler, Best Actor in a Play (Midsize) for To Kill A Mockingbird
IRNE (Nomination): Russ Swift, Best Lighting Design, The Rainmaker
IRNE (Nomination): Michael Griggs, Best Projection Design for The Effect
IRNE (Nomination): Carly Williams, Promising Young Performer for To Kill A Mockingbird
2016 Season
NeverDark Series
SUNDAY, JULY 17 AT 7:30pm | FREE Staged reading of a new play
CRIB
By Gino DiIorio Directed by Summer L. Williams An African American professor finds herself in the middle of a plagiarism scandal. CRIB engages questions of race, scholarship, and mental illness. Tracy is an African American Professor in the midst of a tenure fight. Rajon is a star basketball player, negotiating the challenges of freshman year and his court prowess. When Rajon is accused of plagiarism and faced with expulsion, Coach Pari comes to his rescue, reminding Tracy that the school is run on athletic money, not on anything she hopes to achieve in the classroom. In turn, Tracy finds herself in the middle of an unwanted battle between academics and athletics.
TUESDAY, JULY 19 AT 7:30 PM | $20
FALLING FOR EMILY DICKINSON
Created and performed by Jay O’Callahan Enter the mysterious and passionate world of this seemingly quiet and demure poet with Jay O’Callahan. “My story, Falling for Emily Dickinson, tells of being drawn into her work, life and times. Dickinson was a great poet who struggled with her emotions and yet ‘found ecstasy in living’. In my story I explore my own creative process, and how Dickinson challenges my perspective on art and on life.”
SUNDAY, JULY 24 AT 7:30 PM | FREE staged reading of a new play
FEAR UP HARSH
Written by Christopher Demos-Brown Directed by Tom Bloom An Iraq War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient’s perfect life begins to unravel when a former comrade-in-arms comes to call in a play that shines a light on the corrupting effect of awards and commendations. FEAR UP HARSH premiered at Zoetic Stage in Miami in 2014 and received a 2014 Steinberg Award Citation from the American Theatre Critics Association.
TUESDAY, JULY 26 AT 7:30 PM | $20
A THOUSAND DOORWAYS
Created and performed by Diane Edgecomb A chance encounter with a young Kurdish refugee sets an American storyteller on a quest of danger and discovery to bring back their ancient legends. This is the true account of one woman’s journey through the remote mountains of Turkish-Kurdistan in search of the last Kurdish storytellers and of the extraordinary people who shared their lives and their stories with her.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 AT 7:30 PM | $20
THE PIZZICATO EFFECT
Created and performed by Brendan Hughes Deploying diagrams, theories and preposterous arcana, Brendan Hughes delivers comic, ontological mini-lectures drawn from the darkest corners of Wikipedia, from Euclid’s drug-induced perfect rectangle to Plato’s penchant for name-dropping, from Julius Caesar’s IT department to Pope Gregory XIII’s time warping proclivities, Miles Davis’s unplayed notes to Wolfgang A. Mozart’s delicious command of restraint… all in a valiant attempt to double-click on the Universe. (click here to read Broadway World article: “Two Capes”)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 AT 7:30 PM | FREE staged reading of a new play
OCTOBER ETERNAL
Written by Kyle Bradstreet Directed by Robert Walsh “Absurd. All of this, so beautifully absurd…” A peaceful forest of red maple trees. A bottomless barrel of whiskey. A storage trunk stocked full of memories. For the two unnamed characters in Bradstreet’s latest play, what more could they possibly ask- other than escape from this seemingly perfect eternity…and each other.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 AT 7:30 PM | FREE Workshop performance of a new play
ARMY B.R.A.T.
Written and Performed by Robin Galloway Directed by Eliza Baldi Army B.R.A.T. examines the funny, poignant, and unexpected stories of Robin Galloway and her life on the move as a 4th generation US Army B.R.A.T. It explores the privilege, cost and weight of family legacy, and her life-long desire to achieve a state of “home” – a journey of one woman questioning her destiny.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 AT 7:30 PM | FREE Staged reading of a new play
STRING AROUND MY FINGER
By Brenda Withers Intermittently heartbreaking and hilarious, String Around My Finger opens with a young woman and her fiancée coping with her miscarriage on the eve of their wedding. Insurance is questionable and finances are tough; how will they pay for the hospital? Should they cancel the wedding in order to reclaim the deposits? Also on hand are his somewhat overbearing sister and the physician’s assistant who attempts to bring sanity and balance to a situation that threatens to spin out of control. From the award winning actress and author of Matt And Ben. (click here to read Broadway World article: “Two Capes”)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 AT 7:30 PM | FREE Staged reading of a new play
FLIGHT OF THE MONARCH
Written by Jim Frangione Directed by Jeff Zinn Flight of the Monarch is the story of two middle-aged siblings, Sheila and Thomas, born, raised, and still living in a small fishing town on the New England coast. This darkly comic play explores how siblings’ lives are intertwined, what we owe to the people who know and love us best and, how family members’ needs and desires may push the boundaries of what we are expected to do for others. Update: Flight of the Monarch will receive a full production in its World Premiere as part of the Gloucester Stage 2017 season.
SUNDAY, September 18 AT 7:30 PM | FREE Staged reading of a new play
THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY
Written and Directed by Israel Horovitz
Love in the time of terrorism is the theme of Israel Horovitz’s newest play THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY, which follows three couples during 72 hours, before and after a rock concert in Paris. THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY is the final play in Horovitz’s Paris trilogy, which also includes his internationally-acclaimed MY OLD LADY, and this year’s off-Broadway hit OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES, which starred Estelle Parsons and Judith Ivey and played to packed houses at NYC’s legendary Cherry Lane Theatre.
Awards
IRNE (WON): Best Play (Midsize) Man in Snow by Israel Horovitz
NORTON (Nomination): Outstanding Production (Small Theater) for Lettice and Lovage
IRNE (Nomination): Benny Sato Ambush, Best Director of a Play (Midsize) for Lettice and Lovage
IRNE (Nomination): Lindsay Crouse, Best Actress in a Play (Midsize) for Lettice and Lovage
IRNE (Nomination): Brianne Beatrice, Best Actress in a Play (Midsize) for The Last Schwartz
IRNE (Nomination): Paul Melendy, Best Actor in a Play (Midsize) for The Last Schwartz
IRNE (Nomination): Andrea Goldman, Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Midsize) for The Last Schwartz
IRNE (Nomination): Marya Lowry, Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Midsize) for Lettice and Lovage
IRNE (Nomination): Mark O’Malley, Best Lighting Design Man in Snow
2015 Season
Special Events
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Love Letters
By A.R. Gurney
Starring Joel Colodner and Lindsay Crouse
You are invited to join us for a one-night only Benefit Performance of A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters at Gloucester Stage with acclaimed stars Lindsay Crouse* and Joel Colodner*. All proceeds benefit the theatre.
Saturday, October 17 October 17 at 7:30pm
The Arthur Miller Centennial
Conceived by Allison Benko and Jenna Worden
Featured Dennis Staroselsky, Sheriden Thomas, Kate Paulsen
About the Performance
A live performance case study of Arthur Miller’s works in celebration of his 100th birthday. The Arthur Miller Centennial will be a multimedia performance featuring recorded interviews with Miller himself as well as scenes from some of his well-known works including The Crucible, Death of a Salesmen, and After the Fall.
Awards
NORTON (WON): Outstanding Ensemble (Midsize), The New Electric Ballroom
IRNE (WON): Nael Nacer, Best Actor in a Play (Midsize) for The Flick
IRNE (WON): Derry Woodhouse, Best Supporting Actor in a Play (Midsize) for The New Electric Ballroom
NORTON (Nomination): Outstanding Production by a Small Theater The New Electric Ballroom
IRNE (Nomination): Best Play (Midsize) The Flick
IRNE (Nomination): Best New Play for Gloucester Blue by Israel Horovitz
IRNE (Nomination): Bridget O’Leary, Best Director of a Play (Midsize) for The Flick
NORTON (Nomination): Robert Walsh, Outstanding Director, Small Theater for The New Electric Ballroom
NORTON (Nomination): Robert Walsh, Outstanding Actor, Small Theater for Gloucester Blue
IRNE (Nomination): Robert Walsh, Best Actor in a Play (Midsize) for Gloucester Blue
IRNE (Nomination): Amanda Collins, Best Actress in a Play (Midsize) for Out of Sterno
IRNE (Nomination): Jennifer Ellis, Best Supporting Actress in a Play (Midsize) for Out of Sterno
IRNE (Nomination): Russ Swift, Best Lighting Design The Flick
2014 Season
Play Readings
August 4, 2014 | Gloucester Blue by Israel Horovitz
Featuring Therese Plaehn, Francisco Solorzano, Lewis Wheeler and Robert Walsh.
An adult dark comedy about house painters and paint…sex, violence, murder and sex. The latest of Horovitz’s Gloucester-based plays.
August 11, 2014 | Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw
Featuring Broadway veterans and GSC favorites Sandra Shipley and Paul O’Brien.
Mrs. Kitty Warren has worked hard to provide for her daughter, but when Vivie learns the truth about her mother’s profession, the stage is set for a battle royal between mother and daughter about love, sex, money and morality. It’s Shaw at his wicked best.
August 25, 2014 | Pitched by Jon Busch
Featuring Elliot Norton Award-Winners Anne Gottlieb and Robert Pemberton.
This brand new work by Marblehead playwright Jon Busch, is like George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession meets “Mad Men” as a young advertising copywriter sets out on a career in an industry she abhors.
Special Events
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September 15, 2014 | My Old Lady (Film Synopsis) | A down-and-out New Yorker inherits an apartment in Paris from his estranged father and is stunned to find a refined old lady living there with her protective daughter. The movie features an all-star cast with Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, and Kristin Scott Thomas. My Old Lady is the written and directed by renowned playwright/screenwriter Israel Horovitz, founding artistic director of the Gloucester Stage Company.
Many thanks to the Event Sponsors and Event Donors who joined GSC Founding Artistic Director Israel Horovitz for an advance screening of his feature film My Old Lady at the Cape Ann Community Cinema in Gloucester! The evening was a sell-out with all proceeds benefiting Gloucester Stage Company. Gloucester Stage Company thanks our partners at Cape Ann Community Cinema for their support in organizing this special evening. Thanks also to Willow Rest for the marvelous food and to Cape Ann TV for taping our red-carpet arrival interviews!
Red Carpet Arrival Interviews
See the My Old Lady Red-Carpet Arrival Interviews at Cape Ann TV! Heidi Dallin interviews special guests, including Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk, State Senator Bruce Tarr, and Israel Horovitz.
Awards
IRNE (WON): Jacqui Parker, Best Actress (Drama) for FENCES
IRNE (WON): Daver Morrison, Best Actor (Drama) for FENCES
IRNE (Nomination): Best Play (Midsize) for FENCES
IRNE (Nomination): Eric Engel, Best Director of a Drama (Midsize) for FENCES
NORTON (Nomination): Jermel Nakia, Outstanding Actor (Midsize) for Fences
IRNE (Nomination): Bezawit Strong, Promising Performance by a Young Actor for FENCES
2013 Season





Play Readings
July 29, 2013 | The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash
September 9, 2013 | Honor Thy Mother by Kyle Bradstreet
September 16, 2013 | Bach Schweitzer by Robert Boulrice
Special Events
May 17–19 | Share the Music under the direction of Wendy Betts | Singin’ The Fifties
Awards
IRNE (WON): Best Production of a Musical for Spring Awakening
IRNE (WON): Eric C. Engel, Best Director of a Musical for Spring Awakening
IRNE (WON): Lindsay Crouse, Best Actress in a Play for Driving Miss Daisy
IRNE (WON): Johnny Lee Davenport, Best Actor in a Play for Driving Miss Daisy
IRNE (Nomination): Jodi Leigh Allen, Best Choreography for Spring Awakening
IRNE (Nomination): Best Ensemble, Spring Awakening
IRNE (Nomination): Lindsy Crouse, Best Actress in a Play for Driving Miss Daisy
IRNE (Nomination): Aimee Doherty, Best Actress in a Play for North Shore Fish
IRNE (Nomination): Johnny Lee Davenport, Best Actor in a Play for Driving Miss Daisy
IRNE (Nomination): Amelia Broome, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Spring Awakening
IRNE (Nomination): Ross Mumford, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for Spring Awakening
IRNE (Nomination): Melody Madarasz, Best Actress in a Musical for Spring Awakening
IRNE (Nomination): Phil Taylor, Best Actor in a Musical for Spring Awakening
IRNE (Nomination): Catherine Stornetta, Best Music Director for Spring Awakening
IRNE (Nomination): Eric C. Engel, Best Director of a Musical for Spring Awakening
IRNE (Nomination): Benny Sato Ambush, Best Director of a Play for Driving Miss Daisy
IRNE (Nomination): Robert Walsh, Best Director of a Play for North Shore Fish
IRNE (Nomination): Best Musical for Spring Awakening
IRNE (Nomination): Best Play for Driving Miss Daisy
Reviews
Driving Miss Daisy
The Boston Globe – “…revelatory performances that draw us completely into the heart of this ‘family.'”
BroadwayWorld – DRIVING MISS DAISY in a Deluxe Vehicle
Edge Boston – “…a pitch-perfect cast, under Benny Sato Ambush’s superb direction”
The Cape Ann Beacon – “sparkles with humorous and clever dialog while touching the heart with poignant and beautifully acted scenes”
On Boston Stages – “…an event not to be missed…a wonderful, warm way to end GSC’s 34th season.”
Good Morning Gloucester – “Whether you’re 10 or 100, seeing Driving Miss Daisy at Gloucester Stage will be a transformative experience for you.”
Mark Sardella – “a funny, moving ride”
This is Our Youth
The Boston Globe – “…raw and unsettling production directed by Lewis D. Wheeler”
BroadwayWorld.com – “played out with precision, high energy, and raw emotion”
The Cape Ann Beacon – “…a humorous and engaging play”
The Daily Item – “Moves as fast as a New York minute…”
ArtsFuse – “A superb staging…A perceptive vision of American Muddle”
Mark Sardella – “…compelling, passionate, and funny…”
Edge Boston – “the cast is exceptional throughout”
Events Insider – “…the acting performances are uniformly terrific.”
The Ipswich Chronicle – “…this production is well worth the audience’s investment”
The Boston Globe – “Kenneth Lonergan returns to This Is Our Youth“
North Shore Fish
The Boston Globe – “…raw energy that delivers a visceral jolt.”
BroadwayWorld – “Prize Catch: North Shore Fish at Gloucester Stage Company”
WBUR – “A play that speaks eloquently about things, then and now”
On Boston Stages – “Revived ‘NORTH SHORE FISH’ Still Packs Punch”
The Cape Ann Beacon – “…wonderfully written…excellent cast and first-rate direction”
Whit Rhino Blog Report – “Under the skillful direction of Robert Walsh, the cast is superb…”
North Shore Art Throb – “We’re all fish people”
Gloucester Times – “Tale of 2 Fisheries…”
Cape Ann Beacon – “‘North Shore Fish’portrays hard life on Gloucester waterfront”
The Boston Globe – Pick of the Day
Gloucester Daily Times – “Rough-edged and racy, Horovitz play returns to roots”
The Boston Globe – “comedic drama ‘North Shore Fish opens at the Gloucester Stage Company”
Spring Awakening
BroadwayWorld.com – “Intimate SPRING AWAKENING at Gloucester Stage Company”
On Boston Stages – ” a very strong production….”Spring Awakening” will haunt you long after you’ve seen it.”
The Boston Globe – “Teenage angst set to music in ‘Spring'”
Jules Becker’s Quick Takes – “The young actors and actresses at Gloucester Stage-individually as well as in combination and total ensemble- are so persuasive that this critic wishes that he could mention all of them…Expect that kind of exquisite epiphany from Gloucester Stage Company’s soaring ‘Spring Awakening.'”
Event Insider – “Gloucester Stage Company Delivers Powerful ‘Spring Awakening’ (4.5 stars)”
BroadwayWorld.com – “Intimate SPRING AWAKENING at Gloucester Stage Company”
Cape Ann Beacon -“A haunting production of ‘Spring Awakening’ at Gloucester Stage”
WBUR – “The cast is excellent… the singing and musicianship are all on target, and Engel’s direction is snappy and polished.”
The White Rhino Report – “Awakening To The Artistry At The Gloucester Stage Company”
Boston Arts Review – “Righteous AWAKENING”
2012 Season





Play Readings
July 17 | Tyger by Donald Cohen
July 30–31 | Miss Price (revisited) by John Kuntz
August 20 | A Fine Bright Day Today by Philip Goulding
Special Events
June 2–4 | Lee Merriweather stars in The Women of Spoon River, Their Voices from the Hill adapted by Lee Merriweather with Jim Hesselman
Awards
IRNE (Special Citation WON): Special Ensemble citation for all 3 plays in The Norman Conquest Trilogy
IRNE (WON): Benny Sato Ambush, Best Director (Midsize Theater) for Master Harold…and the Boys
IRNE (WON): Best Play (Midsize Theater) for Master Harold…and the Boys
IRNE (Nomination): Best Ensemble, Master Harold…and the Boys
IRNE (Nomination): Johnny Lee Davenport, Best Actor in a Drama for Master Harold…and the Boys
IRNE (Nomination): Melody Madarasz, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for Crimes of the Heart
IRNE (Nomination): Best Puppet Appearance for Carnival
IRNE (Nomination): Russ Swift, Best Lighting Design for Master Harold…and the Boys
2011 Season





Play Readings
August 1 | I Met a Lady by Richard Vetere
August 15 | Animal Out of Paper by Rajiv Joseph
September 11 | Three Weeks After Paradise by Israel Horovitz (New England Premiere)
Awards
IRNE (WON): Jennifer Ellis, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for The Most Happy Fella
IRNE (Nomination): Best Ensemble, Living Together
IRNE (Nomination): Jennie Israel, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for Living Together
IRNE (Nomination): Kerry A. Dowling, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for The Most Happy Fella
IRNE (Nomination): Timothy John Smith, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for The Most Happy Fella
IRNE (Nomination): Drew Pulver, Best Actor in a Musical for The Most Happy Fella
IRNE (Nomination): Michael V. Joseph, Best Music Director for The Most Happy Fella
IRNE (Nomination): Eric C. Engel, Best Director of a Musical for The Most Happy Fella
IRNE (Nomination): Best Musical, The Most Happy Fella
IRNE (Nomination): Best Play (Midsize Theater), Living Together
2010 Season





Play Readings
July 20 | The Farm by Walter McGough
August 3 | Home Sweet Homeland by Joanna Rush
August 24 | Three Sisters From Queens by Richard Vetere
Special Events
August 17 |Four Shorts written and directed by Israel Horovitz: Just The Way You Are; Inconsolable; The Vote in Orange; What Strong Fences Make
Awards
IRNE (Nomination): Best New Play (Small theater), Tender
IRNE (Nomination): Best Ensemble, Table Manners
IRNE (Nomination): Steven Barkhimer, Best Actor in a Drama for Table Manners
IRNE (Nomination): Richard Mawe, Best Actor in a Drama for Trying
IRNE (Nomination): Eric C. Engel, Best Director for Table Manners
2009 Season





Special Events
July 12–13 | The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, directed by Eric C. Engel, starring Nancy E. Carroll | a revival of last season’s Lyric Stage Company production
August 16–17 | Asking for It written and performed by Former Rockette Joanna Rush, directed by Tony Award nominee Lynn Taylor-Corbett
July 28 | Celebrating the Guitar II back by popular demand, Q&A about guitar making with Ken Parker, followed by a solo concert by John Hart
Awards
IRNE (WON): Best New Play for Sins of the Mother
IRNE (WON): Best Ensemble for Sins of the Mother
IRNE (Nomination): Anne Gottlieb, Best Actress in a Play for The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
IRNE (Nomination): Karen McDonald, Best Actress in a Play for Last of the Red Hot Lovers
IRNE (Nomination): Robert Walsh, Best Actor in a Play for Sins of the Mother
2008 Season





Play Readings
July 22 | The Threshing Floor by James Baldwin, directed by Scott Edmiston
July 27 | Sow and Weep by Nitzan Halperin, directed by Judy Braha
August 17 | The Hotel Plays written and directed by Israel Horovitz
September 7 | His Mother’s Voice by Frederick Kimball, directed by David Wheeler
Special Events
July 29 | Celebrate the Guitar an evening with guitar maker Ken Parker | followed by a concert by Paul Asbell
Awards
IRNE (Nominated): Melissa Beroni, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for Doubt
IRNE (Nominated): Nancy E. Carroll, Best Actress in a Drama for Doubt
IRNE (Nominated): Jacqui Parker, Best Actress in a Drama for Going to St. Ives
2007 Season





2006 Season





Play Readings
All My Sons by Arthur Miller, directed by Eric C. Engel, featuring Robert Klein
The Sisters Rosensweig by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Eric C. Engel, featuring Jill Clayburgh
Special Events
Women on Fire by Irene O’Garden, featuring Judith Ivey
2005 Season





Special Event
Plum Pudding by Paula Plum, acclaimed actress, reprises her tour de force compilation of characters | winner of the Elliot Norton Award
Awards
Elliot Norton WON: Sandra Shipley, Outstanding Actress (Midsized Company) for Long Day’s Journey into Night
Seasons 1980–2004
2004 Season
June 9–27 Marry Me a Little songs by Stephen Sondheim, conceived and developed by Craig Lucas and Norman Rene, directed by Paul Daigneault, musical director Jeffery Goldberg, choreographer Corinna Tiabucco
June 30–July 18 Life x 3 by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by David Zoffoli
July 21–August 8 Compromise by Isreal Horovitz, directed by Michael Morris
August 11–29 Spinning into Butter by Rebecca Gilman, directed by Eric C. Engel
September 1–19 The Loman Family Picnic by Donald Marguiles, original music composed by David Shine, directed by Daniel Gidron, musical instruction: John Hicks, movement coach: Corinna Tiabucco
2003 Season
June25–July13 Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and living in Paris productuion conception, English lyrics and additional material by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, music by Jacques Brel, directed by Scott Edmiston, musical direction by Todd Gordon
July16–August 3 Proof by David Auburn, directed by Jason Southerland
August 6–24 Off Season: a Duet by Israel Horovitz and Terrance McNally| World Premiere: two one act plays
Stones in His Pockets by Marie Jones, directed by Zoya Kachadurian
Collected Sories by Donald Margulies, diected by Eric C. Engel
2004 Elliot Norton award recipients
Outstanding Production (Small Company) for Collected Stories
Leigh Barrett, Outstanding Actress (Small Company) for Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and living in Paris
2002 Season
June 5–23 The Weir by Conor McPherson, directed by Michael Morris
June 26–July 14 Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weil a Musical Voyage, lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weil, directed by Nancy Curran Willis, musical direction by Tim Evans
July 17–August 4 Speaking Well of the Dead by Israel Horovitz and The Crazy Girl by frank Pugliese, directed by Davide Wheeler, featuring Jill Clayburgh and Lily Rabe | World Premiere
August 7–25 The Subject Was Roses by Frank Gilroy, directed by Eric C. Engel
August 28–September 8 The Unexpected Man by Yasmina Reza, directed by Isabel Ramos
September 11–22 | Boston Theatre Works’ production of The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman, directed by Nancy Curran Willis and Jason Southerland | New England Premiere
2001 Season
June 6–24 Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel, directed by Mort Kaplan
June 27–July 1 Filler Up conceived by and starring Deb Filler, directed by Lowry Marshall | American Premiere
July 4-15 Dew Point by Neena Beber, directed by Simon Hammerstein | World Premiere
July 18–August 5 Art by Yasmina Reza, directed by David Wheeler
August 8–26 50 Years of Caddying by Israel Horovitz, diected by Simon Hammerstein | World premiere
August 29–September 16 Midnight Sun by Maja Ardal, directed by Jason Southerland | American Premiere
Special Sundays
July 8 James Dean | World Premiere screening of Israel Horovitz’s film, directed by Mark Rydell
July 15 Soccer Moms film legend, Jill Clayburgh stars in World Premiere reading of Catherine Clarke’s comedy
August 12 Phone Tag and The Chips are Down staged reading of 2 of Israel Horovitz’s plays, starring NYC Comedy troup and the R.E.A.L. Theatre
September 2 Zuleika Dobson, reading of Max Behboms’s comic novel
September 9 reading of Ultra Light by Mike Gorman
2000 Season
April 27–May 5 Always Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley, directed by Nakies Constantinou
May 24–June 4 First Love by Richard Vetere, directed by Simon Hammerstein and Matthew Putnam | New England Premiere
June 78–16 Cruel and Barbarous Treatment: Stage Adaptations of Stories by John Cheever and Mary McCarthy, directed by Matthew Putnam
June 21–July 9 Urban Cowboy: The New Musical Book by Aaron Latham and Phillip Oesterman, music and lyrics by various artists, directed by Phillip Oesterman, musical direction by Jon Rosen, choreographer: Melinda Roy and Robert Rovston | World Premiere
July 12–23 Pipe | World Premiere Musical story by John Grenier and Marc Gwinn, book/lyrics by John Grenier, diected by Mark Gwinn, music direction by Elender Meinecke | World Premiere
July 26–August 13 Jump/Cut by Neena Beber, directed by Simon Hammerstein | World Premiere
August 16–September 3 promises.com by Israel Horowitz, directed by Joel Bishoff | World Premiere
1999 Season
July 7–25 Park Your Car in Harvard Yard by Israel Horovitz, directed by Michael Allosso
July 28–August 15 Fighting Over Beverly by Israel Horovitz, directed by Michael Allosso
August 18–September 5 Fast Hands by Israel Horovitz, starring Israel Horovitz, directed by Paul Dervis | World Premiere
August 8–September 26 Strong Man’s Weak Child by Israel Horovitz, directed by Paul Dervis
1998 Season
Two one act plays by Israel Horovitz: Free Gift directed by Paul Dervis; Stations of the Cross directed by Paul Dervis and Israel Horovitz
July 29–August 16 Dealer’s Choice by Patrick Marber, directed by Michael Allosso
June 21–22 Sugar Plum a new musical by Barry Wyner, based on a play by Israel Horovitz | World Premiere
Fascinating Rhythm a celebrabiton of the music of George and Ira Gershwin, directed by Ian McColl
Henry Lumper by Israel Horovitz
A Midsummer Nights’s Dream by William Shakespeare
1999 Elliot Norton Award Recipients
Outstanding Production (Small Resident Company) for Dealer’s Choice
Ronald Hunter, Outstanding actor (Small Company) for Dealer’s Choice
1997 Season
May 1997 Tell Them by Jay O’Callahan, directed by Richard McElvain
June 11–July 6 Tapestry, the music of Carole King a Musical Revue
July 9–27 Emma by Jane Austen, adapted by Michael Fry | American Premiere
July 30–August 17 Faith Healer by Brian Friel, directed by James Christy
August 20–September 14 One Under by Israel Horovitz | World Premiere
Special Events
Spackling by Underground Railway Theatre
Pathways by Margaret Beal | New England Premiere
Waving from the Shore by Celeste Miller, dance piece | World Premiere
Between the Heartbeats (The Nurses Project) by Celeste Miller, a dance piece
1998 Elliot Norton Award Recipient
Outstanding production (Small Resident Company) for Faith Healer
1996 Season
Lebensraum by Israel Horovitz, directed by Richard McElvain | World Premiere
My Old Lady by Israel Horovitz | World Premiere
1995 Season
May 10–June 4 The Marriage Fool by Richard Vetere | New England Premiere
Barking Sharks by Israel Horovitz, directed by Michael Allosso, featuring Joey McIntyre of The New Kids on the Block
1994 Season
May 25–June 19 The Price by Arthur Miller
June 22–July 17 The Starry Messenger by Kenneth Longergan | World Premiere
July 20–August 14 A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neil
August 17–September 25 Unexpected Tenderness by Israel Horovitz | World Premiere
A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley by Charles Dickens, adapted by Israel Horovitz
1993 Season
June 2–27 A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
June 30-July 25 Two by Jim Cartwright | American Premiere
July 28–August 22 The Last Yankee by Arthur Miller | New England Premiere
August 25–September 26 Fighting Over Beverly by Israel Horovitz | World Premiere
1994 Ellot Norton Award Recipient
Sandra Shipley, Outstanding actress for Two
1992 Season
May 8–24 Go On, Punch Me in the Stomach conceived written and directed by Deb Filler
May 27–June 7 99.9% True Stories by Alicia Quintaro and Tony Toledo
June 3–6 Adult Children of … Parents by Judith Black
June 12–July 5 I’m Not Rappaport by Herb Gardner, directed by Paula Plum
July 10–August 2 The Caretaker by Harold Pinter, directed by Patrick Swanson
August 7–September 6 North Shore Fish by Israel Horovitz, directed by Robert Walsh and Greg Johson
1991 Season
June 21–July 14 The Primary English Class by Israel Horovitz, directed by Robert Walsh
Jay O’Callahan Stories by Jay O’Callahan
A Streetcar Name Desire by Tennessee Williams, directed by Sidney Montz
Talking Heads by Alan Bennett, directed by Patrick Swanson
The Fantasticks music by Harvey Schmidt book and lyrics by Tom Jones, directed by Andrea Southwick
1990 Season
January 10–28 Billy Bishop Goes to War by John Grey and Eric Peterson, directed by Edward Berkeley, narrator/pianist Bruce Ward
February 16–March 4 Tracers a collaborative effort based on the personal stories from the Vietnam war by: John DiFusco, Vincent Caristi, Richard Chaves, Dennis DiGregorio, Eric E. Emerson, Rick Gallavan, Melvin Marston, Harry Stephens, and Sheldon Lettich; directed by Grey Johnson.
Two for the Seesaw by William Gibson, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson
June 29–July 8 Happy Days by Samuel Beckett, directed by Patrick Swanson
July13–August 12 Hard Times by Charles Dickens, adapted by Stephen Jeffreys, directed by Grey Cattell Jihnson
August 17–September 30 Strong Man Man’s Weak Child written and directed by israel Horovitz, starring Dou Yesso star of Frank’s Place and My Two Dads | World Premiere
October 14–28 Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell, a stage reading starring Tina Packer and Paula Plum in alternating performances | New England Premiere
Special Event
7 consecutive Sundays starting July 1 Endwords a one man “concert” from the writing of Samuel Beckett, directed for its off-Broadway triumph at Irish Rep, starring Chris O’Neill
1989 Season
March 17–April2 Coming Home to Someplace New a trilogy of stories written and performed by Jay O’Callahan
May 5–June 18 The Chopin Playoffs by Israel Horovitz, directed by Richard McElvain
June 23–July 9 Old Times by Harold Pinter, directed by Roger Curtis
July 14– August 6 The Widow’s Blind Date written and directed by Israel Horovitz
September 1–24 Better Days by Richard Dresser, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | World Premiere
September 29–October 22 Away by Michael Gow, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | New England Premiere
1990 Elliot Norton Award Recipient
Dossy Peabody, Outstanding actress for Widow’s Blind Date
1988 Season
May 13–June 12 A Rosen by Any Other Name by Israel Horovitz, directed by Richard McElvain | New England Premiere
June 17–July 17 The Club by David Williamson, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | New England Premiere
July 22–August 21 Wenceslas Square by Larry Shue, directed by Richard McElvain
August 31–October 9 Henry Lumper by Israel Horovitz, directed by grey Cattell Johnson
October 14–November 6 Travelling North by David Williamson, directed by Roger Curtis | New England Premiere
December 26–31 Our Town by Thornton Wilder a Gloucester Stage Company Project, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson
Sunday Play Reading Series
March 6 Judevine by David Budbill, directed by Dick Heller
March 13 The Removalists by David Williamson, directed by Roger Curtis
March 20 The Complete Guide to Idol Cooking, or, Jane Goodall Won’t Eat My Salmon created and performed by Kathleen Patrick, directed by Richard McElvain
March 27 Away by Michael Gow, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson
April 10 A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Richard McElvain
April 17 2 Short Plays: Twister and Split Decision by Kevin Heelan, directed by Richard McElvain
1987 Season
May 13–June 14 American Beef by Elizabeth Diggs, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | World Premiere
June 18–July 12 Semper Fi by Michael Brady | World Premiere
July 17–August 16 Year of the Duck by Israel Horowitz, directed by Geoffrey Sherman
August 20–September 13 Benefactors by Michael Frayn, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | New England Premiere
September 18–October 8 Road by Jim Cartwright, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | American Premiere
October 31–December 6 Today, I am a Fountain Pen by Israel Horovitz, directed by Richard McElvain
1986 Season
North Shore Fish by Israel Horovitz, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson, featuring TV personality Ted Reinstein | World Premiere
May 8–June 8 Park Your Car in Harvard Yard by Israel Horovitz, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | World Premiere
June 27–July 20 Hard Times by Charles Dickens, adapted by Stephen Jeffreys, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | American Premiere
July 25–August 17 Friends by Lee Kalcheim, directed by Tom Bloom
August 21–31 Line written and directed by Israel Horovitz, performed by it’s current cast from NYC’s 13th Street Theatre
1985 Season
July 9–21 Isn’t it Romantic by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson
July 23–August4 American Buffalo by David Mamet, directed by Tom Bloom
August 6–18 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, directed by Richard E. Hughes
August 20–September 8 Henry Lumper by Israel Horovitz, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | World Premiere
December 3–22 Nighthawks by Douglas Steinberg, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | World Premiere
December19–22 The Gift of the Magi adapted by Peter Ekstrom, directed and choreographed by Sally Russell, musical direction by David Alpher
1984 Season
July 10–22 Mr. and Mrs. by Kevin Wade directed by John Fogle
August 8–19 To Gillian on her 37th Birthday by Michael Brady, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | New England Premiere
July 26–August 5 Talley’s Folly by Lanford Wilson, directed by Richard E. Hughes
August 22–September 1 The Primary English Class written and directed by Israel Horovitz | New England Premiere
1983 Season
July 20–31 A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller, directed by Richard E. Hughes
August 3–14 Small Change by Peter Gill, directed by Grey Cattell Johnson | New England Premiere
August 17–27 Album by David Rimmer, directed by Robin Bowers
August 24–September 4 The Widow’s Blind Date by Israel Horovitz, directed by William Bushnell Jr. | New England Premiere
1982 Season
July 28–August 1 Uncommon Women and Others by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Robert Carter
August 4–8 Key Exchange by Kevin Wade, directed by John Fogle
August 11–15 The Secret Thighs of New England Women by Jan Paetow, directed by James Huston
August 18–22 Quickies: A Festival of Seven Short Plays including The Brute by Anton Chekhov, directed by James Butterfield, Hopscotch by Israel Horovitz, directed by Robin Bowers, Line by Israel Horovitz, directed by Stephen Prutting, The Dock Brief by John Mortomer, directed by James Butterfield
August 25–29 Rocket and Snood by Peter Parnell, directed by Joanne Green of the American Repertory Theater
September 1–5 Park Your Car in Harvard Yard by Israel Horovitz, a Workshop Production
Summer Saturdays
For 7 Saturdays The Gloucester Film Society presents… Plays on Film at 9.30pm | join actors, playwrights, and directors at screenings of the film versions of plays they love
1981 Season
Line by Israel Horovitz, performed by New York City’s 13th St Theatre Troupe
Acrobats by Israel Horovitz, performed by New York City’s 13th St Theatre Troupe
Kiotsune the Japanese classic
The Sorrows of Stephen by Peter Parnell
August 27–30 The Last Days of Isaac by Grethchen Cryer, directed by Allan Pierce
1980 Season
The Former One-on-One Basketball Champion by Israel Horovitz | World Premiere
Lou Gherig Did Not Die of Cancer by Pulitzer Price Winner Jason Miller
Duck Variations by David Mamet
Dramatic Pieces by Gloucester Poet, Charles Olson
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris a Theatre of Newburyport Production
Scooter Thomas Makes it to the Top of the World by Peter Parnell