The Gloucester Stage Company to present the New England premiere of Reparations

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Performances September 3-19 at Windhover Performing Arts Center in Rockport

The GLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY is pleased to announce the New England premiere of REPARATIONS, by award-winning playwright James Sheldon and directed by critically acclaimed writer and award-winning actress Myriam Cyr. Coming to Gloucester Stage from its world premiere at the Billie Holiday Theater in New York, Reparations won Best Play, 2020 Audelco Awards, an organization that acknowledges and honors Black Theatre and its artists in New York City. With performances at Windhover Center for Performing Arts, Reparations opens on Friday, September 3, and runs through September 19. 

“Reparations is a thoughtful and complex drama that we are excited to share with our audience,” said Robert Walsh, Artistic Director of the Gloucester Stage Company.

Reparations tells the story of a recently widowed white book editor who invites a younger black writer to her apartment, only to find that a night of tenderness and passion turns into a complex and unforeseen morning-after when he threatens to reveal a dark secret. As family friends join them for an ill-timed Upper East Side lunch, all four are soon embroiled in whether the young writer is due reparation. Personal revelations lead to laughs, tears, and coming to terms with racial injustice and personal betrayal in this poignant play.

The multi-talented, critically acclaimed actress, writer, and producer Myriam Cyr will be making her directorial debut at Gloucester Stage, leading an all-star cast from film, stage, and television in the regional premiere of Sheldon’s newest play. Reparations stars the accomplished Jason Bowen (Reg Ambrose), Angela Pierce (Ginny Pleasance), Malcolm Ingram (Alistair Jacobs), and Lisa Tharps (Millie Jacobs), who are all also making their Gloucester Stage Company debut.

“We are honored to bring James Sheldon’s newest play to Boston,” said Gloucester Stage’s Managing Director Christopher Griffith. “This exceptional cast is going to spark a conversation onstage that will follow audiences home.”

Reparations will run from September 3 through September 19. Performances are outdoors Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 pm at Windhover Performing Arts Center, 257R Granite St, Rockport, MA. Tickets are now on sale and available at GloucesterStage.com.

Patches of paradise: tiny gardens are big in Gloucester

Posted on by Catherine

The little summer gardens of Gloucester grow and grow. Gardener poets show us not only “who loves the flowers, but whom the flowers love,” an axiom my grandmother was fond of.

In praise of deft spade and artful tending, virtual blue ribbons for making a garden of their world and a crowd of joyous color all around us. [Centennial, Prospect, Tolman, Hovey, Rocky Neck, Bass Ave and Rockport Rd.] photos: C. Ryan August 2021

The Jam Mondays with Dennis & Joe @Minglewood Harborside ~Guest:Jeff Buckridge opens it up 8pm start! 8.30.2021

Posted on by Joanne

Mr. Jeff Buckridge is our 6-stringed guest host tonight for The Jam: Mondays at Minglewood Tavern with Dennis and Joe!!!
We kick off he warm up set with Jeff at 8pm, and at 8:30, it’s YOUR TURN!! Come play, come hang, come be merry!! The Jamily welcomes you!
8-11pm
Minglewood Harborside

25 Rogers Street. Gloucester, MA

Myopia Polo

Posted on by Nichole S.

I had a really nice afternoon at Myopia yesterday for the Governor’s Cup. It really is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Polo takes place Sunday at 3:00 until October 3rd.

https://www.myopiapolo.org/calendar.html

Margarita Monday at Topside Grill

Posted on by Pat D

During the summer, we like to celebrate Margarita Monday at different establishments around town. The idea is to try new margarita recipes in local places. Last week we went to the Topside Grill on Rogers Street for a late lunch. It was Monday, so………Margarita Monday with the Topside traditional margarita. I had the meatball app and GMG Jim tried the bacon wrapped scallops. Relaxing and delicious. Perfect for a Monday afternoon. Cheers!

Respite from the Heat Wave — pat morss

Posted on by patmorss

Other parts of the country have it hotter, but we have the humidity too.

Hopeless heat on the deck last week
But there were ways to cool off
A nice repurposing of a tugboat
An impressive visiting yacht, escorted by schooner Adventure
Thomas E Lannon and Adventure on their third cruises of the day
It’s always nice to cross tacks with Lannon in the harbor; cool and windy yesterday
We retained power during two hurricane warnings, but may lose to the Tree Swallows
One Mourning Dove stood his ground (wire) – “I got here first”
Mass Audubon said the swallows were gathering to migrate south. Haven’t left yet.
A hint of fall. A beautiful leaf Anne-Lise picked up.

I Am More Project

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Tomorrow Iain and I will be hanging our biggest exhibit yet – all 36 portraits and essays at the Salem State University Berry Library. The public is welcome during library hours from Sept 1st through November 30th. Attached is a flyer you’re welcome to share.

In my next blog post I’ll be sharing this exhibit and some photos from the Ocean Alliance exhibit. I also have a new line-up of subjects coming up for the fall so if you’re interested in seeing those you can subscribe to the blog at www.amykerrdraws.org.