evoking orange-flowers, swallows, and regret."
– Alexander Theroux
Van Gogh
Written and
performed by Joseph P. Kaknes, the play transports us to Auvers-sur-Oise,
France, a few days before the legendary
artist took his life. There, brush in hand he teaches
his final lesson, one where doomed love affairs, failed careers and a
bottomless passion lead to madness. From the first brush stroke to the
final signature, we bear witness to Van Gogh's tempestuous,
sometimes violent, creative style.
"...the
real show is watching Kaknes paint,
in a bold, reckless way that is itself
an homage to Van Gogh."
-Boston Phoenix
Friday-Sunday
September 1-3, 8pm
Tickets $15
A portion of all box
office proceeds will
benefit
The Perfect
Storm Foundation.
Vincent
Ferrini:
A Life in Creation
Help us celebrate Gloucester's own Poet Laureate, Vincent
Ferrini, as actors & Vincent himself perform his poetry
and scenes from his plays. "Ferrini...
exposes us to the truth about poetry, that its greater meaning occurs
in living,
in becoming the vital creative force
in both our personal and social life.
For this he deserves to be
read and appreciated."
–Peter
J. Laska, Poet and Critic
"Seldom
do art and life
join so persuasively in one person..."
– Douglas
Wilson, University of Missouri
Don't miss
this
chance to experience
Vincent in person!
Thursday,
Friday
September 21, 22
7:30pm
Tickets $15
Ken Bonfield
CD Release Concert
Bonfield is on tour in support of "American
Baroque: Steel String Surprise," his most stylistically diverse
CD to date. Best known for his seminal instrumental album, "Homecoming," Ken
will feature material from American Baroque, described by one reviewer
as "a beautiful journey into the real Americana..."
"Calling
Ken Bonfield a guitarist is a bit
like calling Michelangelo a painter.
Expect to be dazzled by his fretwork,
charmed by his wit, & moved
by his
music."
–Dave Green, WUSP 105.FM
One Night
Only
Saturday
September 23, 7:30 pm
Tickets $15
The
Yeats Game
Full production of John Ronan's play which
has been in workshop at WET for the past year, a comedic & poignant
look at the age-old question: "Is there passion after marriage?" A
wild weekend with two long-married couples as they discover love, lust & friendship.
Directed by M. Lynda Robinson.
Check back
later
in the year for
new dates in 2007.
Worth the wait!
THE WEST END THEATER 1 WASHINGTON STREET GLOUCESTER, MA 01930
Call anytime 978-281-0680
Reservations preferred but not necessary. Come on a whim. Do the pop-in.
Box office opens one hour before showtime.