The Vineyard Playhouse will present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] at the Tisbury amphitheater, featuring a rapping Othello and a hyper-speed Hamlet, through August 15.

It’s snowy, cold and still getting dark early. Not great for a trip to the beach, but perfect weather for poetry.

On Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6 and Feb. 7, the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School and the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse theatre project staged four short plays, starring the fourth grade classes.

Shelagh Hackett, Paul Munafo, Kenny Romero and Molly Conole are working on a 24-song cabaret at the Vineyard Playhouse, a reunion for the four singers. Wicked Good Cabaret takes place Saturday, Jan. 24.

The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse will hold a poetry cafe on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The event is hosted by the Arnie Reisman, the Vineyard poet laureate.

Some say you can smell the Carolina salt air when you see King Mackerel & The Blues Running: Songs and Celebrations of the Carolina Coast.

Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing begins on the baseball diamond.

Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing opens this weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse. If you like jazz with your baseball, this show is for you.

On Friday evening at the Vineyard Playhouse, board member Arnie Reisman asked everyone to raise their glass of champagne. “We have reached a milestone,” he said. “We are going to dedicate this stage to Patricia Neal.”

Next weekend Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse opens its second play of the summer season: Search: Paul Clayton. The world premiere opens with previews on July 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m.