Broadwayâs Rema Webb will step into the spotlight as Billie Holiday in the Cape Playhouseâs upcoming production of âLady Day at Emersonâs Bar and Grill.â
The production will be presented from July 14 though 24 on an outdoor stage as a continued safety precaution for audiences and artists. The Playhouse lawn, on the 22-acre campus of the Cape Cod Center for The Arts, will serve as the Playhouseâs theatrical home this summer. Limited capacity, general admission lawn seating will be available. Audiences are encouraged to arrive early and bring a picnic. Wine will be available at the Playhouse concessions. The performance will begin just before sunset.
The Martha s Vineyard Times
O.B. hires Nelson Wirtz as new fire chief
The Oak Bluffs select board chose Nelson Wirtz of Brewster as the town’s next fire chief.
The Oak Bluffs select board chose W.F. Nelson Wirtz as the town’s next fire chief at a meeting Tuesday.
A career firefighter for the past 25 years, Wirtz is currently a captain with the Chatham Fire Department. Wirtz said his familiarity with Martha’s Vineyard, working in a seasonal community, and his education and training make him a great fit for the town. He added that his temperament and personality are well suited for Oak Bluffs.
Internal search yields Albert, Burt and Maguire
The Barnstable Patriot
The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners on Wednesday named the county s Human Services director, Beth Albert, to succeed Jack Yunits, Jr. as County Administrator when he retires.
Meeting March 4, the three County Commissioners thanked Yunits for his dedication and leadership during his tenure as County Administrator. As former Mayor of Brockton, Yunits has long had a reputation for recruiting and developing top talent. It was a key reason he was hired to lead Barnstable County, according to a media statement. As County Administrator, he spent his entire time at the county, mentoring and developing a competent management team and a very strong group of Department Heads.
DENNIS Michael Rader resigned this week as producing artistic director at the Cape Playhouse. His resignation marks the latest of multiple leadership shifts in recent years at the historic theater and is the latest of multiple changes in leaders of area arts organizations during the pandemic.
Rader is leaving to return to directing and producing ventures in New York City, according to a statement released Friday about his departure. Calling his time at the 95-year-old playhouse an exceptional honor, Rader said that he is refocusing on new endeavors after the pandemic reframed his personal and professional goals.
The nine-member board of trustees of the Cape Cod Center for the Arts, which oversees the theater, will now start a search for a new artistic director, according to consulting producer Joe Grandy. “With such a history for the playhouse, and the bright future I think we have ahead of us, I think we’re all really confident we’ll be able to attract more top tale
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