Rick Martin News

Great Lakes Theater will continue its 64th season with Shakespeare's towering tragedy, Macbeth, running March 20 – April 4, 2026, in the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square.

Great Lakes Theater will present David Farr's The Heart of Robin Hood, running February 6 – 22, 2026, in the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square. Learn more about the event here!

There’s something deliciously unnerving about sitting in a theater knowing that no one on stage will make it out alive. Resident Ensemble Members production of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None—the best-selling mystery novel of all time, is that rare, perfect storm of tight plotting, psychological suspense, and gallows humor.

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) continues its 63rd season with Shakespeare’s delightful romantic comedy, Twelfth Night, directed by Producing Artistic Director Sara Bruner^. Check here for the photos.

Mention author J. M. Barrie, and the immediate thought is Peter Pan.  Peter Pan, the tale of a boy who refused to grow up, which has become a cottage industry.   Dolls, movies, a musical play, coloring books, cartoons, Halloween costumes, a non-musical play, and books are all available.   There is even a psychological condition, “The Peter Pan Syndrome,” which puts the spotlight on men who refuse to assume responsibility for their boyish actions.

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) sets the stage for the second half of its 63rd season with the playful Peter Pan prequel, Peter and the Starcatcher. Check out photos of the cast in action.

Great Lakes Theater will set the stage for the second half of its 63rd season with the playful Peter Pan prequel, Peter and the Starcatcher. Learn more about the show here!

Check out production photos from Great Lakes Theater's production of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor here!

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. 

Cotuit Center for the Arts’s Vivian and Morton Sigel Black Box Theater presents VAN LIFE, an original play by Mashpee resident, Rick Martin. 

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In Shakespeare's comedies, he writes of trickery, false accusations, restoration of harmony and romance. He uses lots of double entendre and encourages fun and farce, as well as broad performances.

Shakespeare, in his comedies, writes of trickery, false accusations, restoration of harmony and romance. He uses lots of double entendre and encourages fun and farce as well as broad performances.

The Barnstable Comedy Club will present Hugh Whitemore's gripping moral drama, PACK OF LIES. The play is directed by James F. Ring of Barnstable Village and is being presented as part of the Club's celebration of its Hundred-Year Anniversary Season.

Rogue Machine brings Frank Capra’s iconic holiday film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” to the stage in this hilarious and heartwarming one-person show starring Leo Marks. Part fan frenzy and part tour-de-force, it’s a celebration of cinematic storytelling and the differences, big and small, that one person can make in the lives of others. 

THE TEMPEST, now on stage at Great Lakes Theatre, is thought to be Shakespeare's last known play. The script almost defies classification as it contains both tragic and comic themes, as well as romance. It explores many themes, including magic, betrayal, revenge, and family.

Sara Bruner has proven once again that she is the queen of Shakespeare staging. As she did last season with her 'The Taming of the Shrew,' her women-centric version of 'Julius Caesar,' which is now on stage at Great Lakes Theater, is creative, well-formulated and long on clear message development.

Agatha Christie, the 'Queen of Crime,' was a British writer of murder mysteries, noted for creating plays, books and short stories. They not only contained intriguing plot twists, which centered on scandalous murders, elaborate twists and turns, but revealed basic 'truths' that are not what they seem.

Theater people are superstitious! The practices that relate to the fears have various origins. For example, 'the ghost of Thespis (the first known actor in ancient Greece) is said to wreak havoc upon theaters all over the world. The ghost light tradition-leaving a single lit bulb upstage center when the theater is empty-is meant to ward off these mischievous specters.'

Greater Cleveland is blessed with a vital theater scene. It the purpose of BROADWAY WORLD.COM-CLEVELAND PROFESSIONAL THEATER TRIBUTES (BWW-CLE Theater Tributes), to recognize theatrical experiences that, in the subjective view of this reviewer, were excellent and deserve recognition.