Thurs., 12/4, 6 p.m., at New Bedford Whaling Museum Cook Memorial Theater, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. Tickets: $10–$20. Visit https://www.whalingmuseum.org/
Sailing Towards My Father is a one-man play, starring Stephen Collins, about Herman Melville (1819–1891), the American author best known for his whaling epic Moby-Dick.
Written and directed by Carl A. Rossi, the play chronicles Melville’s life from youth to old age, concentrating on his evolution as a writer and his complex relationships with God, his parents and siblings, his wife and children, and fellow author Nathaniel Hawthorne. This insightful production offers audiences a vivid and intimate portrayal of one of America’s most influential literary figures.
Tickets are $10 for Members and $20 for Non-Members
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