Saturday October 10th @ 7:30PM

The Playwrights' Theatre of East Hampton at LTV Studios presents a multi-media staged reading of a new play “THE OLD MARLIN AND THE SEA”
by John McCaffrey.

Original music composed by Marshall Coid, and performed by Marshall Coid and Elizabeth Rodgers.

Featuring Mark Singer, Kate Mueth, Gianna Volpe, Steven Lance, Wes Frye and Josh Gladstone.

What connects a legendary silent film star, a masterpiece of American fiction, and a 12-foot California marlin hanging in a historic North Haven boathouse? Find out in John McCaffrey’s captivating new play, The Old Marlin and the Sea. This compelling story introduces audiences to William Farnum — the son of a theatrical family born on the 4th of July - who made his stage debut alongside Edwin Booth at age 14. Farnum quickly rose to leading-man status on Broadway before becoming one of Hollywood’s highest-paid silent film stars. You will hear from Farnum about his turbulent journey through the heights of fame and fortune, his dramatic downfall, and his remarkable reinvention as a respected character actor featured in nearly 100 "talkies" throughout the 1930s and & 40s. At the heart of his story is a deep devotion to North Haven, where he built a magnificent estate and hosted legendary parties with his wife, Olive. Central to it all was his beloved boathouse and the massive marlin he caught off Catalina Island, which still hangs in its place of honor above the hearth today. This premiere reading features original music by Marshall Coid and is accompanied by striking visual projections – many of images dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries — bringing to life a larger-than-life figure from Long Island’s East End history.