Sailing Towards My Father

A one-man play about Herman Melville, written and Directed by Carl A. Rossi
Thursday, December 4 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

About the Play

Sailing Towards My Father is a one-man play 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.

“Stephen Collins gives a passionate, heartfelt portrayal of Herman Melville … It is altogether funny, poignant and riveting. A show not to be missed!”

— Lesley Herzberg, Executive Director of the Berkshire County Historical Society, at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead.

You may also like the following events from New Bedford Whaling Museum:

• This Tuesday, 18th November, 10:30 pm, Moby-Dick Book Club in New Bedford, Massachusetts
• This Friday, 21st November, 07:00 pm, Simulcast: We the People Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach's Cello Suites in New Bedford
• Next month, 3rd December, 05:00 pm, The Sounds of Home: Cape Verdean Music in America and the Islands in New Bedford, Massachusetts

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