Cotuit Center for the Arts & Mark Cortale present
EDMUND BAGNELL
He Plays the Violin
HE PLAYS THE VIOLIN stars Edmund Bagnell, 1st violinist and vocalist of the internationally acclaimed string quartet Well Strung. Through stories and song, the evening celebrates all things music: from classical to standards, pop to Broadway—and of course, with a good dose of fiddle thrown in. This piece is a personal and uplifting journey through music, revealing a different side of the artist in his first original solo cabaret show. In 2019, Edmund premiered HE PLAYS THE VIOLIN at prestigious cabaret venue 54 Below and toured internationally, earning rave reviews. Written by and starring Edmund Bagnel, HE PLAYS THE VIOLIN was conceived by Mark Cortale and directed by Michael Schiralli, with music directed by Matt Aument.

Edmund Bagnell began his career playing Tobias in the first national tour of Sweeney Todd directed by John Doyle. Recent credits include Rich in The Last Cyclist (Off Broadway), Toby in Gian Carlo Menotti's The Medium (Off Broadway), Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Summer Theater of New Canaan), Charlie in The Big Holiday Broadcast of 1959 by Joanna Gleason (Fairfield Theater Company), Oramel Howland in The Great Unknown by Jim Wann (Pump Boys and Dinettes), and Bill Hauptman (Big River) as a part of NYMF. Other credits include: Tom Sawyer in Big River (STONC), Enoch Snow Jr. in Carousel (Barrington Stage Company), Stewart Smalls in Band Geeks (Ars Nova NYC), Huck Finn in The Adventures of… (Cotton Hall Theater), and Dennis in Smoke on the Mountain (CHT). A native of South Carolina, Edmund is happy living life in the Big Apple.

Saturday, September 11 at 7:30PM
Tickets $55, $50 for Members