Program Cancellation Notice
The New Bedford Whaling Museum regrets to announce that the scheduled performance on December 4 has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
Ticket holders will be contacted directly with additional information.
Thank you for your continued support of the Museum and its programs.
Sailing Towards My Father
About the Play
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.
“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.
