Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam and Playwright Lindsey Ferrentino Headlining Hermitage Beach Program

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SCRIPT & SONG brings theater and music together on the Hermitage Beach in Sarasota County, Florida

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The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced a new program, “Script & Song: A Beachfront Evening of Theater and Music” on the Hermitage Beach, featuring multiple Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Sam Beam and celebrated Broadway playwright Lindsey Ferrentino . On Monday, June 22 at 6:30pm, Beam and Ferrentino will offer insight into their individual artistic practices and share original work and music from their impressive careers, while discussing the nuances of collaborating across mediums. This program will take place just before sunset on the Hermitage Beach.

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Iron & Wine is the five-time Grammy Award nominated musical project of Hermitage Fellow and singer-songwriter Sam Beam. Born and raised in South Carolina, Beam is a former film professor who got his start making home recordings before landing on Sub Pop Records. Iron & Wine's 2002 debut, The Creek Drank the Cradle, garnered both critical and popular acclaim, vaulting Beam into the spotlight of the burgeoning indie folk/Americana scene as one of its new and leading voices. For over twenty years, Iron & Wine has captured the emotion and imagination of listeners with distinctly cinematic songs. His recorded output includes seven full length studio records, collaborations with Calexico, Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, and Jesca Hoop. Beam has released countless EP's, singles, compilations, soundtracks, and a live concert documentary.

Hermitage Fellow Lindsey Ferrentino is a celebrated playwright, screenwriter, and director who returned to Broadway this spring with her second show of the season: The Fear of 13, currently running and starring two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody . She previously made her Broadway debut as the bookwriter for The Queen of Versailles, starring Kristin Chenoweth . Her work includes the Olivier Award-nominated Best New Play, The Fear of 13 (Donmar Warehouse, London); Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout Theatre, New York; National Theatre, London); and Amy and the Orphans (also Roundabout). Ferrentino is currently writing and directing the film adaptation of her celebrated play Amy and the Orphans. She is also adapting Rebecca Yarros' beloved novel In the Likely Event for Netflix and has been included in Variety's 2025 “Broadway Stars to Watch.”

Powerhouses in their respective fields, these two decorated artists are at the top of their game in the worlds of contemporary folk music and contemporary theater. Flood Magazine notes that Beam’s latest album, Hen’s Teeth, “hums through the speakers like a quiet, sudden revelation.” Ferrentino’s first major New York production, Ugly Lies the Bone, was a New York Times Critic’s Pick in 2015 before transferring to the National Theater in London and has been produced in over 100 productions across the world. Since then, she has had several hits in both the United States and abroad, writing with what Variety calls “a moral conscience second to none among her generation of playwrights.” In this Hermitage Beach program, Beam and Ferrentino will offer insight into their individual artistic practices and share original work and music from their impressive careers, while discussing the nuances of collaborating across mediums on Monday, June 22 at 6:30pm on the Hermitage Beach on Manasota Key.

Hermitage programs are free and open to the public (with a $5/person registration fee), offering Gulf Coast audiences a rare chance to engage and interact with some of the world’s leading talent. Running time for most Hermitage programs is 60-70 minutes. Due to capacity limitations, registration is required.

Additional Hermitage programs for the summer will be announced in the coming weeks.

Please note: due to the ongoing campus recovery and shifting residency schedules, Hermitage programs will continue to be announced on shorter notice than usual. Audiences are encouraged to keep an eye on HermitageArtistRetreat.org, where new events will be added as they open for registration.

In addition, it was announced yesterday that Bess Wohl ’s play Liberation, developed at the Hermitage Artist Retreat, has been awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Wohl is a Tony Award-nominated Hermitage Fellow who has presented four Hermitage programs – two of them on the Hermitage Beach. Bess shared some of the first public excerpts of Liberation in front of a Hermitage audience on the beach in 2022. This morning, Liberation also received five Tony Award nominations, including a nomination for Best Play and a nomination for 2021 Hermitage Greenfield Prize finalist Whitney White for direction.

“We could not be more excited for Bess Wohl and everyone involved in the development and production of Liberation,” added Sandberg. “We are deeply honored to have played a role in providing an artistic home for this incredible artist on her journey to creating this truly extraordinary play. Our greatest hope is that this recognition will mean even more life for this brilliant piece of theater and a further celebration of Bess’ enormous talents.”

A leading national arts incubator, the Hermitage is the only major arts organization in Florida’s Gulf Coast exclusively committed to supporting the development and creation of new work across all artistic disciplines. The Hermitage hosts artists on its Gulf Coast Manasota Key campus for multi-week residencies, where diverse and accomplished artists from around the world and across multiple disciplines create and develop new works of theater, music, visual art, literature, dance, film, and more. As part of their residencies, Hermitage Fellows participate in free year-round community programs, offering audiences in the region a unique opportunity to engage with some of the world’s leading artists and to get an authentic “sneak peek” into extraordinary projects and artistic minds before their works go on to major galleries, concert halls, theaters, and museums around the world. These free and innovative programs include performances, conversations, readings, music concerts, interactive experiences, open studios, school programs, teacher workshops, and more, serving thousands in our regional community each year.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Sam-Beam-and-Lindsey-Ferrentino-Join-Hermitage-Beach-Program-20260506)._