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October 1, 2026. the ptownie dispatch!

Fall looks fabulous in Provincetown. October brings crisp air, colorful streets, lively nights and that unmistakable Provincetown spirit. Summer may be behind us, but the town keeps shining with surprises around every corner. The ptownie Calendar ensures...

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From Fantasia to Freedom: TransWeek in Ptown

Every October, when Provincetown settles into its quieter autumn rhythm, one of the town’s most historic communities arrives. Today we know it as TransWeek, but its story began in 1975 as Fantasia Fair—a gathering that would grow alongside the transgender...

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Essentially Provincetown

In Provincetown, the word “essential” has always been open to interpretation. Sunscreen? Certainly. Milk, snacks, beer, wine, and toothpaste? Of course. A hot dog, a chance to Duck-a-Chuck, or an encounter with Miss Richfield 1981? Well, this is...

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Silence is Golden: Small Mouth Sounds at the Provincetown Theater

Since dialogue takes pride of place in most theatre productions, I was curious (and a little skeptical!) after hearing Artistic Director David Drake on my radio show, Arts Week, recount how the Provincetown Theater’s new production takes place in…...

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Cracks in the Walls: The Fall of the House of Usher at Cape Rep Theatre

Confession: I love Halloween. I love the spookiness, the sense of the frailty of the line between the here and the hereafter, even the silly kitschy decorations. So I was all-in for seeing the incomparable Gip Hoppe’s The Fall of the House of Usher at...

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Fences (Maybe) Make Good Neighbors: The Realistic Joneses at the Harbor Stage Company

At the end of The Realistic Joneses, now playing at the Harbor Stage Company in Wellfleet, I overheard one audience member say to another, “What was the point they were making?” And it was difficult to not laugh at the question—because this is...

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Tip Your Waitress: Marty Miller Brings One-Man Comedy BETH to the Provincetown Theater

If you have a Monday free in August, head over to the Provincetown Theater for Marty Miller’s one-man comedy, playing weekly through the end of the month. No: scratch that. If you have any plans on a Monday, cancel them now: you’ll thank me for it. Beth...

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The Original Whodunit: The Mousetrap at the Harbor Stage Company

Agatha Christie is a deity in the pantheon of mystery writers; she has not only written but inspired others to create millions of hours of amazing and entertaining reading and watching. I know; I’m one of them—in many ways, I owe her my career. That...