Jul 16, 2019 | News, Reviews, Theatre
Sometimes the best stories are the tried-and-true ones. In London of the 1840s, “penny dreadfuls” offered Victorian readers a cheap escape into a world of ghoulish murder and gruesome violence, twisted guilty pleasures. One such story was that of a barber who murdered...
Jul 13, 2019 | New to Provincetown 2019, News, Reviews, Theatre
Okay. Let’s get this out of the way immediately: there are simply not enough superlatives in the English language to describe the Peregrine Theatre Ensemble’s production of Cabaret. Anything written here is a poor reflection of this brilliant theatrical performance…...
Jul 7, 2019 | News, Reviews, Theatre
It’s a comedy. It’s a musical. It’s a vaudeville production. It’s a mystery. It’s Murder for Two, playing at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater through July 27, and it’s a wacky, playful, wondrous romp through the staid drawing-room murder genre by two piano-playing...
Jul 1, 2019 | News, Reviews, Theatre
What if, as an avid movie-watcher, you were suddenly transformed into Marty McFly from Back to the Future? Feel a little disoriented? Then hold on to your popcorn, because that’s just the beginning of what happens to the first of Owain Rhys Davies’ characters in The...
Jun 16, 2019 | News, Theatre
Okay, I just have to start with the program: there’s a credit given for “nail design.” Nail design? All will be revealed, and this is just one of the delightful surprises awaiting audiences coming to see The Hermitage at Harbor Stage Company. It’s a ponderous title,...
Jun 9, 2019 | Art in Provincetown, Events, New to Provincetown 2019, News, Theatre
It’s the sixth month of the year, so we’re bringing you six cool things you can do in town! Celebrate, try something new, or just relax with old favorites. Films, film, films! Provincetown International Film Festival: You don’t have to go to every film or...
Jun 9, 2019 | News, Theatre
The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater production of David Mamet’s Race—the first in a stellar lineup celebrating the theater’s 35th anniversary—is more nuanced, thoughtful, and ultimately satisfying than the play itself deserves: WHAT delivers a tour de force of...
Jun 8, 2019 | Events, News, Theatre
The Provincetown Theater and the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill have partnered this year to produce the annual Provincetown Dance Festival. Now in its 14th season, the festival will include seven companies, totaling some 20 dancers of various and eclectic...
May 24, 2019 | Events, News, Theatre
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the Provincetown Theater is presenting its second annual solo show festival with four sensational star-turn performances. Every Tuesday & Wednesday nights at 7:30pm, come see a different star give depth,...
May 20, 2019 | Events, News, Theatre
Anyone living on or visiting the Outer Cape this summer has a plethora of seriously great theatre from which to choose. Take a look at the schedule below, and mark your calendars now! (Hint: get your tickets as soon as possible… because many if not all of these...
May 14, 2019 | Events, Reviews, Theatre
David Auburn’s Proof premiered on Broadway in October 2000, earning the Drama Desk Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Tony Award for Best Play. That’s a heavy reputation to carry moving forward, a parallel—if it’s not forcing the metaphor too far—with another...
May 13, 2019 | Events, News, Theatre
You don’t need the title of August: Osage County to know this play takes place on a series of hot summer nights: the heat nearly rises off the floorboards, and imbuing the characters with raw sizzle and passion. Not that they need any help. The dysfunctional family...
May 1, 2019 | News, Theatre
Announcing a free, public reading of MERIDIAN SUMMER on Sunday, May 5, 3:00 pm at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. The reading will conclude an intensive weekend workshop of the play with Director Sasha Brätt and actors Darlene VanAlstyne. Rodney Witherspoon II,...
