Summertime Sadness: A Benefit for Sharing Kindness

A multi-day celebration of theater and performance art at Provincetown's Red Room. The festival runs across two weekends in late September and early October, with matinee and evening performances showcasing the creative talent that makes P'town's performance scene so vital. Whether you're catching a single show or diving into the full run, it's a chance to experience the kind of bold, eclectic live theater that thrives in this community.

A collage for performance that brings together the writings of beloved Cape Cod nature writer Henry Beston, prolific children's author Elizabeth Coatsworth, and their poet daughter Kate Beston Barnes. Performance scholar John Dennis Anderson crafts an intimate portrait of this literary marriage—revealing the deep conflicts, creative tensions, and enduring love that defined their dual-career household and their time at Beston's Outermost House.

A multi-weekend theater festival bringing compelling performances to the Red Room stage. With matinee and evening shows across September and October, it's a chance to catch diverse theatrical work in Provincetown's intimate performance space.

A multi-day celebration of theater and performance art at Provincetown's Red Room, featuring rotating shows across multiple time slots. This festival brings together the creative energy of live performance in an intimate, welcoming setting that's become central to P'town's arts scene.

A performance collage that weaves together the writings of Cape Cod nature writer Henry Beston, children's author Elizabeth Coatsworth, and their poet daughter Kate Beston Barnes—revealing the creative tensions and enduring love within this literary marriage. John Dennis Anderson brings these interconnected lives to the stage, exploring how two accomplished writers built a dual-career life together while navigating the deeper conflicts beneath the surface.

Poppy Champlin is a Rhode Island Comedy Hall of Fame inductee and Ladies of Laughter 2024 winner who's logged serious time on Showtime, Oprah, and Joan Rivers. Her observational comedy tackles tough subjects with the kind of fearless humor that makes you laugh at life's most formidable moments. She's a regular in Provincetown and a producer of The Queer Qomedy Queens tour, now in its twelfth year. Expect stand-up that's sharp, character-driven, and genuinely funny.