O'Neill Theater Festival: "Big Bear" by Susan Lumenello

A staged reading of Jim Dalglish's new play about a charming con man who breaks into the home of a formidable older woman with faith on her side — a collision of wits and wills on the prairie. This is part of the O'Neill Festival of New Works, which develops new dramatic works by Cape Cod playwrights. After the reading, stick around for an audience discussion led by the dramaturge, giving you a rare chance to weigh in on the writing as it's being shaped.

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.

Musician-comedian Lisa Koch brings twisted songs, razor-sharp parody, and demented characters to the Red Room stage. Think Tina Fey meets Randy Rainbow with Joan Jett's guitar chops — a wickedly funny evening of musical comedy that moves from gut-busting absurdity to introspective beauty and back again. Five solo recordings, Off-Broadway credentials, and a cult following that speaks for itself.

Twenty-five years of groundbreaking, brutally honest comedy from the first openly lesbian comedian to land an HBO special. Suzanne never does the same show twice—she charges onto the stage without notes and lets the night unfold as a mystery and a delight. A wild, no-holds-barred evening with a trailblazer who's been telling her truth since the 1990s.