Update from Board Chair, David Wilson

Dear Friends,

It’s been quite a year here at the Provincetown Theater. As we enter this holiday season, a time associated with both positive and complicated feelings for so many of us, I hope we can all take time to slow down and reflect on how fortunate we are to live in this community. 

Provincetown is a special place, made more special by the people and organizations providing us with art, world-class entertainment, and opportunities for connection and reflection. I hope you’ll agree that Provincetown Theater is one of those places, especially as you consider making your end-of-year donations.

In the meantime, in this newsletter, you’ll find an update about our VERY successful Giving Tuesday campaign, information on how to vote for us in the Broadway World Regional Awards, and an update on our strategic planning progress.

Happy holidays to you and yours from all of us at the Provincetown Theater. 

With Gratitude,

David Wilson, Board Chair

Giving Tuesday Success!

For those following the theater’s Giving Tuesday campaign, we have some exciting news: not only did we meet our $10,000 goal for the day, but we also BROKE the goal by nearly $2000!

Seventy-four total donors and two board matches throughout the day helped us achieve this milestone. We sincerely thank everyone who helped us set a new record for Giving Tuesday, a new goal we will look to beat in 2023.

There is still time to make a gift to the Provincetown Theater to help us beat our larger end-of-year fundraising goal of $80,000. And to help sweeten the deal, we’re offering a pair of season subscriptions for next year’s productions in a drawing for anyone who has donated $100 or more between December 1st and December 31st! The winner of this fantastic package, worth more than $300, will be announced in January.

Click Here to Donate!!!

Vote for Provincetown Theater in the BroadwayWorld Boston Awards!

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards and the Provincetown Theater has been nominated 28 times, including Best Regional Theater, Best New Play, Best Director, and many more!  Nominations were reader-submitted and voting is currently underway.

The 2022 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Local editors set the categories, readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2022. Vote for us in categories such as Best New Play and Favorite Local Theatre!

Winners will be announced in January!

Please vote for the Provincetown Theater!

Here are the categories we are nominated:

Best Costume Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) - MAE WEST'S THE DRAG

Best Direction Of A Play (Non-Professional) - David Drake - MAE WEST'S THE DRAG and David Drake - THE HUMANS

Best Direction Of A Play (Professional) - David Drake - THE LADY HAMLET

Best Ensemble Performance (Professional) - THE LADY HAMLET

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) - Stephen Petrilli - THE HUMANS  and Stephen Petrilli - MAE WEST'S THE DRAG

Best Lighting Design Of A Play Or Musical (Professional) - Stephen Petrilli - JERKER

Best New Play Or Musical (Professional) - THE LADY HAMLET

Best Performer In A Play (Non-Professional) - Thom Markee - THE DRAG, Racine Oxtoby - THE DRAG, and Nathan Butera - THE DRAG

Best Performer In A Play (Professional) - Jennifer Van Dyck - THE LADY HAMLET, Joe MacDougall - JERKER, Stephen Walker - JERKER

Best Play (Non-Professional) - THE HUMANS, MAE WEST'S THE DRAG, and JERKER

Best Play (Professional) - THE LADY HAMLET

Best Scenic Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) - Ellen Rousseau - MAE WEST'S THE DRAG

Best Sound Design Of A Play Or Musical (Non-Professional) - Tom Cover & David Drake - THE HUMANS

Best Supporting Performer In A Play (Non-Professional) - Scott Cunningham - THE DRAG, Racine Oxtoby - MAE WEST'S THE DRAG, Eric Oxtoby - THE DRAG, and Katie Pentedamos - THE DRAG

Best Supporting Performer In A Play (Professional) - Anne Stott - THE LADY HAMLET and Kate Levy - THE LADY HAMLET

Favorite Local Theatre (Professional) - The Provincetown Theater

PLEASE VOTE!

Click Here to Vote for us in the BroadwayWorld Boston Awards!

Strategic Planning Process Update

The Strategic Planning Committee has been working hard since our first-ever Strategic Planning Retreat in October. We have recently completed a revised Mission and Vision Statement and created new Core Operating Values. We will share these with all of you in January.

We’ve also developed five Strategic Imperatives that will focus our goals and objectives for the next few years. 

Finally, we are conducting interviews with other non-profits and regional theaters, volunteers, donors at all levels, patrons, and community leaders to ensure we listen to all voices as we work toward a strong future for the Provincetown Theater. To this end, we also want the input of our valuable fans and friends. You’ll see a link in this email to our first-ever community survey. We hope you take the time to complete this survey. Your responses will be anonymous, and you’ll be entered to win a swag bag worth $150!

Take the Provincetown Theater Survey
Help us shape the future of the theater by taking our first-ever Provincetown Theater Survey! Our audience is the reason that we do this, and we’d like to get to know you better, and hear your thoughts and ideas on what we do here at the theater.

Your answers will remain completely anonymous, and completing the 15 minute survey means you’ll be entered to win a swag bag worth $150! Click the link below to make your voice heard!

Click Here to Take Our Survey!

Townie Holiday Show Tickets on Sale

If you’re on the cape the weekend before Christmas, don’t miss our fifth annual Townie Holiday Extravaganza! on December 16 & 17 at 7pm, and Dec 18 at 2pm.

Unique to our region, this joyously eclectic musical variety show is a heart-warming yuletide celebration that is family-friendly (kids get in for free!) and features a diverse roster of residents from our town and the Outer Cape. So, come join co-hosts Todd Alsup and Tawny Heatherton welcome over 20 local acts to the Provincetown Theater stage, sweeping all of us into the spirit of the season!

For tickets, click on the link below.

Get Your Tickets to the Townie Holiday Extravaganza!