A playwright’s voice is singular. Yet it is utterly informed by the world it lives in.
One hundred and two summers ago in a converted fish house on Lewis Wharf, the original Provincetown Players set forth to thrust their American-born and bred voices into the world from this little spit of sand at the tip of Cape Cod. In doing so, they changed that world forever.
To acknowledge this invaluable global contribution at the Birthplace of American Theatre, the Artistic Director of the Provincetown Theater, David Drake and the Board of the Provincetown Theater Foundation, will inaugurate the First Annual Provincetown American Playwright Award to a great living writer on Friday, July 20, 2018, with a gala benefit at the home of Ken Fulk, to the four-time Tony Award-winning writer and singular voice of our summer premiere of the masterpiece Love! Valour! Compassion! Terrence McNally.
A once in a lifetime experience, tickets for the Provincetown Theater’s P.A.P.A. benefit can be found by clicking here
For your consideration, we are offering three tiers of support:
On Thursday, July 19th
$75. – TICKETS WITH TERRENCE: See Love! Valour! Compassion! on Thursday, July 19th at 7:30pm and be in the audience with the man who first brought this invaluable intergenerational story of gay men to life: Terrence McNally.
On Friday, July 20th
$500 – THE DIRECTOR’S PASS: Includes…
— A champagne toast and an intimate sunset supper at Ken Fulk’s home on his beautiful backyard deck facing the bay.
$1,000 – THE PRODUCER’S PASS: Includes ALL THAT, plus…
— A cocktail meet & conversation with Terrence McNally, Artistic Director David Drake, and the cast on the set of LVC at the Provincetown Theater at 5pm on Friday, July 20th.
— A photograph of you with Terrence McNally and the Cast of LVC.
— A poster of LVC autographed by Terrence McNally and the cast of LVC.
— An autographed copy of the play LVC by Terrence McNally.
— A pedicab ride from the theatre to Ken Fulk’s home, where we will initiate the P.A.P.A. ceremony with a champagne toast.
— One VIP reserved seat to LVC on Thursday, July 19th when Terrence McNally and his husband, Broadway producer Tom Kirdahy, will be attending the performance.
For the website for P.A.P.A. benefit information click here
Like the mission of the original Provincetown Players — which is embodied in the life’s work of Terrence McNally — the galvanizing spirit of independent thought, creativity, freedom of speech, diversity and ability to congregate to form communities which speak to our hearts, minds and souls, we wish our supporters of the Provincetown Theater a very happy, healthy and safe Fourth of July.
