Hellishly Good Theatre
Reviving a Tradition Born in Provincetown…
Inspired by theatrical endeavors of Eugene O’Neill, Susan Glaspell, and the rest of the Provincetown Players, we are a collaboration of playwrights and theater enthusiasts who have banded together to produce plays that originate from the people of Cape Cod.
Original performance of Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles,” with Marjorie Vonnegut, Elinor M. Cox, John King, Arthur E. Hohl, and T.W. Gibson, from The Theatre, Jan. 1917.
– From the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, New York Public Library at Lincoln Center
Full Productions of Cape Cod Plays…
While Cape Cod is jam-packed with theatre companies and venues, surprisingly few offer full productions of home-grown plays.
Helltown Players goes beyond readings, workshops, and writing labs for new plays. We are committed to developing scripts written by Cape Cod playwrights and presenting them as fully realized theatrical productions.
Our mission is to break the reading / workshop purgatory in which many worthy plays are trapped and bring them to life on stage in front of rapt audiences.
The Trustees of the Helltown Players: Jim Dalglish, Lynda Sturner, Gary Garrison, Meryl Cohn, Fermin Rojas, Margaret Van Sant, Ian Ryan, and John Dennis Anderson.
We Are the Trustees of the Helltown Players…
The Puritans called Provincetown “Helltown” because they regarded it as a wicked, outlaw community beyond their narrow-minded influence.
We think it is an excellent moniker for a group of Cape Cod playwrights and theatre professionals who want to do things their way - write the plays they want to write, help local playwrights realize their own creative visions, work with theatrical artists they want to collaborate with, and produce the plays by Cape Cod playwrights that they feel must be performed.
We are the Helltown Players.
Helltown News & Insights…
Join in the Fun…
There are a number of different ways to support our mission…
#1: Become a Hellion…
Enjoy distributing posters, re-posting on social media, giving dramaturgical advice, working on productions? We welcome theatre enthusiasts who are willing to loan us their expertise. Fill out the forms in this section to let us know how you want to help!
#2: Donate to Our Cause…
No theatrical venture is free! We are a non-profit registered with the State of Massachusetts and need the financial support of the people, businesses, foundations, and government entities to get this thing off the ground! Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated! DONATE >>
#3: Sign Up for Our Newsletter…
Stay in touch with what we Hellions will be up to in the coming months. We have a lot of plans in the works and you won’t want to miss out on all that we have in store. Fill out the form in this section so we know who to email it to!
Instinct Training for Playwrights: Exploiting acting exercises to write compelling characters and surprising scenes. An exclusive workshop offered by Helltown Players in association with the Dramatists Guild's End of Play® program. Facilitated by Helltown Trustee Lynda Sturner.