Three Trustee Plays Named Kaplan Finalists
Helltown Players is proud to announce that three of our Trustees have been named finalists in the 2023 Kaplan Playwriting Prize - Margaret Van Sant, Lynda Sturner, and Jim Dalglish.
As part of the contest, each of the play is offered a public reading and talkback to give the playwrights the opportunity to polish their scripts before they are submitted for a final review. These readings are free to the public. Please join us and provide your valuable insight to help these plays reach their full potential.
The Kaplan Prize is administered by Eventide Theatre Company in Dennis, MA.
Hellion Margaret Van Sant
“Portraiture” by Margaret Van Sant
What woman had the greatest impact on American arts? Gertrude Stein, Mabel Dodge Luhan both claim the title in this humorous look at the past, but Alice B. Toklas want to change history when the women are interviewed. The play examines the jealousy, attraction, and competition between Mabel Dodge Luhan, Gertrude Stein, and Alice B. Toklas as they are interviewed by a journalist.
Reading Details:
Friday, July 7 at 7pm
WOMR Radio Station, 494 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
Street Parking Only - no parking is allowed in the lot behind the radio station
“Starkweather” by Jim Dalglish
Hellion Jim Dalglish
A charming young con man wanders into Starkweather -- a prairie town in the very center of both North America and nowhere. He meets his match when he breaks into the home of a woman “of mature years” with god on her side.
Reading Details:
Friday, July 14 at 7pm
WOMR Radio Station, 494 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
Street Parking Only - no parking is allowed in the lot behind the radio station
“No Show Baby” by Lynda Sturner
Hellion Lynda Sturner
The story of an endless search to find one’s identify. An identity that has been obscured by adoption and lies.
The play, a personal account from the playwright’s life, follows her journey after her life is turned upside by a DNA test.
Reading Details:
Friday, July 21 at 7pm
WOMR Radio Station, 494 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
Street Parking Only - no parking is allowed in the lot behind the radio station
