More Little Devils at The Academy
6 short plays by the Helltown Players
Little Devils – the inaugural production of the Helltown Players – is back! Renamed More Little Devils, this year’s festival features a new set of original short plays and represent the amazing variety and quality of theatrical works written by Cape Cod playwrights.
A collection of published award-winning plays as well as world premieres, each offers a unique worldview – entertaining, hilarious, inspiring, and heart-warming.
Three Venues… Same Show…
This year’s show will be performed in three different venues: Cape Rep Theatre (Brewster), The Academy of Performing Arts (Orleans), and The Pilgrim House (Provincetown.)
Tickets…
Performances at Cape Rep Theatre
3299 Main Street, Brewster, MA, 02631
Friday, March 28 at 7:30pm • Saturday, March 29 at 7:30pm • Sunday, March 30 at 2:00pm
Performances at The Academy of Performing Arts
120 Main St, Orleans, MA 02653
Friday, April 4 at 7:30pm • Saturday, April 5 at 7:30pm • Friday, April 11 at 7:30pm • Saturday, April 12 at 7:30pm
Performances at The Pilgrim House
336 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA 02657
Thursday, April 17 at 8:00pm • Friday, April 18 at 8:00pm • Saturday, April 19 at 8:00pm • Sunday, April 20 (Easter) at 4:00pm
About the Plays…
The Pros and Cons of Implosion
When rusted dreams meet a spark of ingenuity, the past collides with the future.
Playwright: R. D. Murphy
Director: Mary Arnault
Actors
Neil McGarry - Mr. Gordon
Leanne McLaughlin - Allie
About the play: Allie is a whip-smart high school senior who is a car whisperer. She wants to restore her neighbor’s Volvo which has been left to rust for 20 years. Simple plan, right? Depends on what you know about implosion.
Colour My World
Memories may fade, but love remembers.
Playwright: Melinda Buckley
Director: Judith Partelow
At a small-town bus stop, a woman encounters someone from her past who is just out of reach in her memory. Colour My World is a tender tale of love, loss, and the fleeting clarity that brings hearts together.
Actors
Janet Moore - Nancy
Bill Jacobs - Malachy
Chelsey Brown - Janine
About the play: At a small-town bus stop, a woman encounters someone from her past who is just out of reach in her memory. Colour My World is a tender tale of love, loss, and the fleeting clarity that brings hearts together.
No Surrender
History comes down, but its echoes linger
Playwright: Candace Perry
Director: Scott Cunningham
Actors
John Dennis Anderson - Robert
John Shuman - George
P. Adams-Riviere - Beau
About the play: A disoriented stranger appears in a New Orleans homeless camp, claiming to have fallen from greatness. As he clashes with a veteran and a brash developer over history and identity, he challenges what it means to reckon with the past.
Remembering When I Used to Remember
What is remembered, lives on, in laughter and in strife
Playwright: Patrick Riviere
Director: Florence Heller
Actors
John Dennis Anderson - Marty
Bill Salem - Tucker
Dustin Ross - Jimmy
About the play: A gay married couple prepares to renew their vows at the beach in Provincetown as memories are lost and found and past secrets resurface. Remembering When I Used to Remember is a humorous and heartwarming story of love’s endurance in the face of time and imperfection.
Rolando
Two lives, one subway ride, and the weight of what could have been.
Playwright: Wendy Watson
Director: Florence Heller
Actors
Leanne McLaughlin - Girl
Jimmy C. Jules - Rolando
About the play: A subway ride in 1985 becomes a haunting journey through memory, grief, and humanity. A man searching for connection and a young woman grappling with guilt tell parallel stories that ask: When faced with suffering, will we look away or reach out?
Convergence
Three lives. One storm. A convergence that changes everything.
Playwright: Bill Jacobs
Director: Bill Jacobs
Actors
Jonathan Rodman - Freddie
John Hanright - John
Wil Moser - Blond Guy
About the play: During a thunderstorm in 1965, three young men from vastly different worlds meet in a Bucks County barn. As they wrestle with race, privilege, and purpose, their fleeting encounter sparks a transformative moment that resonates far beyond the storm.
Cast & Creatives Bios
Read about the playwrights, directors, actors, and creative team…
Same Plays / Three Venues
Cape Rep
3299 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631
Friday, March 28 at 7:30pm
Saturday, March 29 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 30 at 2:00pm
Tickets: $10.00 - $40.00
The Academy of Performing Arts
120 Main Street, Orleans, MA 02653
Friday, April 4 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 5 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 11 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 12 at 7:30pm
Tickets: $10.00 - $40.00
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY:
The Academy of Performing Arts is an historic building and does not have an elevator. The performance space is located on the second floor and it is not accessible for people who use wheelchairs or who have difficulty climbing stairs.
The Pilgrim House
336 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA 02657
Thursday, April 17 at 8:00pm
Friday, April 18 at 8:00pm
Saturday, April 19 at 8:00pm
Sunday (Easter), April 20 at 4:00pm
Tickets: $10.00 - $40.00
Sponsors and Partners…
Made possible in part by the Joan Patchen Art and Activism Fund.
Produced in partnership with The Academy of Performing Arts.
