The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival is celebrating its 20th season September 25th to 29th in several town locations. The theme of this year's Festival is “Last Call” with live performances of plays by Williams that celebrate endings. After this season the mission of the festival will continue in new ways, championing Tennessee Williams in other forms in Provincetown & around the world. David Kaplan Festival Curator stated, “We've enjoyed our run: productions of over a hundred different plays by Williams from Adam & Eve on a Ferry (2008) to Will Mr. Merriwether Return from Memphis? (2018). From A to W, if not quite A to Z.” The 20th season will feature a fabulous new production of a classic play by Williams with a fresh take on a rarely produced late play by Williams & a new adaptation of a text by Williams as well as several short plays by Williams’ peer Samuel Beckett. A highlight of the twentieth season will be a production of Williams’ classic “Sweet Bird of Youth” in which the glamorous Alexandra DeLago proclaims “There’s no more valuable knowledge than knowing the right time to go.” This production will truly have a Ptown spin in director Mitchell Polonsky’s version of “Sweet Bird of Youth / A Nasty Melodrama.” I had the privilege to work with Mr. Williams back in the 1970’s. He was wearing his trademark seersucker blue & white suit topped off with a fabulous fedora hat a memory I’m fortunate to have etched in my mind forever. 2025 Festival Passes are now available with Carte Blanche Pass providing an all-access VIP experience or a Flex Pass affords a more flexible menu across the full range of shows.
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