Ptown Sights by Peter Hocking

After an informal start the previous summer, on the front porch of Hutchins Hapgood and Neith Boyce’s home, the summer of 1916 launched the Provincetown Players at Lewis Wharf. The Provincetown Players had a short run, both in Provincetown and in New York City, essentially dissolving in the early 1920s. But the resonance of their efforts lives on. They changed the face of the American stage. And, in Provincetown, they showed us that all sorts of performance might be layered onto our landscape.

Photo: Peter Hocking