28th Series (June 1-21, 2026)

The three weeks of the 2026 series (one script developed per week) are June 1-7, 8-14, and 15-21. Scripts and additional information will be announced in January 2026.

Week One (June 1-7, 2026): Black River by Nathan Yungerberg

Black River is an afro-surreal family adventure where ten-year-old Jonas, grieving his father’s death, is swept into a mythical canoe journey down Wisconsin’s Black River. Guided by imagination and strange beings, he navigates love, loss, and the search for closure. Nathan Yungerberg is a Brooklyn-based Afro-surrealist playwright and storyteller. He is head writer for the Webby-nominated podcast Live from Mount Olympus and has written for Sesame Street. His plays have been developed by National Black Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, Joe’s Pub, The Apollo, and others. Directed by TBA. Click here for more information (eventually) and here to reserve free tickets for the June 6 at 7pm and 7 at 2pm readings at the Provincetown Playhouse. Best enjoyed by ages 9-14 and their families.

Week Two (June 8-14, 2026): The Time Machine by Pauline David-Sax and Kristine Jieun Lee

Last Tuesday Bailey said a Thing to her best friend Nia that made Nia really mad. Apologizing’s hard…maybe building a time machine would be easier? Pauline David-Sax is an award-winning playwright and children’s book author living in Brooklyn, NY. She is a member of Dramatists Guild, SCBWI, Maestra and Honor Roll!, an advocacy group of women+ playwrights over 40. She is also a lyricist currently participating in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Kristine Jieun Lee is a composer, lyricist, pianist, and arranger based in New York and South Korea, whose work spans musical theatre and classical concert music, with a particular focus on narrative-driven storytelling. Directed by MK Lawson. Click here for more information (eventually) and here to reserve free tickets for the June 13 at 7pm and 14 at 2pm readings at the Provincetown Playhouse. Best enjoyed by ages 6-10.

Image from cover of book published by Cardinal Rule Press; illustration by Melquea Smith

Week Three (June 15-21, 2026): Camp Cattywampus by Abigail Duclos and Tess Inderbitzin

Camp Cattywampus is a full-length play with music, poetry, painting, and dance. It follows a group of teenage girls as they navigate grief, queerness, art, and rage at a performing arts summer camp. Playwrights Abigail Duclos and Tess Inderbitzin, longtime friends and collaborators, are NYC-based playwrights and songwriters whose stories laugh, cry, dance, and draw blood. Click here for more information (eventually) and here to reserve free tickets for the June 20 at 7pm and 21 at 2pm readings at the Provincetown Playhouse. Best enjoyed by ages 12-18.

Where is the Provincetown Playhouse? 

The Provincetown Playhouse is located at 133 MacDougal Street, between West 4th and West 3rd streets [Subway: A, C, D, E, F, M (West 4th St.)]. The house will open for audiences approximately 15 minutes prior to each reading.