The People Speak

A film of the acclaimed work of Howard Zinn
Encore screening

August 22, 2:00 pm, Julie Harris Stage
Regular: $25 (includes post-show reception)

Join us for a special encore screening of The People Speak, a beautiful and moving film inspired by Howard Zinn's book A People's History of the United States, one of the bestselling history books in the United States. The film features the words, letters, songs, poems, speeches, and manifestoes of American rebels, dissenters, and visionaries, including Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Chief Joseph, Muhammad Ali, and unknown veterans, union workers, and abolitionists. The film weaves together archival footage and interviews with dramatic readings by Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Don Cheadle, John Legend, Viggo Mortensen, Bruce Springsteen, David Strathairn, Marisa Tomei, Eddie Vedder and Kerry Washington, among others. A post-show reception follows.

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Yevgeny Yevtushenko Returns to Wellfleet

Poetry reading

including his famed Babi Yar
August 25, 8:00 pm
First Congregational Church of Wellfleet
General Admission: $25
VIP Admission: $50 includes reserved seating, film (on 8/26) and post reading reception at Winslow's Tavern
Sponsored by Cosmos Catering


listen to Yevtushenko interview with Joe Gouveia

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Special Film Presentation: Stalin's Funeral
1989 film starring Vanessa Redgrave & Albert Todd
in Russian with English subtitles
Score by Tchaikovsky
August 26 at 5:00 pm
Julie Harris Stage
Admission: $12

click to read New York Times Article: When Poets Rocked Russia's Stadiums
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Ongoing Special Events

Art Openings

Cape Cod artists display their art in our second-floor lobby
Opening nights at the Julie Harris Stage
7 pm until Showtime; Free

Pay-What-You-Can Nights
The day following each opening night at the Harbor and the Julie Harris Stage
Regular show times: Pay at the door.

Playmaker Talkbacks
Post-show conversation with the actors, director and design team
The second Thursday of each show
Included with the price of admission

Opening night Parties
Post-show bash that includes free food from sponsor restaurants
Included with the price of admission.