Bark Park Playbill
Bark Park
Life at Both Ends of the Lead
Written & directed by Jim Dalglish
Associate Director: Jennifer Kangas
Produced in Partnership with the Cotuit Center for the Arts, The Academy of Performing Arts, The Church of St. Mary of the Harbor, and The Art House.
Bark Park runs approximately 90 minutes without intermission.
CAST:
Sara Fitzpatrick — Mia / Jimmy
Loren Lee — Milo / Jimmy
Samantha McMahon — Mickie / Truman
Nathaniel Taylor — Mike / Truman
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Jim Dalglish – Playwright / Director
Jennifer Kangas – Associate Director / Stage Manager
Jim Dalglish – Sound Design
Krista Wimberly Ponte – Costume Designer
Jason Mellin – CCftA Producer
Rachel Walman - CCftA Board Operator / Stage Manager
Judy Hamer – APA Producing Artistic Director
Missy Potash – APA Box Office Manager
Mark Roderick – APA Production Manager
Rev. Brian Raiche — Pastor The Church of St. Mary of the Harbor
Prescott Seymour — Producer The Art House
Donna Rockwell – Poster Art
Four Venues…
Cotuit Center for the Arts
Vivian and Morton Sigel Black Box Theater
4404 Falmouth Road, Cotuit, MA 02635
August 21 - 23 (Fri. - Sun.) at 7:00 PM
August 26 - 30 (Wed. - Sun.) at 7:00 PM
Academy of Performing Arts
120 Main Street, Orleans, MA 02653
September 3 – 6, 2026
Thursday – Saturday at 7:00pm · Sunday at 4:00pm
The Church of St. Mary of the Harbor
517 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
September 15 – 16, 2026 · Tuesday – Wednesday at 7:00pm
The Art House
214 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
September 21 – 23, 2026 · Monday – Wednesday at 7:00pm
Actor Role Assignment Schedules…
Cotuit Center for the Arts
August 21 - 23 (Friday - Sunday) at 7:00 PM
August 26 - 30 (Wednesday - Sunday) at 7:00 PM
| Date | Time | Part One — Sarah Jessica | Part Two — The Wild Ones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 21 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mickie (Samantha) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Samantha) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mike (Nat) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Nat) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mike (Nat) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Samantha) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mike (Nat) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Nat) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mickie (Samantha) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Samantha) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mike (Nat) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Nat) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mickie (Samantha) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Nat) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mickie (Samantha) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Samantha) |
Casting is subject to change. No two performances are the same — each is a live, rotating configuration of our four-actor company.
Academy of Performing Arts
All evening performances 7:00 PM · Sunday matinées 4:00 PM
| Date | Time | Part One — Sarah Jessica | Part Two — The Wild Ones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 3 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mickie (Samantha) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Nat) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 7:00 PM | Milo (Loren) · Mike (Nat) | Jimmy (Loren) · Truman (Nat) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mike (Nat) | Jimmy (Loren) · Truman (Nat) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 4:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mike (Nat) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Nat) |
Casting is subject to change. Every performance features a live, rotating configuration of our four-actor company.
The Church of St. Mary of the Harbor
517 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657
September 15 – 16, 2026 · Tuesday – Wednesday at 7:00pm
| Date | Time | Part One — Sarah Jessica | Part Two — The Wild Ones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 15 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mickie (Samantha) | Jimmy (Loren) · Truman (Nat) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 7:00 PM | Milo (Loren) · Mickie (Samantha) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Nat) |
Casting is subject to change. Every performance features a live, rotating configuration of our four-actor company.
The Art House
All evening performances 7:00 PM
| Date | Time | Part One — Sarah Jessica | Part Two — The Wild Ones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 21 | 7:00 PM | Milo (Loren) · Mickie (Samantha) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Nat) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:00 PM | Mia (Sara) · Mike (Nat) | Jimmy (Loren) · Truman (Samantha) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:00 PM | Milo (Loren) · Mike (Nat) | Jimmy (Sara) · Truman (Samantha) |
Casting is subject to change. Every performance features a live, rotating configuration of our four-actor company.
Playwright’s Note:
Nobody comes to a dog run for the company. You come because your pet needs to exercise — and while it does, you find yourself talking to someone whose last name you may never learn about things you might not say to your closest friend over dinner. The dogs make the introductions. Then they go off and conduct their own negotiations a few feet below, on entirely different terms.
I wrote the second part of Bark Park (Truman) first, in 2011 — two dogs wondering what might be waiting on the other side of the fence. It was staged on its own in May of 2012 at the Provincetown Theater, part of the Counter Productions season, with Brian Sheppard as Jimmy and Ian Ryan as Truman. The first part (Mia) came three years later, from the other end of the leash. In August of 2014 the two plays came together for the first time at Cotuit Center for the Arts, where David Kuehn and Jason Mellin took a chance on an untested two-act about people and their dogs and gave it a home, a black box, and their full-throated support. Anna Botsford, Elliot Sicard, and Tony Travostino made those characters live. I owe all of them a debt I'm still paying down.
So why come back to it now?
Because of something I only half suspected when I wrote it, and have since watched happen during rehearsal: the play changes depending on who is playing in it. The roles in Part One can be played by actors of any gender. Names and pronouns shift with the casting; the characters do not. What they want, what they fear, and what passes between them stays exactly the same. And yet — two men is not the same play as two women. A man and a woman is not the same play as a woman and a man. The lines don't move an inch, but the ground under them does. Who is presumed to be the expert. Who is presumed to be pursuing whom. What sounds like flirtation in one configuration sounds like a contest in another, and like tenderness in a third. Nothing has changed but the casting — and everything has changed.
The script doesn't argue this. It simply lets it happen, and trusts you to notice. I hope you enjoy the experience as much as we have in creating it.
— Jim Dalglish
Cast Biographies…
Nathaniel Hall Taylor
Nathaniel Hall Taylor - Mike / Truman
Nat is thrilled to be part of this wonderful new play and to work with Jim Dalglish for the first time! Recent credits includes ‘Fifth of July’‘ by Lanford Wilson (John Landis) directed by David Drake, Meryl Cohn’s ‘The Fade Away Advantage’ (Alfred) directed by Rebecca Berger, ‘August: Osage County’ by Tracy Letts (Sheriff) directed by David Drake and William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ (Polonius) directed by Jake Ford; all at the Provincetown Theater. Other credits include Peregrine Theater Ensemble’s production of ‘Midsummer Nights Dream’ (Oberon) at the WHAT Julie Harris stage and originating the role of Edward Hopper in ‘Hopper’s Ghost’s’ by Kevin Rice at Payomet Performing Arts Center. He has worked with many wonderful groups in his lifetime including The Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards, Orphean Circus, The Evidence Room, Padua Playwrights, The Echo, and The Actor’s Gang. He writes about birds for the Provincetown Independent and runs a native plant garden company on the outer cape called Birdhaven. He would like to thank his wife, Tessa, and daughters, Maeve and Willa, for letting me do this production. Training: Chris Fields Studio (LA), Circle in the Square Theater School (NY).
Loren Lee
Loren Lee – Milo / Jimmy
Loren Lee is thrilled to be making his debut with the Helltown Players. He was most recently seen as Cinderella’s Prince in the Academy of Performing Art’s production of Into the Woods. Originally from the North Shore, Loren’s past performances including Godspell (Telly), The Rocky Horror Show (Riff Raff) and Almost, Maine (Lendall) at the Provincetown Theater, Godspell (Lamar & Jeffrey) with Actors Inc. and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at the Firehouse Center for the Arts. A graduate of the New England Conservatory, Loren is an accomplished violinist whose credits include a national tour with the Canadian fiddle group Barrage, a featured solo performance at Seiji Ozawa Hall in Tanglewood, and appearances with the Newburyport Choral Society and Outer Cape Chorale. He has also given a solo concert at PAAM and regularly performs in the Red Door Chamber Series and East End Music Series. Loren is deeply grateful to his family and friends for their unwavering love and support.
Samantha McMahon
Samantha McMahon – Mickie / Truman
Samantha is delighted to be returning for this production of Dark Tales! She previously portrayed “Madame X” in the debut of the show in 2018, and is thrilled to be taking on a new role. She has been performing for 20 years, with favorite roles including The Emcee in Cabaret, Go to Hell Kitty in Chicago, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and Pamela/Margaret/Annabella in The 39 Steps. Samantha resides on the Cape, where she is a high school Theater and English teacher.
Sara Shatzel Fitzpatrick
Sara Shatzel Fitzpatrick — Madame X
Sara is thrilled to be a part of this production! She is a Buffalo, NY, native, but Provincetown is her true home. Sara studied at HB Studio in NYC and played the lead in the Off Broadway production of Girl Gone at the Actors Temple. She played the lead role in Stella in The Jazz Funeral of Stella Brooks at The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival, Sugar in Tiny Beautiful Things at the Ptown Theatre and Mildred in The Fantasticks at Ptown Theatre. She traveled to the Dublin Gay Festival to perform in Lynda Sturner's Just Say Yes. Other credits include: Kimberly Akimbo, Working!, Wonder of the World, Bingo!, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and many of Meryl Cohn's productions. Thank you, Jim, for this incredible role. Love to Kevin, Jack, Kaya and our pups: Captain and Tennille. Go Bills!
Production Team Biographies…
Jim Dalglish
Jim Dalglish — Playwright / Co-director / Founder Helltown Players
Jim is a playwright, director, filmmaker, and producer with more than 30 plays and films to his credit. These works have been produced and screened around the world and have won awards in New York, Boston, London, and Dublin. A few of his plays have been anthologized in best play collections. Jim has directed more than two dozen theatrical productions, six of which he also independently produced. He has been employed by a variety of theaters in New England as a managing director, marketing director, and box office manager. Jim has a master’s degree in creative writing/ playwriting from Brown University. His thesis advisor was Paula Vogel. He works as the Director of User Experience Research & Strategy at OHO Interactive, where his clients include Harvard University, Yale University, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, CIEE, and others. Jim is also the Founder/President of Helltown Players, the Cape’s newest theatre collaborative. When he isn’t busy writing, directing, or producing plays and films, he and his husband Rob Phelps enjoy sailing Delphina – their 17-foot O’Day Daysailer – along the sheltered harbors of New England. For more about Jim and to read and download his plays: www.jimdalglish.com
Jennifer Kangas
Jennifer Kangas - Associate Director / Stage Manager
Assistant Director. Jennifer has a B.A. in Education and 20+ years of teaching music and coaching. She co-directed her first Helltown Players production, Dark Tales told on a Cold Autumn Eve with Jim Dalglish October 2025. Along with teaching music K-6, she directed several musicals. Most recently she directed Oliver! at the Academy Playhouse (APA) and was musical director for Nauset Regional High School’s performance of Drowsy Chaperone and the APA’s Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, Red Riding Hood, Lion King, Kids, Into the Woods, Jr. and Little Mermaid, Jr. She performed with the Champlain Valley Oratorio Society, the Octavio Singers, Cape Cod Opera Company, and in many productions at The Academy Playhouse, Chatham Drama Guild, Harwich Junior Theater/Cape Cod Theater Company, Eventide Theater and Cotuit Center for the Arts. She is currently the resident light and sound designer at APA. When not involved in the theater arts or spending time with family, Jennifer enjoys travelling around the world (from the Arctic to Antarctica, Australia to Africa and everywhere in between).
Krista Wimberly Ponte
Krista Wimberly Ponte – Costume Designer
Krista Wimberly Ponte is a costume designer who seamlessly bridges the worlds of fashion design and theatrical storytelling. Holding a degree in Fashion Design, she brings a distinct avant-garde sensibility and structural expertise to the wardrobe department. Her notable theatrical credits include acclaimed costume designs for Hello, Dolly! at the Orleans Academy Playhouse and Sweeney Todd at Gordon College. In addition to her work for the stage, Krista has debuted haute couture collections on the runway in Seattle, Long Beach, Akron and Cape Cod. She is known for her creativity, craftsmanship and attention to detail. She is very excited to be working with Jim & the cast of Bark Park!
Bark Park World Premiere Production
Bark Park
Written and directed by Jim Dalglish
Cotuit Center for the Arts
Black Box Theater
October 11 - 28, 2018
Cast:
Mia - Anna Botsford
Mike / Jimmy - Elliott Sicard
Truman - Tony Travostino
Truman World Premiere Production
Truman
Written by Jim Dalglish
Directed by Susan Grilli
The Provincetown Theater
Counter Productions
2011
Brian Sheppard as Jimmy and Ian Ryan as Truman
Cast:
Jimmy - Brian Sheppard
Truman - Ian Ryan
Helltown PlayersTrustees
Jim Dalglish - Founder/Producing Artistic Director/Trustee
Ian Ryan - Secretary/Treasurer/Trustee
John Dennis Anderson - Trustee
Lynda Sturner - Trustee
Margaret Van Sant - Trustee
Meryl Cohn - Trustee Emeritus
Gary Garrison - Trustee Emeritus
Fermin Rojas - Trustee Emeritus
Helltown PlayersBenefactors
Helltown Players thanks the following individuals and organizations for their support. We would not have succeeded as an organization without you!
Scott Allegretti
Jerry Birdwell
Karen von Bismarck
Barbara Boone
Jadah Carroll
Maureen Condon
Meryl Cohn
Kevin Chandler
John Greiner-Ferris
Jarice Hanson
Elizabeth Hogan
Wendy Levine
Jane Macdonald
Delane & Richard Moser
Pamela Painter
Judith Partelow
Rob Phelps
Carl Pritkat
Laurence Ramin
Fermin Rojas
Patrick Riviere
Mike Syers
Victor Stein
Wenifred Watson
The Jaqueline I. Kroschwitz Fund
Joan Patchen Art and Activism Fund
Provincetown Local Cultural Council
Mass Cultural Council
Cape Cod 5
Dr. Scott Allegretti and Dental, D.D.S. and Facial Technologies Provincetown
Special Thanks To…
The cast and crew of Bark Park would like to thank the following people and organizations for their support and generosity: Harwich Community Center, Rev. Brian Raiche and The Church of St. Mary of the Harbor, Pilgrim Bark Park of Provincetown, Carrie A. Seaman Animal Shelter (CASAS), Jason Mellin, Judy Hamer, Missy Potash, Prescott Seymour, Terry Catalano, and Rob Phelps.
