Shows & Events

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Call Me Ishmael: A Calligrapher Considers Moby-Dick

Rick Paulus employs a broad range of calligraphic techniques, styles, and media as he interprets Herman Melville’s concerns of race, class, capitalism, sexuality, and immigration, along with colorful words on adventure, ships, and the sea.

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Men on Boats

Come see the (semi-)true story of the first American expedition to chart the Colorado River—with a twist! The comedy adventure written by Jaclyn Backhaus hits the Main Stage this fall! | Click "Learn More" for ticket on-sale dates.

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Fridays in the Back Yard

Every Friday at 5pm! The Back Yard is our hip, seasonal new gathering place. Did we mention free admission?!? Bring your family and friends (chairs and snacks if you'd like, too!) and join us on Friday Afternoons!

Free

Hairspray Auditions

Auditions: Hairspray

AUDITION DATES: Friday, October 2 from 6 to 9PM; Saturday, October 3 from 10AM to 1PM

Isle Child program

WHFF: Isle Child

Cotuit Center for the Arts welcomes the Woods Hole Film Festival for a special screening of Isle Child. Isle Child is a moving exploration of family, identity, adoption, and what it means to belong—following one young man’s journey to uncover his past and reconcile the different pieces of who he is.

2026 WHFF Best of the Fest shorts program

WHFF: Best of the Fest Shorts

This special Best of the Fest screening brings together six memorable shorts spanning compelling stories, distinctive perspectives, humor, heart, and imagination. Featured films include A Picture of My Father, Beast of the Seine, Driving Lesson, Fjallferð, Meeting Your Maker, and This Blows.

The Cycle of Love program

WHFF: The Cycle of Love

Cotuit Center for the Arts welcomes the Woods Hole Film Festival for a special screening of The Cycle of Love. Guided by a childhood prophecy and fueled by hope, PK—a 23-year-old street artist from Delhi’s ‘untouchable’ caste—embarks on a 6,000-mile journey by bicycle across continents to find the woman he loves.

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