Theater
Fear and Loyalty Collide at RIC: What role do our college theater programs play in a crowded performing arts community?
As a theater performance major at Rhode Island College (1988-1992), I was fortunate enough to experience part of what many ...
Thief! Burglar Makes Audiences Roar — But Should It?
The Guardian’s Michael Billington once wrote, “…at its best, farce makes us laugh uncontrollably while showing human beings reduced to ...
Powerful How I Learned to Drive at Wilbury
Like many Rhode Islanders, I first saw Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive 20 years ago at Trinity Rep. How ...
Community Players Tackles Social Security, and Hilarity Ensues
The Community Players open their 98th season with a community theater staple, Social Security, directed by James Sulanowski. It opened ...
Academy Players’ Stirring Newsies Is a Winner from Start to Finish
Academy Players officially opened the doors to the new James and Gloria Maron Cultural Art Center on September 13 ...
RISE’s And Then There Were None Is a Thrill-Ride
There is something uniquely demanding in staging a production of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. As one of ...
Readings in Autumn Kicks Off at CPTC
Counter-Productions Theatre Company kicks off its Readings in Autumn series this week with Manhood by Dennis A. Allen II. Titled ...
Epic Blurs the Line Between Art and Life with Their Latest Show
Right from the title, the play is a doozy: We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of ...
Dance Like Nobody’s Watching
Dancers are returning to rehearsal studios and fall dance productions abound. RI has a lot to offer this season, starting ...
New Groups to Watch on the Local Theater Scene
It’s a wild world out there for anyone attempting to produce live performances for local audiences. The cautionary tales shared ...
