Charise Castro Smith’s Seville is an old-fashioned farce with a serious underbelly. It gets in its share of chuckles and guffaws from the audience, but the real thrust comes through later, during the quiet unassuming moments. With the framework of Victor Hugo’s Hunchback of Notre Dame to hang her characters on, Castro Smith introduces us to […]
Annie, America’s favorite red-headed orphan, is charming audiences at Theatre by the Sea. The show opened in previews on July 17 and runs through August 10. Annie made its Broadway debut in April 1977 and played 2,377 performances before closing in 1983. The show won seven Tony Awards, including for Best Musical, Best Book (Thomas […]
We all hear about the influx of television ads, the invasion of yard signs, and the consistent ringing of the door at dinner time when it is time for a presidential election. Yet in Rhode Island, presidential advertising is … well … as deserted as a ghost town. Because RI voters continue to vote for […]
For years the Providence Poetry Slam has sent a team to the competition, the only slam team in Rhode Island to compete and represent the city at the National Poetry Slam. This year is no different. Providence’s team is made up of Marlon Carey, Steve Labri, Devin Samuels and me, Christopher Johnson. We’ll be in […]
Rhode Island recently joined a national movement to abandon the Electoral College system for presidential elections in spite of focused opposition by Minority Leadership within the Rhode Island General Assembly. House and Senate bills proposing a national popular election for president/vice president passed both chambers and have been signed into law by Governor Chafee. It’s […]
While most dance companies take summers off, things are heating up for Island Moving Company (IMC) as they present their 4th annual Great Friends Dance Festival at the Great Friends Meeting House in Newport. In addition to IMC, this year’s festival includes Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Elisa Monte Dance, Aerplaye, Bolger.Rose, Ali Kenner Brodsky, Amaranth […]
Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s profound influence can be seen in nearly every artistic medium, horror or otherwise. From graphic novels to video games, horror novels and films, there have been multiple adaptations of his work. There are also countless pieces that are based on, influenced by, and deal with his many themes and concepts. Progressive ideas […]
Before Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain, there was Renfield. If you’ve read, or seen, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you might recall him as the vampire’s sidekick with a mad craving for bugs, particularly flies. I remember seeing Dracula in the theater and when Renfield downed his first fly, the audience let out a collective, “Ew!” Oddly, […]
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Mary Loss of Soul There is no accurate description of the whirling dervish I met recently on the set of her soon-to-be-released film, Mary Loss of Soul. It was the last day of shooting, and the energy level and passion of this female director was boundless – and infectious! The woman I speak of is […]