I choose my words carefully. As an educator, I recognize their worth with my students, as a mom I know they will be repeated and as a writer I acknowledge their effect. So when I found myself in PPAC’s beautiful house waiting for Carol Burnett to take the stage one word came to mind, and […]
The summertime tradition of Shakespeare in the park is truly delightful. This year The Rhode Island Shakespeare Theatre (TRIST) presents Taming of the Shrew at the Roger Williams Memorial, North Main Street, Providence. Directed by Bob Colonna, this production is great entertainment for a summer’s eve. Colonna directs with an eye for the outdoor […]
Play: The Game Or Game: The Play is an exercise in experimental theater unlike anything I have ever seen. Glen (Rick Burkhardt) invites his friends Jonas (Jermaine Golden), Liz (Jayne McClendon) and Carl (John Noble Barrack) over to his apartment to play a board game that requires the players to complete missions during the Blitz […]
Kira Hawkridge’s OUT LOUD Theatre Company is in the thick of its fourth season, pulling quite a neat trick by upending material in the public domain and presenting it all admission-free. For some, that would mean endless Shakespeare rehashes (of which there is one included in the roster) or a steampunk Mikado, but Hawkridge and […]
I have good news, some bad and a teeny glimmer of hope for those looking for a hot night of local theater. First the good, right? Academy Players’ newest production is, hands down, fantastic. With its perfectly cast group of outrageously energetic and solidly talented young performers, the production takes you on an unswerving […]
You might call Gastros a hot dog cart, but all you need to do is take a glance at their well-designed logo to know that it’s so much more. “Gastros” is printed in a cursive font, with subtext of “handcrafted perfection” all in front of a cutting board and chef’s knife. They advertise “gastronomic eats” […]
Annoying coffee orders, simple transactions that take too long, annoying social media posts; these things aren’t illegal, but they’re something. They need something — not the police, but an avenger of sorts … a social avenger. This is part of the premise for Daydream Theatre’s world premiere of Lenny Schwartz’s The Social Avenger. Only part, […]
Communicating is a key factor in both learning about art and expressing oneself artistically. Art is a communication tool, and when artists share their art, they are trying to express fragments of their personal conversation, or their emotions, to the world around them. This week, the Senior Class of the Jaclyn M Welsh Arts High School […]
Dear C, My brother Kenny and I are having a disagreement. He’s been having digestive problems off and on, but refuses to get checked out. He is of the opinion that if you don’t look for trouble, you won’t find it. He reels out story after story of people he knew who were okay until they […]
There are many things to consider when you are an upcoming artist trying to perfect your craft. Apart from recording and marketing, performing should rank at the top of any upcoming artist’s priority list. Being a good recording artist and marketing yourself well are awesome, but if you lack an entertaining live performance it could have […]