What Happens Behind Closed Doors In “The Bedroom Plays”
“Imagine a big bag of dicks spilling all around!” I never thought I’d see so many boners together at once, never mind IRL. That’s one for the performing […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Alt-Health: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
I got my first lesson about the dangers of acetaminophen back in 1980, from a physician specializing in sports injuries. Like many other broke students in the 1980s, I did […]
Album Of The Week: The Avalanches’ Wildflower
Mystery surrounds a band that has only put out one album. Take the Sex Pistols — their only studio album is Never Mind The Bullocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols that […]
Rumor Has It That CTC Has A Hit On Their Hands
Years ago I stage-managed a production of Neil Simon’s farce Rumors. We had this great big proscenium arch stage that we filled with a two-level home, the setting for Charlie and Myra’s […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: July 13 – July 19
Damn Yankees, Ocean State Theatre, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick. Lola wants you to take in this all-American classic musical comedy featuring baseball, actual hell and lots of heart. oceanstatetheatre.org Runs […]
Interview with Jess Wolfe from Lucius
Since their second album, Wildewoman, hit the charts in 2013, Los Angeles indie pop act Lucius have become a must-see live band for all sorts of music fans. The stunning […]
Pokemon Go Goes Faster than Any of Us Thought
As a young, bespectacled, nerdy boy, I was enthralled with the world of Pokemon. The sense of adventure, customizing a team, optimizing strategies. I was into the original games, the […]
Alt-Nation: Belly @ The Café at The Parlor in Newport
To kick off their first performances in 20 years, Belly returned to where it all started in Newport performing a few doors down from where their first ever show was […]
Top 10 Acts To See At The Green River Music Festival
Celebrating 30 years of music, art and fun, The Green River Music Festival will take place this weekend from July 8 – 10 at Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, […]
2016 Motif Theater Awards
You can now vote on the 2016 Motif Theater Awards. Thank you for participating and supporting our theater community. More details on the awards show itself will come to this […]