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 fitting it is, then, to celebrate this groundbreaking production with […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
The Roots Report: Starship Fails to Blast Off and The Guess Who Left Me Scratching My Head
Okee dokee folks… The other night I went to check out a show featuring two classic rock bands at Twin River’s Event Center. The bands were Starship, featuring Mickey Thomas, […]
Engaged Anthropology: Brown’s Haffenreffer Museum collection reflects social issues
As the sepia-tinged blanket of fall warms the landscape with hues of burnt orange, yellow and red, college campuses across New England are coming to life with all the bustle […]
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 on Broadway in 1986 and ran for about a year, […]
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 with a foot-stomping, rafter-shaking and heart pumping production of Disney’s Newsies The Musical. […]
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 the most well-known murder mysteries of all time, your production […]
Now Hear This: Aural Sex brings queer-positive porn to the masses
“Love can’t pay the rent, but lust…” / “Bo leans into Delilah, their nose touching her cheek as they lock lips. Long and tender.” / “Arriving at the house, he […]
Her Thang: Scout Lyons’ individuality takes centerstage
Every artist has a “thang,” and for Providence-based pop singer Scout Lyons, it’s celebrating individuality. She officially released her new single, “Do My Thang,” on August 24, complete with a […]
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 An Exploration of New Works, the series features local playwright […]
Advice from the Trenches: High School Fashion
Dear C and Dr. B It’s the first week of my daughters high school freshman year. She is a good kid and has always been a good student. She is […]