Winter Weather Advisory in effect from February 15, 01:00 PM EST until February 16, 07:00 PM EST High Wind Watch in effect from February 16, 07:00 PM EST until February 17, 07:00 PM EST At Providence, precipitation will begin as snow Sat 5pm and change to sleet, freezing rain, and finally rain Sun 2am – […]
Maybe you’ve read the philosophical novel by Yann Martel, or seen the movie, but you’ve seen nothing like this theatrical adaptation by Lolita Chakrabarti! PPAC presents Life of Pi, an epic tale of perseverance and hope. Told with incredible visuals, masterful puppetry and amazing stagecraft, Life of Pi creates a visually stunning journey that leaves […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from February 12, 10:00 PM EST until February 13, 10:00 AM EST At Providence, snow likely after Thu 12am, changing to sleet, freezing rain, and rain by 4am, becoming all rain by 7am, ending around 12pm. Thu afternoon high temperature 45°F. In the metropolitan area, expect a fraction of an […]
I married my first two boyfriends. Not at the same time. I grew up believing in the all consuming power of love. I believed that there were soulmates for everyone. Afterall, Disney never lies right? My bitter jaded adult brain has lost the glow and sparkle of young love. Love is a complicated and fickle […]
Leo hated taking flag down fares; it was the sheer unpredictability of how the ride could turn out that made him anxious. This was not New York, where a partition separated driver from customer. This was PVD, where because of simple proximity, a fare was privy to your world, and vice versa, for however long […]
We all have narcissists in our lives, whether in our family, friendships, workplaces, or our beds. One in every six persons around the world has narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), and that number is growing. We think of narcissists as people who love their reflection (actually self-loathing), but it is so much more disruptive than that. […]
It’s February; love is in the air! A dreary month caught in the middle of the winter hangover leftover from December’s holiday excitement, broken up by the lover’s excitement and extravagant experiences, chocolates, flowers and those obnoxious large teddy bears that somehow last until the end of time. One thing people don’t usually think about […]
Salt “We are fatally drawn toward anyone who seems to offer a way out of ourselves”, Joan Didion. I At the beginning, the salty smell, Followed me home, every even day, in the evenings, As I drove in cabs. Admittedly, the smell was bizarre to me, I thought, soma, maybe unbalanced bacteria, No bother to […]
In the intimate, shaggy sphere of Providence’s classic Avon Cinema, a row of college students sit in their winter parkas. They are taking ample time before the lights go down to talk; munching popcorn and biting off the heads of twizzlers with gloved hands. The heat in the cinema has turned off, and everyone’s breath […]
In 2006, Trinity Rep told the true, poignant stories of Rhode Islanders deployed in Iraq with the play Boots on the Ground. Nearly 20 years later, they now ask important questions as this legacy lives on. What have we forgotten? How have these very different people come together to heal? Someone Will Remember Us interlaces […]