On September 9, Motif celebrated the 9th annual RI Food Truck and 4th RI Brewery Awards! No one died, some pink monsters came out to dance, and the sun set on an overall good time at 195 District Park. Below is more info on all the winners of the Brewery Awards; keep an eye out […]
In the living room of his childhood home, a young Rich Lupo would sit as if under a spell, transistor radio pressed to his ear while the television played in the background. Especially at a young age, humans can soak up whatever they’re exposed to like sponges, albeit sometimes subconsciously. His father, a singing bartender, […]
Just when you think you’ve experienced all live theatre can do, the line is pushed even further into the realm of utter amazement. The latest “did-you-see-that?” moments come in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, at Providence Performing Arts Center through Oct. 4. Mind-warping visual trickery and clever direction take this written-for-stage franchise extension to […]
Silence = Death Under Brian McEleney’s direction, the much-anticipated Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika, wowed audiences just as much as part 1, Millennium Approaches. This continuation revisits the lives of its beloved, memorable characters as they confront illness, identity, the shifting tides of history and the human heart. Highly regarded as the greatest play […]
Photo: David Cantelli Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None remains one of the crown jewels of the mystery genre. It’s a story driven by the tension of dread. When a community theatre takes on an Agatha Christie whodunit, stakes are high. Clarity, tension, and ensemble chemistry must all align. In Attleboro Community Theatre’s case, […]
As a writer, I’m not so sure about that old adage, “Never judge a book by its cover.” I mean, just look at all the modern romance novels being released today, with their bright, minimalist cartoon covers featuring will-they/won’t-they couples plastered across them. Before that, we had covers made up of close-up pictures of ties, […]
Okee dokee folks… Parking. That is what is on my mind today. In my opinion, if a venue – or any business for that matter – does not take easy parking access into consideration as part of their operating scheme, then they are missing the big picture. Nowhere is this more important than in this […]
The man had been sitting in the coffee shop in the corner booth for hours. He had his collar up and slouched into his tan oversized coat, accepting a top off anytime the waitress came to check on him. He watched the window and the door anxiously, as if he were waiting for someone. But […]
On Monday night, September 29, Motif celebrated the denizens that keep this city liquored up! Thanks so much to R1 Indoor Karting for hosting and sponsoring us, and for musicians and performers Providence Drum Troupe, Danielle Riley, The Bimbo Factory, and DJ Steeley Chris! Also, big shoutout to O’Brien & Brough for sponsoring our mixology […]
In 1908, a vicious tropical storm ravaged the San Juan de la Maguana region of the Dominican Republic. Crops, livestock, homes, and people were wiped out on a record scale. There was an eccentric old man living in the area at the time, Olivorio Mateo. He had no family, no home, and slept in the […]