Those of us in the performing arts are finding ourselves facing a new reality. As a member of the theater community, I’m lucky enough to be able to speak with leaders of artistic organizations all over the state about how they’re coping and what their plans are for the future, and I think it’s important […]
“I just know — for me — I’m not ready to go yet.” It’s tricky. Not just for her, but for everyone in her position. She’s about to graduate from a local university, and she has no idea what comes next. “There was a plan, because I had set up this job in New York. […]
Two weeks after she closed her last show, Gladys Cole reached out to Brown Paper Tickets looking for a check. “I spoke with Chris S,” says Cole. “He said, ‘Hold on let me speak to my supervisor.’ He came back a few minutes later, and said ‘We are a little behind due to the COVID-19,’ […]
“I used to get out of work late sometimes and I would walk home. I don’t live far — just like, two miles? I don’t like where I live. The area is good, but my place is me and my cousin who lives with me, and he works third shift, so he’s got to sleep […]
Those of us in the performing arts are finding ourselves facing a new reality. As a member of the theater community, I’m lucky enough to be able to speak with leaders of artistic organizations all over the state about how they’re coping and what their plans are for the future, and I think it’s important […]
They saw her go by with her dog a few days after they started working from home, but before they realized that’s where they were going to be stationed for weeks to come. “My computer is set up by the window facing the street so I can people watch while I work, and I saw […]
“Nobody hangs pictures anymore, so I thought, ‘I’m going to hang pictures.’” He got here the week before the pandemic started. Providence was offering a new start, a new job and new possibilities. Like anyone arriving in the Renaissance City, he was excited for WaterFire, PVDFest and all the other city-wide events that make summer […]
Those of us in the performing arts are finding ourselves facing a new reality. As a member of the theater community, I’m lucky enough to be able to speak with leaders of artistic organizations all over the state about how they’re coping and what their plans are for the future, and I think it’s important […]
I’ve never written about local news until now. Truthfully, most of my news has come from national outlets over the past few years, but as we find ourselves in the midst of a crisis that affects us on both a national and local level, I’ve been relying more and more on local news sources to […]
“At 3am every night, this guy comes in and asks me how I’m doing. He’s this older guy and I tell him he needs to be home, but he says there’s nobody out at that time, and he’s going stir crazy. I don’t bother yelling at him anymore, because I feel bad for him. I […]