In Providence: Come on Home
“I think if 10 people show up, I’ll be happy.” He invited closer to 30. “Ten would be nice, but even if one person shows up, I’m going to be […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
In Providence: Every Kiss You’ve Got
“He’s what I need to give up. Just him. Him and I’m good.” She tells me that for the New Year, she’s changing the locks and deleting his number from […]
In Providence: Providence Station
“The last time she was here, it felt forced. It felt like we were trying too hard. I know I felt that way, but I still wanted to try. This […]
Fade: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
Fade is a play you really, really want to like. It has characters you rarely get to see onstage, a playwright with an interesting perspective, and an environment that seems […]
In Providence: A Reindeer on Blackstone Boulevard
“He knows it’s my reindeer. Let him say whatever he wants, but he knows damn well that reindeer is mine.” I got a tip that there was a custody battle […]
Come From Away at PPAC Focuses on the Light in a Dark Moment
It’s a Christmas miracle. The lights came up, the actors bowed, and the audience didn’t head for the doors. Anyone who knows me knows about my never-ending gripe with the […]
In Providence: The Academy Avenue Book Club
“There’s a system for the books. I don’t know what it is, but — I look at a book and I know where it belongs — on what shelf. It’s […]
In Providence: A Providence Thanksgiving
“This would have been her big Thanksgiving, because she was always saying how, you know, when she was gone, if we all could do the holidays and not ‘eff’ it […]
In Providence: Delivered
“The last guy gave me $10 on a $22 order. I told him ‘Thank you, thank you so much.’ He said he used to do the same thing I’m doing. […]
In Providence: Twelve Tattoos
“I wasn’t young for very long.” She takes me to Glorious West African Cuisine on Elmwood Avenue. We eat fried plantains and dry rice, and she accuses me of picking […]