The Prince, The Play, and The Theater
I really didn’t want to write this review. That’s become a common phrase for me, and it might be because I find it daunting to approach a production with as […]
Events:
Bobby Anspach: Everything is Change
June 21 - September 28Howard Gardiner Cushing: A Harmony of Line and Color
July 12 - December 31Liz Collins
Motherlode.
July 19, 2025 - January 1, 2026David Clarke Featured Exhibit
Reception Sep 6.
August 28 - October 5Cold War Choir Practice
It’s twilight in Ronald Reagan’s America, and the specter of nuclear war hangs over the country – but rent is still due on the first. When a prominent Black conservative
September 1 - October 5ERIC-PAUL RIEGE
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September 3 - December 7Susan Graseck and Holly Grosvenor
Opening Reception: Sun, Sep 14, 2 – 4pm.
September 4 - October 2Wooley Dutton, Jessica Hamilton Humphrey, and Bridget Jourgensen
Opening Reception: Sun, Sep 14, 2 – 4pm.
September 4 - October 2Arts Professional Showcase
Opening Reception: Sun, Sep 14, 2 – 4pm.
September 4 - October 2Cold War Choir Practice
It’s twilight in Ronald Reagan’s America, and the specter of nuclear war hangs over the country – but rent is still due on the first. When a prominent Black conservative
September 4 - October 5Emergence
Reception: Sat, Sep 6, 6 – 8pm.
September 6 - October 3Fall Into Place
September Unjuried Open Show.
September 6 - September 28Every Brilliant Thing
You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s
September 11 - September 26Mill Town Art
September 13 - November 29A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026Emergence
September 14 - October 3Nostalgia (Juried)
September 14 - October 4Wooley Dutton, Jessica Hamilton Humphrey, and Bridget Jourgensen
Opening Reception: Sun, Sep 14, 2 – 4pm.
September 14 - October 2Arts Professional Showcase
Opening Reception: Sun, Sep 14, 2 – 4pm.
September 14 - October 2Susan Graseck and Holly Grosvenor
Opening Reception: Sun, Sep 14, 2 – 4pm.
September 14 - October 2
In Providence
The Queen of Providence
She didn’t want me to write about her. Oh, don’t misunderstand me. She gave me permission, but she had no interest when I pitched my idea to her. The Queen […]
In Providence
For some of us, the year begins in September. It’s not a unanimous feeling that Providence is a college town, but something about Labor Day weekend, when the students return […]
Watch It! Wanna learn about local theater? Listen up
If you’re a student arriving in PVD for the first time, or one who’s grown up here but wants to make theater a part of their college life, you’ve come […]
Creation Is the Greatest Thing
An interview with Taylor Mac
On the same day that Robert Mueller testified before Congress, I had the pleasure of interviewing MacArthur Fellow, Tony-nominated performer and playwright, and gift to us all, Taylor Mac. You’re […]
A Wonderful New World
CTC’s sophisticated summer comedy
One of the true pleasures of summer in Rhode Island is spending an evening at the Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, where they’ve built a reputation for offering any and […]
Hamilton Hasn’t Changed, but We Sure Have
The very idea of this review is ridiculous. A review of Hamilton. Honestly, what could be the point? Now that Hamilton is touring the country with two separate companies (We’ve […]
You Can’t Go to Thayer Again
The first and only time I ever got called a “f_g” was on Thayer Street. It was 2010 and Brown University was on winter break. I remember thinking the situation […]
All Hail Queen Margaret
It’s not uncommon for RI’s theater scene to be taken over by Shakespeare in the summer months. This season, we’ve already seen TRIST present The Merry Wives of Windsor, and […]
An Audience with the King
On democracy and the theater
On November 18, 2016, newly elected Vice President Mike Pence attended a performance of the global phenomenon Hamilton and experienced something very rare in the world of theater. An address […]