The Band’s Visit has Arrived
Something remarkable is happening at PPAC. I know, you probably didn’t expect to see that sentence coming from me. But it just so happens that the sleepy theatrical month of […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
An Open Letter to Thomas Tobin, Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence
Editor’s note: On June 1, Thomas Tobin, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, wrote from his official Twitter account: “A reminder that Catholics should not support or attend LGBTQ ‘Pride Month’ […]
Trinity’s Marisol Is Remarkable
Admittedly, I love a big swing. Keep that in mind as you read this review. Every so often, the folks at Trinity Rep like to remind us that when it […]
Opinion: Time for Mockingbird to Fly Away
If you follow theater news, you’ve probably been made aware of several cancelled productions of To Kill a Mockingbird, including one in Massachusetts, due to super-producer Scott Rudin claiming that […]
Arctic’s Life in the Theater — it’s About Time
David Mamet used to be one of the most heavily produced playwrights in the country with smash hits such as Glengarry Glen Ross and Oleanna regularly appearing at any theater […]
A Conversation about Black Odyssey with Joe Wilson Jr.
It’s commonplace in theater for a show to get a lot of press leading up to its opening, then reviews, then disappear off our critical radar even though most professional […]
RI Theater: 2019 and Beyond
It’s difficult to predict what the future of theater will be — or if there will be a future for anything, really — and trying to predict what theater will […]
Curt Columbus, Trinity Artistic Director, Provides Full Experiences with the ’18 – ’19 Season
One of my favorite conversations as part of the AD’s World series was the conversation I had with Curt Columbus about Trinity Rep’s 2017 – 2018 Season. Curt was nice […]
Audiences Are in Love with Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love has had an interesting journey to the stage. It’s not uncommon for movies to get theatrical adaptations, and in this case, the film was written by Tom […]
2nd Story, Take a Bow
There are better people than me who could be writing this. I acted in far fewer shows at 2nd Story Theatre than a lot of actors in this area, and […]