In Providence
High Fashion
If you were downtown this weekend, you may have noticed her walking through Kennedy Plaza wearing a dress worth thousands of dollars. The dress was inherited. Her mother had it […]
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, 2026You Are Here
July 26 - September 20Rhode Island College 2-D Faculty Exhibition.
Reception: Thu, Aug 31, 4 – 6pm.
August 28 - September 19David 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 26The Odd Couple (Female Version)
Neil Simon, the Pulitzer, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning master of theatre, revisits his beloved 1965 hit with a gender swap. Personalities clash between two utterly different women, leading to both
September 12 - September 21Dinner with Friends
What happens when the foundation of friendship begins to crack? In Dinner with Friends, two couples — lifelong friends — find their lives upended when one marriage falls apart, forcing
September 12 - September 21Mill Town Art
September 13 - November 29A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026Emergence
September 14 - October 3
In Providence
Back in Business
Rhode Island theaters plan their in-person return
As we wrap up our (hopefully) last pandemic season, where theaters were making the best of digital resources and innovative engagement, we’re seeing more signs of in-person performing arts everyday. […]
In Providence
Squirrels
If you drove by an accident in Providence on a chilly Saturday night a few weeks ago, you might not realize it was caused by a squirrel. “They’re all over […]
Who Has the Rights?
On Licensing and Equity
“We know how disappointing this must be…” I’m not sure why, but it had never occurred to me that as theaters were preparing to reopen all over the country, there […]
Kevin’s Culture Picks
What did our expert watch in April?
Every week, I’ve been doing a deep dive into cultural issues, usually theater-related, that are bothering me or that deserve a second look. But who needs another thinkpiece, right? I […]
In Providence Creative Writing
Taking on the burden of the truth
If you read this column every week, you might have the same question they had for me: “So how much of it is real?” My first in-person interview in a […]
Retiring the Mockingbird
On cash grabs, Scott Rudin, and the search for better theatrical programming
I used to have a joke I’d make whenever somebody would tell me their theater needed to raise money fast. “Well,” I’d say, “you could always do To Kill a […]
In Providence
Kow Kow
If you’ve looked at my social media recently, then I should probably apologize to you. Just, you know, in general. But if you went looking for photos of ice cream […]
The Ordinary Instant
“The Year of Magical Thinking” from The Players
“Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it.” Through April 11, The Players at Barker Playhouse treated audiences to an emotionally intense and […]
In Providence
A little off the top
If you had asked me when I was younger what my least favorite thing to do on a Saturday was, it would be the day, every other month, when my […]