A Return to PPAC
The comeback tour
The last time I stepped foot in the Providence Performing Arts Center, it was to see the splendid tour of Hello Dolly! that played to less than full houses because […]
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
A Return to PPAC
In Providence
Don’t Speak
If you get invited to one of their get-togethers, it’s a good idea to bring something that’ll keep you occupied. “It’s not that you’re not allowed to talk, we just […]
The Ticket Cost
On theater and elitism
Soon after graduating from college with a degree in theater and a lot of uncertainty as to what my next steps should be, I decided that networking might be the […]
That Doesn’t Look Like Change to Me
On how “coming back better” has become “come back soon”
“I think we just need to focus on getting the message out that we’re back. We’re back and it’s safe. I think that’s a big enough task in and of […]
In Providence
The DJ of Bowen Street
If you were walking down Bowen Street sometime in the spring of 2005, you may have been going for a leisurely walk and detected the low thrum of a beat […]
In Providence
Aisle nine
If you’re like me, the only way you wanted to end a wild Saturday night out when you were in your 20s was a trip to the local grocery store. […]
Kevin’s Culture Picks
What kept our culture expert entertained in March?
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
Have a burger with me
If you walked by the Johnny Rockets on Thayer Street in the summer of 2007, you may have noticed a rather sad boy sitting at the window by himself, nursing […]
The Rules Do Not Apply
The Little Theatre of Fall River’s “The Last Five Years”
“If I hadn’t believed in you I wouldn’t have loved you at all” One of the great ironies that’ll be written about when people start assessing what the performing arts […]
The Ghost Light
A year in the theater
“Do you think theater will survive?” Believe it or not, I started getting asked this question long before the pandemic struck. I would be asked to come in and do […]