Marilyn A. Busch

While many in the local theater scene have earned the moniker of “hardest working man (or woman) in local theater,” hands down, David & Beth Jepson deserve a huge hat tip for their years of dedication to Westerly’s historic Granite Theater. Under the artistic leadership of the couple’s Renaissance City Theatre Company, the venue is […]

  I love the term “Mama Bear.” It conjures up such strong images of female strength, with a nod toward someone who protects, nurtures and provides for not only her own children, but others as well. As such, it is the perfect way to describe Rita A. Maron, artistic director and driving force behind Academy […]

While Attleboro Community Theatre is now clocking in more than 60 years actively producing plays, the “old” broad is nowhere near slowing down to let the rest of the world pass it by. In fact, with their latest production, Kevin Broccoli’s naughty mythological mashup American Strippers, the group has thrown down the gauntlet to all other […]

There is nothing more satisfying than that first crackle as you tap your spoon into the rock hard top of a crème brulee. Five simple household ingredients – cream, vanilla, salt, eggs and sugar – make up the dessert. The most important part of the recipe is extreme heat – an open flame — often […]

No matter what subject they have set their sights on, Strange Attractor Theatre brings to it a thirst for knowledge and a quest to understand the human side of a story. Jed Hancock-Brainerd and Rebecca Noon are co-directors of Strange Attractor, and they use what they refer to as a “deep-dive” investigation of a subject […]

Whether by divine plan or just cosmic joke, the local theater stars have aligned this January to offer audiences the perfect companion piece to The Gamm Theatre’s much lauded new adaptation of Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya. This “super moon” of theatrical events comes in the form of a wonderfully staged and phenomenally acted production of […]

  The Community Players continue their 97th season with the wry comedy Lovers and Other Strangers, a compilation of five comic scenes featuring New York couples in various stages of their relationships — from the first bloom of romance to a bedroom battle of the sexes to a long-married couple desperately trying to understand their […]