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Marilyn A. Busch

Over the years Marilyn has worn more theatrical hats than she can count: actress, director, costume designer, playwright, make-up artist, comedienne, publicist, marketing guru, graphic designer and chauffeur, a talent that comes in handy to this day. A true Rhode Island girl, Marilyn saw her first musical at Theater by the Sea, fell in love with acting after having Looking Glass Theater visit to her school, spent her summers with Cumberland Company and received her BA in Theater Performance from RI College. Over the years Marilyn has worked with Trinity Rep, AS220, Perishable Theatre, Community Players, Alias Stage, National Black Theater Festival and has written for Providence Monthly, The NicePaper and more. Follow her on Twitter @madbusch or shoot her an email at marilynbusch@gmail.com.

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Born Yesterday Is Born Anew for Trump-Era Audiences

  A larger-than-life narcissistic loudmouthed businessman with an eye for beautiful women comes to Washington, DC with plans to take the city — and thereby the country — by storm. He’s a loud-mouthed millionaire who’s made a fortune by ruthlessly tearing down his competition, yet declares himself a champion of “free enterprise.” Sound familiar? Thankfully, Your […]

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Strength in Musical Numbers in Pro-Union “Cradle Will Rock”

  Marc Blitzstein’s Depression-era pro-union musical The Cradle Will Rock has always held an almost mythical “bad boy” spot in the history of theater, so it was really no surprise to me that the always irrepressible Head Trick Theatre chose to produce this rarely seen script. The play’s pedigree is pretty impressive as it was […]

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Why Is Women’s Work Never Done? Festival51 Women’s Playwriting Festival Takes Aim at the Issue Many American Theaters Want You to Ignore

According to a 2014 study, only 17% of the plays produced on US stages are written by women. As well-known playwright Marsha Norman sums it up, “That means, if life worked like theater, 4 out 5 things you ever heard would be said by men.” Fabulous odds. That’s right up there next to the recent “news […]

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After Hit Season, Historic Greenwich Odeum Is Taking the Summer Off for a Facelift

  Fresh from a milestone season filled with months of sold-out shows, the Greenwich Odeum is doing what every 90-year-old grand dame would like to do – take the summer off and get a much needed facelift. Built in 1926, the venue was primarily a showcase for vaudeville acts, and the Greenwich Theater, as she was […]

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Hats, Pants and All Skirts off! Don’t Miss Academy Players’ Fabulous Spring Awakening

  I have good news, some bad and a teeny glimmer of hope for those looking for a hot night of local theater. First the good, right? Academy Players’ newest production is, hands down, fantastic. With its perfectly cast group of outrageously energetic and solidly talented young performers, the production takes you on an unswerving […]

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Wilbury’s Murder Ballad Belts Out a Burning Tale of Love, Sex and Betrayal

With Murder Ballad, The Wilbury Theatre Group’s latest in-your-face rock musical, set designer Josh Christofferson has dressed down their Broad Street space to create the bare bones King’s Club, a dark, back alley bar that brings one right back to the old club days when Living Room, One Up and Rocket ruled Providence night life. […]

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