Terry Shea

“The hardest thing to do is to hold onto God…it’s easy to see the darkness.” – Zoe, The Healing The tenets of Christian Science dictate that illness is a spiritual, rather than a physical, matter and that life can be handled with a return to what they see as a “primitive Christianity and its lost […]

“Is it any less true than if it were true?” – Louis, Le Dernier Repas: A Love Story Counter-Productions Theatre Company starts its New Works series with a remarkable world premiere of a piece by David Eliet, a prodigious playwright whose works have been seen on Rhode Island stages for many years. Eliet has never […]

“We were expected to destroy one another and ourselves collectively in the worst racial conflagration. Instead, we, as a people, chose the path of negotiation, compromise and peaceful settlement. Instead of hatred and revenge we chose reconciliation and nation-building.” – Nelson Mandela “Eugene (de Kock) is no longer radically ‘other’ for me. He is, for […]

Eight years ago, moviegoers were amazed to see a seemingly unaged Jeff Bridges resurrect his role from 1982’s Tron for the 2010 sequel, marveling at how makeup could have rendered him 22 years younger. Of course, the truth was more amazing, as it was revealed that CGI came heavily into play, meaning that Bridges himself did […]

The “outrageous cosmic comedy,” American Strippers, by Rhode Island’s own Kevin Broccoli, received its world premiere as the final production of Epic Theatre Company’s 2015 season. It’s a bawdy but intelligent fantasy, where Greek goddesses throw a bachelorette party for Aphrodite in a Texas strip club run by American legends such as Pecos Bill and […]

“This isn’t a sex play — it’s not an S&M play — that’s way too simple a frame for how smart it actually is. That’s just the entry point.” – Kate Kataja, director of Venus in Fur, BTC Playwright David Ives’ tango of sexual tension, Venus in Fur, succeeds on paper precisely because it’s not […]

There’s a lot to savor in Rhode Island theater over the next several weeks, as most companies are opening their seasons with an array of thought-provoking dramas, twisted comedies, reimagined classics and the usual offering of large-scale musicals. Among all this choice, however, some outfits have been steadily staying the course and providing consistent entertainment […]