Amateurs: Binge-Watch Some Backstage Drama
“She looks alarmed, and it is the same disingenuousness that marked the bad acting of so many of Emily’s friends … when they pretended to be actors in their community […]
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The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Fabulously Entertaining Blue Leaves Urges Audiences to Cherish Reality
John Guare’s dark, biting, yet somehow sweet family drama The House of Blue Leaves was last produced in RI almost exactly a year ago by Next Generation Theatre. In the […]
Five Choreographers Join Forces for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
After a long, snowy winter, spring is right around the corner and the State Ballet of Rhode Island looks to heat things up by presenting their annual spring performance nearly […]
2nd Story’s 4000 Miles is funny, beautiful and touching
I’m known for complaining about the lack of women playwrights whose work gets produced. One reason artistic directors are reluctant to produce women is because they are telling a “female” […]
Trinity’s Glass Menagerie Is Cracked
Trinity Repertory Company has unveiled a slightly refurbished version of playwright Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. The semi-autobiographical memory play focuses on the Wingfields: Tom (Brian McEleney), who serves as narrator, […]
Interview with The Blue Man Group’s Mike Brown
For over 20 years, the world has been amazed by a bunch of guys covered in blue paint and wearing black sweatsuits who like to make a lot of noise […]
Audiences Wonder: How Did They Last The Last Five Years?
As most of the country debates whether or not Anastasia Steele’s sexual awaking is empowering or just pure smut, Ocean State Theatre Company’s current offering, the contemporary musical The Last […]
Topdog/Underdog Shows Audiences Important Performances
“Pick a black card, pick a loser” – Suzan-Lori Parks, Topdog/Underdog Topdog/Underdog has been described as a “postracial” play, but that moniker is purely academic. Suzan-Lori Parks’ story of two […]
Juxtapose Showcases Different Ballet Styles
For many aficionados of classical ballet, the enjoyment comes from watching a dancer’s technique, strength and stamina. Critics often refer to long, clean lines and gravity-defying leaps whereas with contemporary […]
Three Shoeboxes — A World Premiere
Best-selling and award-winning local author Steven Manchester delivered the world premiere of his first ever stage play, Three Shoeboxes. Put on by Footlights Reportory Co. at The Grange in Swansea, […]