Kevin’s Culture Picks: What did our expert watch in April?
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 […]
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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
Retiring the Mockingbird: On cash grabs, Scott Rudin, and the search for better theatrical programming
I used to have a joke I’d make whenever somebody would tell me their theater needed to raise money fast. “Well,” I’d say, “you could always do To Kill a […]
The Ordinary Instant: “The Year of Magical Thinking” from The Players
“Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it.” Through April 11, The Players at Barker Playhouse treated audiences to an emotionally intense and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Invoice for Emotional Labor: Christopher Johnson’s latest performance explores questions about race and racism
This past weekend, April 8 – 10, Christopher Johnson debuted his workshop performance of Invoice For Emotional Labor. The streamed, recorded performance was presented by the Wilbury Theatre Group, in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Governor McKee Releases His $11.2 Billion Budget Proposal: New gov proposes an end to prohibition
Governor Dan McKee released his $11.2 billion budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year today in a budget briefing with the press. He inherits a big task from predecessor Gina […]