Rhode Island is unique for many reasons — quahogs, bubblahs and our tight-knit theater community. However, if you’re new to this amazing area, you can be overwhelmed with all the choices. From a Theatre by the Sea to a 2nd Story, where are you supposed to begin? Have no fear, dear new Rhode Islander. Rhode Island […]
Elaborately and creatively choreographed dance in an Elizabethan style is the highlight of Head Trick Theatre’s outdoor production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Because most of this light comedy is set in a forest, it is one of the most popular Shakespeare plays for in-the-park performance. I’ve seen at least a dozen versions over […]
In the Heights is a Lin Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes Tony award winning musical. I don’t get up to NYC as much as I would like, so I sat down to watch Academy’s production not knowing what to expect. The set was not only fitting, but clever as well, as it doubled as […]
The Burbage Theatre Company, now fully ensconced in their downtown location at Aurora, is winding down the summer in Providence with a brief Repertory presentation. Red Light Winter by Adam Rapp is being alternately performed with Love Song by John Kolvenback. I attended Love Song, a charming, energetic, yet somewhat unsettling dark comedy. The space […]
Being a Broadway musical fan as well as a movie buff has paid handsome dividends in recent years as movies, particularly comedies, have been adapted for the stage on a now predictable basis. We’re at the point where it’s becoming increasingly difficult, especially for younger audiences, to trace the origins of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels or […]
I was more than intrigued when I saw that EPIC Theatre was staging an adaptation of Moliere’s Tartuffe. As nerdy as this sounds, I love Moliere. There is something to be said about theater that has lasted over 350 years and can still make audiences laugh. Tartuffe is about the blind adoration Orgon (Stevie Smith) […]
For over 40 years, A Prairie Home Companion has graced radios with its presence all across the United States, whether it’s at its home base at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, or at one of its numerous stops on the road. Last June, long-time host Garrison Keillor announced that he’ll retire from his […]
I would pay good money to see “The Payton St. James Show.” There, I said it. Now, you may not know who on earth Payton St. James is – yet – but let me tell you, (s)he is the real deal. And yes, there is no such thing as The Payton St. James Show – […]
Jane Eyre, by Chrlotte Bronte, is a beloved classic. It’s on reading lists for English classes, it’s been adapted for stage and screen and it’s on bookshelves in even the tiniest of bookstores. It is one of those pieces that you feel a familiarity with, and can’t possibly imagine someone coming up with a new […]
Festival 51, the brainchild of actress and director Leann Heath and her co-producer actor/director (and Motif critic) Terry Shea, is putting the spotlight on the work of women playwrights. Last spring, Festival51 put out the call for new and emerging New England women writers to submit their work for consideration in the first annual festival. […]