The quintessential story of AIDS in America during the 1980s. Perestroika is the subtitle of the second installment of the epic theatrical saga, Angels in America by Tony Kushner. This ingenious Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece is presented by Epic Theatre Company at Theater 82 in Cranston on Rolfe Street. Kevin Broccoli and his […]
The life of country western music legend Patsy Cline was cut short due to a plane crash in 1963, but her songs live on in Always … Patsy Cline, which opened at Ocean State Theater Company on June 4 and runs until the 22nd. Erin McCracken delivers a stellar performance as Cline. McCracken is an […]
What would happen if you put two highly intellectual individuals in a room and let them debate the existence of God? Freud’s Last Session, a witty and provocative play by Mark St. Germain, isolates the legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud and the author C.S. Lewis in Freud’s office for a riveting 60 minutes at Warren’s […]
3heARTS Productions Recreates a Classic If MacBeth took place in 2014, would the play have ended differently? Rather than behead MacBeth, could Macduff forgive his rival for butchering his wife and son? Could MacBeth ever rid himself of those pesky ghosts and obtain peace, despite his horrific crimes? Probably, but only if the process aired […]
An Exploration of Gay Lifestyle Staging Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, especially in an intimate space like Epic Theatre’s 82 Rolphe Square, is a daunting task that takes artistic courage and strong acting. This production has both. Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, is a 1993 Pulitzer Prize-winning play in two parts. […]
Entertainment lineages are nothing new as Barrymores, Reitmans, Sheens and Hustons have filled stage and screen with their names and talents. Closer to home, it’s not unusual to see some family names appear multiple times in one program as parents and children band together to keep artistic vision alive in the Ocean State. Pitts-Wiley is […]
Wilbury Theatre’s recent epic production of Blasted showed us what confrontational and controversial theater in Rhode Island can be like. To move from a tale of dystopian cannibalistic sexual assault and mayhem to a fairly well-known gem in the musical theater canon may seem like an absurd leap, but Cabaret is not light fare and, […]
The Cool Collective Presents an Exciting Multi-Media Experience The Cool Collective from the Resources for Human Development-Rhode Island (RHD-RI) presents an original play, Pizza World for one weekend only on Friday, June 6 at 7pm and Saturday, June 7 at 2pm at 95 Empire Street, Providence. An exciting, multi-media presentation, in development since last September, […]
Satirical Comedy Comes to the Artist’s Exchange There truly is a wonderful gaggle of talented actors in Rhode Island. And they’re not just at the “professional” venues; they are everywhere. Orson’s Shadow, by Austin Pendleton, is currently playing at the Artists’ Exchange on Rolfe Street in Cranston and it provides a vehicle to showcase the […]
Morality is personal, not political; this is, to a large extent, the theme of White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, a theatrical experiment written by Nassim Soleimanpour. Because the playwright is an Iranian who is not allowed to travel outside of his country, he is unable to participate in performances and therefore has written his play to […]