Rhode Island Theatre and RIPE
Motif Columnist , Terry Shea, sits down with us at MoTiv to discuss the state of RI’s local theater scene.
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A Shared Journey
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Threepenny for Your Thoughts
I feel like I’m in the right place when I see a Wilbury Group production. I cheered “U-S-A!” at The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity and I cried honest and […]
Dysfunctional Comedy Masterfully Executed in Gamm’s Beauty Queen of Leenane
The Gamm Theatre creates an exquisite balance between darkness and comedy in their staging of Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane. McDonagh was in his mid-20s when he wrote […]
Next Gen Theatre Explores Intimacy
All This Intimacy reminds us that connecting with other people in this day and age is easy; however, it does take more than physical contact and a few casual conversations to develop […]
Mixed Magic Theatre Meets The Zoo Story’s Challenge
Edward Albee’s startlingly beautiful and disturbing debut, The Zoo Story, gets few airings, despite its notoriety. Professional productions are prohibited, which leaves this challenging one-act to academic and amateur settings. To […]
The King and I: Charming Springtime Theater from the Ocean State Theatre Company
It is anyone’s guess how much of The King and I is based on a truthful or, at least, objective account. Anna Leonowens, the real life English governess, was accused […]
Head South and Give an Ear to God’s Ear
This is an interesting time for Rhode Island theater, as the seemingly isolated and disparate companies proliferating the Ocean State are beginning to form some interesting collaborative partnerships. Aside from […]
Cranston Artists’ Exchange Celebrates Its Own Community with “Our Town” Play
While Our Town is a Pulitzer Prize winning classic, its simplicity belies its depth. The Artists’ Exchange, under the mature direction of Rich Morra, reminds us of the messages Thorton Wilder intended. […]
Straight White Men at Brown University
Named, “the most adventurous playwright of her generation,” by the New York Times, Obie Award winning director and playwright, Young Jean Lee, explored a new discourse in her work-in-progress Straight […]
Social Creatures at Trinity Rep
Trinity Rep’s new horror play about society is interesting and ambitious. It challenges us to think about what trade-offs we make in order to be members of society, but shies […]