They’re not the pin-ups you’d expect to see adorning the pages of a calendar, but the women of Yorkshire’s Women’s Institute bare all for a worthy cause. Calendar Girls, currently being performed by Pawtucket’s Community Players under the direction of Pamela Jackson, is the stage adaptation of the 2003 film starring Helen Mirren and Julie […]
“You have everything in the world you want; you’ve told me about your home, and your family, and your own little zoo.” – Edward Albee, Zoo Story In 2004, Edward Albee added a prequel to his iconic 1959 play, “The Zoo Story.” Rarely ever has a playwright been able to make such a large adjustment […]
I’ve wanted to take a belly dancing class for years, but always found a reason not to — lack of time, lack of confidence, lack of the ability to move my hips in precise, snake-like movements. But finally one day, when life was feeling a bit stifling, I, in a fit of rebellion, signed up […]
Carrie: The Musical is based on the Stephen King novel (and subsequent film) Carrie, and written for the stage by Lawrence D. Cohen. Directed by Jimmy Calitri, Carrie is a unique retelling of the horror story through the conduit of musical theater. Produced by the Academy Players in Providence on an open and inviting stage, […]
“All live to die, and rise to fall.” – Christopher Marlowe, Edward II Jeff Church, artistic director of Burbage Theatre Company is quick to explain the context of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II as a “16th Century playwright” writing a “psychosexual thriller about a gay 14th Century king.” Fans of the intrigues of Game of Thrones […]
“Sometimes I think, when it gets too quiet up there, you say to yourself, ‘What kind of mischief can I play on My friend Tevye?’” Every so often a tour comes through PPAC that seems to have all the right pieces and just doesn’t fit. It’s understood that the road can do a lot to […]
Agnes of God, by John Pielmeier, is billed as ‘A searing story of a young nun faced with assessing the murder of a newborn. The secrets exposed and the faith challenged in this gripping play will leave audiences questioning who they believe – and why.’ Gripping indeed! Thanks to some powerful acting, as well as […]
“I think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black Americans, to make a connection with our past in order to determine the kind of future we’re going to have. In other words, we simply need to know who we are in relation […]
“You score too many points, they’ll change the rules.” The first non-Christmas Carol show I ever saw at Trinity Rep was an unforgettable production of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson starring two local legends — Rose Weaver and Ricardo Pitts-Wiley. As I sat in my seat on opening night of Trinity’s latest production — Wilson’s Radio […]
Alan Hawkridge, a director with a diverse theatrical background (and quite a wit, as demonstrated in the lengthy preshow curtain speech), directs The Players’ production of The Country House by Donald Margulies. A theatrical family has come back to their summer home for the annual Williamstown Theatre Festival. A death in the family the previous year […]