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A Tale of Two Surprise Endings: ‘Night Mother and its producer, Counter-Productions Theatre Company
For anyone familiar with the technological side of our modern world, receiving an “end of life” announcement for a piece of hardware or software is a very common reminder […]
High-Octane Gloria Heads to The Gamm
The Gamm Theatre is continuing their new season with the dark comedy Gloria, from playwright Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate). The play made its debut off-Broadway in May 2015 and was a finalist […]
Bless Us: Holiday theater abounds in the Ocean State
A few years back, Motif took a look at the RI theater holiday season and determined that the plethora of Dickens offerings amounted to one of two things – a […]
The Roots Report: An Interview with Paula Poundstone
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Bristol Theatre’s Tommy Is a Champ
As anyone who attends plays regularly knows, community theater is the biggest of crapshoots. Due to the limitations of space, resources, money, manpower and talent base, each production has a […]
DITKO Brings the Man to Life on Stage
Lenny Schwartz is known for writing new plays, his terrific sense of humor and his love of comic books. He has skillfully combined these into his newest work, DITKO, now playing at […]
With a Rubber Hose: Is “The Hypochondriac’s” enema a metaphor?
Molière seems truly modern despite having lived in France in the 1600s: His sharp satire was aimed at superstition and hypocrisy, attracting criticism from religious authorities and the entrenched nobility. […]
Greg Geer Keeps His Eye on the Ball as Director of The Who’s Tommy at Bristol Theatre Company
The Tony Award-winning musical The Who’s Tommy is based on the classic rock opera about the deaf, dumb and blind boy who “sure plays a mean pinball.” Safe to […]
Lenny Clarke and Christine Hurley Return to the Greenwich Odeum
On November 10, Lenny Clarke and Christine Hurley will be returning to the Greenwich Odeum in East Greenwich. Lenny Clarke is a storied comedian from Boston who’s been performing comedy […]