Cirque Mechanics’ Pedal Punk to Launch Artistic Icons Series
The 2016/2017 Artistic Icons Series launches at The Vets on October 29 at 7:30pm with Cirque Mechanics’ “Pedal Punk,” a steampunk spectacle of stunning circus arts featuring a dazzling […]
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The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Fall Theater Preview
We’re skeptical that any theatrical event this fall could possibly come close to grabbing the public’s attention quite like the epic comedy (or is it a tragedy?) that is our […]
A Newcomers Guide to Local Theater
You’re new here. Haven’t had a chance to settle in and get your cultural bearings on the Ocean State. What even happens in Rhode Island? Is there life outside […]
Wild and Wacky “Liaisons”
For the second year in a row, the fictional Boys of Saint Matthews are presenting their interpretation of a literary classic. Last year it was Tartuffe. This time they take […]
2016 Motif Theater Awards Recap
The 2016 Motif Theater Awards may have been the best yet. The grand ballroom at Fete was filled to capacity — fortunately, theater people get along in close quarters — […]
AD World: An Interview with Ocean State Theatre Company’s Amiee Turner
This continues a series of interviews where Epic artistic director Kevin Broccoli interviews other ADs in the area to create a more in-depth conversation about theater in Rhode Island. This […]
Move over Shakespeare, Head Trick has a New Show in Town
It isn’t summer without an outdoor Shakespearian play. Head Trick Theatre has, excuse the pun, turned that idea on its head with its latest selection The Revenger’s Tragedy by Thomas […]
Delightful Sunshine Boys
Bob Colonna and William Oakes make for a dynamic duo as “The Sunshine Boys”, a pair of ex-vaudevillians who reunite for a television special in 1972. Willie (Colonna) hasn’t seen […]
Avenue Q Delivers a Strong Message from Under All That Felt
It’s no secret that theater is all about pushing the envelope and being ever edgier and raunchier. Even seemingly innocent shows may be riddled with unexpected innuendo and profanity. And […]
One Act Play Festival at Theatre 82: Second Wave
The 11th Annual One Act Play Festival, which began last month, is presenting eight plays in its second “wave.” Dwayne Yancey’s Death by Poinsettia is a deliciously dark comedy about a […]