According to a 2014 study, only 17% of the plays produced on US stages are written by women. As well-known playwright Marsha Norman sums it up, “That means, if life worked like theater, 4 out 5 things you ever heard would be said by men.” Fabulous odds. That’s right up there next to the recent “news […]
There’s plenty of offerings for Rhode Island theatergoers this summer. Matunuck’s Theatre by the Sea begins its season with The Buddy Holly Story June 1 through 19. The show follows the journey of rock legend Buddy Holly’s rise to the top of the record charts during the golden days of rock ‘n’ roll in this tribute […]
Fresh from a milestone season filled with months of sold-out shows, the Greenwich Odeum is doing what every 90-year-old grand dame would like to do – take the summer off and get a much needed facelift. Built in 1926, the venue was primarily a showcase for vaudeville acts, and the Greenwich Theater, as she was […]
The story could end there, as Bill Hanney, owner of TBTS, has enthused about the new development to everyone who will listen. Advance ticket sales are at an all-time high and the new rust-proof transformer outside (“all that salty sea air, you know,” explains Hanney) has something to do with it. However, the storied old […]
If you’re looking for some religious education without heavy-handed moralizing, then Late Nite Catechism is for you. This one-woman show, being performed at Trinity Repertory Company, features Colleen Moore as Sister, a no-nonsense nun who won’t tolerate any misbehavior in her classroom. The 90-minute show features plenty of interaction between the nun and the […]
When Andrew Hendrick visits Providence this week, he won’t be completely unfamiliar with the area. The native Connecticut resident knows Rhode Island well, for a particularly endearing reason. “My middle name is Bryant. My parents met at Bryant College.” And of course, being a New Englander he has visited friends at some of the great […]
The decline and fall of a civilized society from ancient greatness to modern mediocrity has been the subject of much of British literature for centuries, ranging from William Blake and Lord Byron to Rudyard Kipling and J.R.R. Tolkien. Jerusalem takes place entirely at the ramshackle caravan abode of Byronic anti-hero “Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron” (David Tessier) […]
On May 15 a group affiliated with students of the Brown/Trinity MFA program and identified with the hashtag #dismantlebrowntrinity staged a silent protest outside of Trinity Repertory Company as their critique of ongoing institutional racism of the theater. Adrian Blount, a soon-to-be MFA in the Brown/Trinity program, and one of several organizers of the protest, says […]
I choose my words carefully. As an educator, I recognize their worth with my students, as a mom I know they will be repeated and as a writer I acknowledge their effect. So when I found myself in PPAC’s beautiful house waiting for Carol Burnett to take the stage one word came to mind, and […]
The summertime tradition of Shakespeare in the park is truly delightful. This year The Rhode Island Shakespeare Theatre (TRIST) presents Taming of the Shrew at the Roger Williams Memorial, North Main Street, Providence. Directed by Bob Colonna, this production is great entertainment for a summer’s eve. Colonna directs with an eye for the outdoor […]