theater
All The Beauty and the Bloodshed
Jamestown Art Center 18 Valley St, Jamestown, RIAn epic story about artist and activist Nan Goldin, told through her groundbreaking photography and rare footage of her fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid crisis.
Sense & Sensibility
Burbage Theatre Co 59 Blackstone Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, United StatesA playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters – sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne – after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, with a fresh contemporary female voice.
A Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff
Island Moving Company 3 Charles Street, Newport, RI, United StatesFollow our young protagonist, literally, through the fabulous rooms of Rosecliff Mansion as she celebrates the holiday season with her family, battles with the Mouse King, dances with the Snow Queen, and travels with her beloved Nutcracker to the magical Land of Sweets!
Church Basement Ladies
Little Theatre 340 Prospect St, Fall River, RI, United StatesThis musical comedy based on recipes, food, and change in the church is heart-warming, and down to earth. It may remind you of many people you know from churches everywhere.
Miracle on 34th Street
Arctic Playhouse 117 Washington Street, West Warwick, RI, United StatesThis is a tale that we want to believe in, that creates a world free of the blatant commercialism that surrounds us, where love and decency and generosity of spirit are their own rewards. What we want Christmas to be all about, really. Inspired by the Macy’s-Gimbels conflict of the 1930s. And Santa.
A Christmas Carol: The Ghost Story
The JPT Film + Event Center 49 Touro Street, New Port, RI, United StatesClassic tale of life, love, loss and redemption as relevant today as when it was first published 179 years ago.
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberly
The Players @ Barker Playhouse 400 Benefit St, Providence, RI, United StatesWhether upstairs or downstairs, the residents are able to explore the confines of class and discover the warmth of family and the generosity of forgiveness in this charming spin-off of the classic 19th century Jane Austen novel.
Deathtrap
Liston Campus, ProvidenceA Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's play in this twisty classic. By Ira Levin & directed by Erin Hass.
A Christmas Carmella
Academy Players 180 Buttonhole Dr (Bldg 2), Providence, RIThe Dickens classic is turned on its head and cracks open its funny bone in this reimagined, RI-style Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Carol
Un-bah your humbug and get in the spirit of Christmas!
Dressed In Blue
Columbus Theatre 270 Broadway, Providence, RI, United StatesThe PVD premiere of Dressed in Blue (Vestida de Azul), a 1983 documentary exploring the lives of six transgender women living in Madrid in the years following Spain’s transition to democracy.
A Christmas Carol
Stadium Theatre 28 Monument Square, Woonsocket, RI, United StatesScrooge is back! The Royal Shakespeare Company’s take on A Christmas Carol.