All Hail Queen Margaret
It’s not uncommon for RI’s theater scene to be taken over by Shakespeare in the summer months. This season, we’ve already seen TRIST present The Merry Wives of Windsor, and […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Theater as Activism: “The Clinic” features all-star cast to benefit women’s reproductive rights
Some of the top names in local theater are coming together to perform a Benefit Reading of The Clinic by Will Brumley on Tuesday, July 9. The staged reading will take place […]
West Bay Community Theater turns one year old
Board President Terry Shea of the West Bay Community Theater – they emphatically and unpretentiously spell it “-er” – spent their first year making sure they are on a sound […]
An Audience with the King: On democracy and the theater
On November 18, 2016, newly elected Vice President Mike Pence attended a performance of the global phenomenon Hamilton and experienced something very rare in the world of theater. An address […]
Head Trick Puts Queen Margaret Center Stage
Lost in sea of testosterone-filled heroes, Shakespeare’s women often get short shrift. And while everyone can conjure up the Kates and Ophelias and Juliets, how often do we hear about […]
2019 RI Theater Awards
VOTE NOW!! We are happy to announce that a hero has stepped forward to rescue our homeless awards show, and we now have a confirmed venue, thanks to The Columbus […]
Singin’ in the Rain at TBTS – The 1920s, Talking and Roaring
Singin’ in the Rain is an outstanding production from Theatre by the Sea in every way: the singing, the dancing, the music, and the acting are top-notch.
The Band’s Visit has Arrived
Something remarkable is happening at PPAC. I know, you probably didn’t expect to see that sentence coming from me. But it just so happens that the sleepy theatrical month of […]
The Band’s Visit Visits PPAC
The delightfully offbeat and heartwarming The Band’s Visit launches its National Tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center on June 25th. Winner of ten 2018 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, […]
The Merry Wives of Windsor at TRIST – Fools’ Paradise
The best thing about The Rhode Island Shakespeare Theater (TRIST) is that founding artistic director Bob Colonna does not treat the plays with undue reverence, fearful of messing with an […]