(4.15) For artists and culture workers getting slammed in this new Covid economy: The Rhode Island State Council of the Arts has grant money for qualified persons. This is unrestricted funding to be used for any kind of relief. You do not need to reveal how you spend the money. This fund is intended to …
(2.9) The Wilbury Group hits the road with a pop-up production of “The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart” this Sunday at the Wild Colonial. This is not as odd as it sounds — pub venues were the plan all along. Written by David Greig and directed by popular Wild Colonial habitué Brien Lang, this is …
Once again, the Rhode Island Latino Arts and Trinity Rep present Teatro en El Verano, this year performing “Much Ado About Nothing” or, “Tanta Bulla . . . ¿Y Pa’ Que?” Adapted by Kufa Castro, directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo, and starring Catia Ramos as Benny and Emily Rodríguez as Beatriz, this Spanish-language production will be …
(5.4) Nobody better tell me there is nothing to do this weekend! This just in: The Wilbury Group is throwing itself a fundraiser party Saturday night. Have fun while supporting the arts — and maybe check out the new-ish location for the first time. FUN(d)HOME, the 2019 Wilbury Group Gala, features previews, talented people, and …
Trinity Rep’s eighth annual playwriting competition for New England High School students, Write Here! Write Now!, is accepting entries now through March 19. Submitted scripts are adjudicated through a blind submission process by a panel of Trinity Rep staff. Each year, four winners are selected with at least one winner from a Providence high school. …
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Heather Henson — daughter of puppet legend Jim Henson — and IBEX Puppetry present Ajijaak On Turtle Island, a unique immersive puppet spectacle. Kites morph into soaring birds and branches transform into a gentle deer. Visionary puppetry artist Heather Henson and Grammy Award winner Ty Defoe bring together an ensemble of North American First Nations people …
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‘Futurity’ at the Wilbur Theatre, directed by Brien Lang with music direction by Milly Massey, has been extended through December 30. The work is a unique musical from acclaimed musician and playwright Cesar Alvarez and rock band The Lisps. Two people try to imagine their way out of impossible circumstances in FUTURITY – an avant-Americana …
(12.9) The CCRI Players present “Bad Jews” by Joshua Harmon. The patriarch of a Jewish family has died and the grandchildren are arguing over the inheritance. But who is most deserving to inherit their grandfather’s Chai ornament? Liam is a declared atheist, while Daphna has ferociously attached herself to every aspect of her Jewish heritage, …
The Wilbury Theatre Group presents ‘Hype Man: A Break Beat Play,’ the latest from celebrated break beat poet and playwright Idris Goodwin. Directed by Don Mays, and starring Wilbury artist Phoenyx Williams in the title role, ‘Hype Man’ asks: Who has the responsibility to speak up in the face of social injustice? Frontman Pinnacle and his …
(8.4) The following guide to the Providence Fringe Festival comes courtesy of Wilbury superfan, and friend of The Dose, Renee Bessette. There are many moving parts to this week-long festival and Renee is just the person to make sense of it all. An opening night reception will be held Monday at the Wilbury Theatre’s new …
[Update: Dexter Armory performance postponed due to rain.] “O brave new world, that has such people in it!” Trinity Rep and Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA), announces the third year of its program Teatro en El Verano (Theater in the Summer). This year’s production features the bilingual English-Spanish adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest (La …
(4.6) As part of its three-year theme on Arts and Environment, the Brown Arts Initiative brings together artists, scientists, researchers and others in symposia that address issues around climate change in the polar regions. They want you to register. Details and schedule at ‘Polar Opposites: Creative Interventions in the Arctic and Antarctica.’ A discussion titled …
(2.17) ‘Too Much of a Good Thing’ is Rhode Island’s first Shakespeare Shorts Festival, gathering together traditional and experimental work inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. The festival packs each evening with six to eight acts. New experimental work is coming from artists such as David Higgins, Elizabeth Keiser, Ellen Zahniser, and Susan Bergeron. …
(1.7) By Sunday we will all be desperate to get out of the house — kids or no kids. Super Art Sunday, a day of family-friendly fun, will feature special guests author/illustrator Calef Brown and artist and musician Rachel Blumberg. Take part in art-making in the Out of Line project gallery and spin the Wheel …
The Manton Avenue Project (MAP) will present four performances of “Olneyville, The Operetta!” at the AS220 Black Box Theater starting this Thursday, November 30. I’m going to let Matthew Lawrence of The Law & Order Party explain this one: Newcomers to town might find it odd that this season’s most hotly anticipated new play was …
(10.20) Featuring the Gumboots and Pantsula Dance Companies. South Africa is home to a rich mix of cultural traditions that reflect the diversity, complex history, and inventive creativity of its nearly 56 million citizens. Two of its national dance forms come together Friday night at Rhode Island College. Direct from South Africa, this ensemble of …