RAPT – Resident Artist at Perishable Theatre, hence RAPTors! Perishable Theatre, Rhode Island’s Research and Development Theatre is currently accepting applications for new Resident Artists at Perishable Theatre , an innovative artist residency program. RAPT is an artistic development program created by Perishable Theatre Executive Artistic Director Vanessa Gilbert that aims to support new performance […]
I must confess, this poster stopped me dead in my tracks. If you are unfamiliar with South by Ernest Shackleton, the account of his insanely grueling two-year expedition in the Antarctic, then it won’t mean much. I’m assuming that this Sophie Shackleton ’09 is a descendant and I am wildly curious about the show. SoloFest2009
This has it all. Starting Friday at Perishable a new production written by Amy Lynn Budd and directed by Connie Crawford, The Thing That Ate My Brain… Almost, tagged as a “neo-burlesque sci-fi feature”. Talk about a crowd-pleaser. The play runs from April 24th to May 10th. Starts Friday, 8pm, runs about 90 minutes, $10
Theater doesn’t get much more personal than this. In ‘Silas the Teenager’, the new production at the Everett Dance Theatre, Aaron Jungels brings the audience into the world of his autistic nephew, Silas. Mr. Jungels created and performs in this affecting and dazzling multimedia production. Interviews with other family members are projected on filmy, floating
I’ve been to a lot of live theater in my lifetime, and while I enjoy much of it, I generally prefer opera for the sheer emotive power song brings to a story. With Joe Wilson‘s performance in the Trinity Rep’s production of Raisin in the Sun, I felt uncomfortably close to the emotion of the
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The Manton Avenue Project unites kids living in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood with professional artists to create original theater. Pretty cool. We’d love for you to come see our new show. Tickets are free but reservations are suggested. Call 401.331.7007 Check out our website for more information. THERE ARE A COUPLE’A WAYS THIS COULD END: A
“Deca*Go*Go: The Exquisite Corpse Plays” opens at Perishable Theatre tomorrow. It’s 10 plays in 90 minutes, which is great both for people with ADD and spouses who hate long plays. The explanation of Deca*Go*Go is pretty odd: This ninety-minute dreamscape features talking mice, gorgons, soothsayers, gods and goddesses, bowler hats, space aliens, illicit substances, Hindu funerals,
The two-week run of Miss Pixie’s Cable Access Holiday Extravaganza previews tonight at the Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket. There is a rather elaborate mythology behind this character, created by School One theater teacher Casey Seymour Kim, so I direct you to today’s write-up in the ProJo. Kim does not recommend the show for children as
There’s a group of a dozen or so of us who’ve insistently held a Halloween Parade each of the last four years. The path varies a bit: Sometimes we find ourselves being escorted away from the State House, sometimes we provide entertainment for janitors fasting outside of City Hall. Sometimes we set off with a
Brown’s Rites & Reason Theatre is one of three Black Theaters in Providence (Black Rep and Pawtucket’ Mixed Magic being the other two). R&R has been developing and producing new work by students in Brown’s RPM (Research To Performance) playwriting classes since the 1970s and is the region’s oldest continually producing Black Theatre. That’s not
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If you’ve never seen Bread & Puppet Theatre, they’ve been around since the early ’60s, using puppets and other visuals to tell stories without words. We’ve been to their museum in VT, enjoying 20-odd-foot-tall puppets, fresh baked bread, and cheap, zany artwork (our kitchen houses a screen print saying, “Let’s eat garlic and make out”). Tonight catch
The current production at Black Rep, Tracy Letts’ Bug is a great diversion from all of the election hoopla and economic woe in your face everyday. Who doesn’t want to divert their mind by mulling over bizarre/terrifying conspiracy theories and indulging in crack-adled delusions of organic, self-propagating big-brother bugs – but wait, are they delusional or are Agnes and Peter (played
Promoting women playwrights since 1995, Perishable Theatre has chosen from 190 submissions the winners for the International Women’s Playwriting Festival October 2-November 2. All three groundbreaking playwrights will have their new works produced and fully staged at Perishable Theatre and are presented with performances by other local artists. Each performance will include a post show
by Amy Lynn Budd Work-In-Progress Showing with post performance discussion. The Thing explores Ms. Budd’s relationship with her largest brain tumor, loved ones, the past and present world’s medicine, and the possibility of approaching personal trauma with creativity and curiosity, rather than fear alone. Thursday & Friday, August 28, 29 at 8:00 PM, all seats
Providence-based burlesque troupe BellaMinx Burly-Q presents Rock the Boat!, a full-scale variety show chock full of performers from all around Southern New England. BellaMinx is quickly making a name for themselves across Rhode Island with their high-quality displays of quick-witted satire and seduction – don’t miss out on the fun! Join Providence’s Classiest Chassis on
Perishable, RI’s Research & Development Theatre, will be holding an open audition for the 2008-2009 season on Saturday, August 9th from 1-6pm at Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Downtown Providence. Auditions are being held by appointment only. To make an appointment, call the Perishable Theatre audition hotline at (401) 331-2695 ext. 304. Actors of all