F. William Oakes News

BWW Review: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Charms at 2nd Story

by Andria Tieman — July 17, 2017

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S is a literary and movie classic that always charms, and 2nd Story Theatre's production captures the setting and characters perfectly.

BWW Review: Love PRELUDE TO A KISS at 2nd Story Theatre

by Larry O'Brien — November 25, 2016

With PRELUDE TO A KISS, the current offering at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren, RI, playwright Craig Lucas came up with a realistically magical take on the Hollywood formula, boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-gets-girl back.

BWW Reviews: THE SUNSHINE BOYS at 2ND STORY THEATRE

by — August 8, 2016

Photo Flash: 2nd Story Theatre Presents THE SUNSHINE BOYS

by A.A. Cristi — August 4, 2016

Willie Clark and Al Lewis were once a successful vaudevillian team.

BWW Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE at 2ND STORY THEATRE - Flower Power Lives!

by Larry O'Brien — July 5, 2016

In keeping with Artistic Director Ed Shea's avowed goal of staging less cynical plays, 2nd Story Theatre in Warren is offering the stage version of the 1971 cult film classic HAROLD AND MAUDE by Colin Higgins, who wrote both the screenplay and this stage version, If you have never seen the film vers

BWW Review: Be On the Lookout for NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

by Larry O'Brien — November 20, 2015

Your intrepid correspondent saw two plays this weekend, Andrew Case's THE RANT at the Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket and NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH by Alan Ayckbourn Upstage at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren.

BWW Reviews: See, Reader, See DIE, MOMMIE, DIE at 2nd Story

by Larry O'Brien — July 21, 2015

According to Artistic Director Ed Shea, the two most frequently produced playwrights at 2nd Story Theatre are Moliere and Charles Busch: apparently these people like to laugh.

BWW Reviews: It's a Bumpy Ride on THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL at 2nd Story Theatre

by Robert Barossi — December 1, 2014

We've all heard 'You can't go home again.

BWW Reviews: Perfectly Entertaining Mystery at 2nd Story Theatre's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

by Robert Barossi — July 27, 2014

If there was an award for Rhode Island's current busiest man in show business, one of the nominees would absolutely have to be 2nd Story Theatre's Ed Shea.

BWW Reviews: 2nd Story's BECKY'S NEW CAR Provides a Bumpy but Entertaining Ride

by Robert Barossi — May 12, 2014

The two shows currently playing at 2nd Story Theater in Warren, RI were not originally scheduled as part of this year's season.

BWW Reviews: DANCING AT LUGHNASA Enchants at 2nd Story Theatre

by Veronica Bruscini — October 8, 2013

The 2nd Story company very ably presents this character-driven, dialogue-heavy piece, and under the smart direction of Mark Peckham, 'Dancing at Lughnasa' unfolds plainly and naturally.

BWW Reviews: 2nd Story Pieces Together Entertaining, Mysterious MOUSETRAP

by Robert Barossi — July 19, 2013

Typically, summer theater is a place for big, bright, fluffy musicals.

2nd Story Shines with Fully Committed ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

by Robert Barossi — March 17, 2013

Although we might like to believe that things are black or white, one or the other, they almost never are.

BWW Reviews: 2nd Story Theatre's REBECCA - An Engaging Classic

by Veronica Bruscini — July 10, 2012

Daphne du Maurier's classic, haunting novel Rebecca is an ambitious project to recreate on stage, but 2nd Story Theatre does the tale justice with a smart, well-paced and engaging production.

Photo Flash: First Look at 2nd Story Theatre's REBECCA, Opening Tonight, 7/6

by BWW News Desk — July 6, 2012

2nd Story Theatre's performance space has been transformed into Manderley, an isolated mansion on the windswept Cornish Coast, for its production of Rebecca, the stage adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's famous novel, set for tonight, July 6 through July 29, 2012.