BWW Review: Contemporary Theater Delivers Delightfully Fresh A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by John McDaid - Dec 8, 2018
In the 175 years since Charles Dickens penned 'A Christmas Carol,' there have been countless productions, featuring everyone from Patrick Stewart to Mr. Magoo. The Contemporary Theater Company (CTC) of Wakefield, RI has managed a holiday miracle: a highly theatrical version, enjoyable by the whole family, which manages to be both warm and seasonal as well as sharp and intelligent.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes to Contemporary Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2018
Bah humbug! Even the most hard-hearted will find it difficult to keep a smile off their face when that holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, comes to the Contemporary Theater Company stage in Wakefield December 6th - 22th.
BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Contemporary Theater Company
by Barb Burke - Jul 5, 2018
If you go see the Contemporary Theater Company's current production of Peter and the Starcatcher, prepare to be enchanted. This production - at times poignant, at times delightfully silly - casts a spell over the viewer with the imaginative ways it tells the backstory of Peter Pan. The play, adapted for stage by Rick Elice, is based on the 2004 book by humorist Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Music is by Wayne Barker.
Contemporary Theater Company to Stage Wold Premiere of NARRAGANSETT VALKYRIE
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 13, 2016
The Contemporary Theater Company is known for its diverse offerings - this year features everything from The Fantasticks to Macbeth to a full-length improvised farce. This spring they go very "contemporary" with a new play by playwright-in-residence Andy Hoover, Narragansett Valkyrie.
NARRAGANSETT VALKYRIE to Premiere at Contemporary Theater Company
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 28, 2016
The Contemporary Theater Company is known for its diverse offerings - this year features everything from The Fantasticks to Macbeth to a full-length improvised farce. This spring they go very "contemporary" with a new play by playwright-in-residence Andy Hoover, Narragansett Valkyrie.
BWW Reviews: Monsters Among Us at Mixed Magic Theatre's FRANKENSTEIN
by Robert Barossi - May 18, 2015
There is a very famous episode of the classic TV show The Twilight Zone called 'The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.' The episode dramatizes the concepts of how and why people might in fact turn into monsters. It demands that the viewer ask 'who are the real monsters?' and 'is it us?' These sorts of questions about monsters and how they are created have been around for many years. One of the most famous, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, is now receiving a new and fascinating adaptation at Mixed Magic Theatre.