Steph Rodger

Review: PREDICTOR at Contemporary Theater Company

What did our critic think of PRECITOR at Contemporary Theater Company?

PREDICTOR Comes to the Contemporary Theater Company This Month

Predictor by Jennifer Blackmer, playing at The Contemporary Theater Company April 26 – May 18, sets the record straight and puts Meg Crane’s story front and center.

Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant Presents A CHRISTMAS FOR CAROL

Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant has announced that limited tickets are remaining for the world premiere of A Christmas for Carol – a hilarious holiday farce. 

Photos: First Look at FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS at Burbage Theatre Co

During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below.

BWW Review: FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS at Burbage Theatre Company

For those who have ever been in a wedding party, you know the drill. Who the hell are these bridesmaids or groomsmen that we are weirdly matched up with?  Do we even know them, or, more importantly, how much do we really know the bride or the groom (or both) at all?

Granite Theatre Announces Return to the Stage With BELLE OF AMHERST

The Granite Theatre will present the Granite’s FIRST STAGE PERFORMANCE since the pandemic shuttered all theatre venues.  Belle of Amherst by William Luce is a one-woman play about the life of Emily Dickinson.

Epic Theatre Company Hosts World Premiere of PAINT

This November, Epic Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Paint written by Artistic Director Kevin Broccoli (American Drag, Marshall), co-directed by Broccoli and Lauren Katherine Pothier, and featuring a powerhouse cast of actresses.  The play spans hundreds of thousands of years as it looks at one artist over the course of human history simply trying to paint.

Photo Flash: Epic Theatre Company Presents AMERICAN DRAG

American Drag written and directed by Epic's Artistic Director Kevin Broccoli.  The continuation of Epic's hit 2015 play American Strippers, this time around, Olympus has fallen and the gods are trying to get the band back together for one more shot at controlling the Universe with the help of some iconic drag queens.

BWW Review: Epic Theatre Company's THE REVOLUTIONISTS

Comedic and thought-provoking are both accurate terms for Epic Theatre Company's Rhode Island premiere of Lauren Gunderson's 2018 play, THE REVOLUTIONISTS.

BWW Review: A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED at Granite Theatre

A Murder is Announced... and a good time is had by all.

Photo Flash: A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED Comes to Granite Theatre

"A Murder is Announced" by Leslie Darbon, adapted from Agatha Christie's novel is opening September 7 at the Granite Theatre.   Producer/ Artistic Director for the theatre is David Jepson.  The show runs September 7 - 30, 2018.

Photo Flash: THE LITTLE FOXES Comes to Epic Theatre Company

Epic Theatre Company presents Lillian Hellman's 1939 classic THE LITTLE FOXES, running January 12th-27th. This turn-of-the-century drama, directed by Kate Lester, takes a hard look at wealth, and the lengths one family will go to keep it.

Photo Flash: First Look at Epic Theatre Co's THE LITTLE FOXES

Epic Theatre Company is welcoming the new year with one of the greatest plays ever written. Regina Hubbard Giddens and her conniving family will do whatever it takes to claim their family's fortune in this devilish and dynamic look at wealth, privilege, and power.

Lillian Hellman's THE LITTLE FOXES to Kick Off 2018 at Epic Theatre Company

Epic Theatre Company is welcoming the new year with one of the greatest plays ever written, Lillian Hellman's THE LITTLE FOXES.

Lillian Hellman's THE LITTLE FOXES to Kick Off 2018 at Epic Theatre Company

Epic Theatre Company is welcoming the new year with one of the greatest plays ever written, Lillian Hellman's THE LITTLE FOXES.

Photo Flash: Epic Theatre Company presents Dark and Twisted Comedy David Adjmi's 3C

Epic Theatre Company is proud to present the first show in its Summer of Satire-3C by David Adjmi directed by Christopher Plonka.

Epic Theatre Company presents Dark and Twisted Comedy David Adjmi's 3C

Epic Theatre Company is proud to present the first show in its Summer of Satire-3C by David Adjmi directed by Christopher Plonka.

Epic Theatre Company presents Dark and Twisted Comedy David Adjmi's 3C

Epic Theatre Company is proud to present the first show in its Summer of Satire-3C by David Adjmi directed by Christopher Plonka.

Epic Theatre's JAMES FRANCO AND ME Offers 13 Actors the Chance to Go Hollywood

Epic Theatre is once again taking on a unique challenge with its November production-the World Premiere of "James Franco and Me" by Epic Artistic Director Kevin Broccoli.  The play will feature a different actor each night playing the role of James Franco opposite Broccoli playing…himself.  The two actors will meet each night for the first time onstage in front of an audience with no previous rehearsal or conversation about the show.  Anything could happen-and it probably will.

Epic Theatre to Stage World Premiere of Ann Hood's AN ITALIAN WIFE

Epic Theatre Company is excited to present the theater event of the season.  For the first time, the work of bestselling author and Rhode Island favorite Ann Hood will be adapted for the stage in the world premiere of "An Italian Wife"