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THE BARKER PLAYHOUSE

400 Benefit St. Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903


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Review: THE REVLON GIRL at The Players


by Christopher Verleger - December 13, 2024

Some shows you watch, others you feel, and truer words cannot be spoken about “The Revlon Girl,” Neil Anthony Docking’s powerful, heartbreaking drama about the aftermath of a tragedy, presented by The Players at Barker Playhouse....

Review: THEY PROMISED HER THE MOON at The Players At The Barker Playhouse


by Christopher Verleger - October 02, 2024

The Players at the Barker Playhouse kick off their 106th season with Laurel Ollstein’s compelling historical drama, “They Promised Her the Moon,” the untold true story of Jerrie Cobb, an accomplished pilot and aspiring astronaut who dreamt of visiting outer space at a time when women in aviation wer...

Past Shows

They Promised Her the Moon
They Promised Her the Moon
9/27 - 10/6/2024


They Promised Her the Moon   By Laurel Ollstein Directed by Katie Preston The Players at Barker are proud to open their 116th season with ...

Wonder of the World
Wonder of the World
5/10 - 5/19/2024


Wonder of the World by David Lindsay-Abaire Directed by Richard Marr-Griffin   The final show of The Players’ 115th season is Pulitzer Prize and Tony ...

God of Carnage
God of Carnage
1/26 - 2/4/2024


God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza Directed by Jeff Sullivan   For the third show of our 115th season, the Players is proud to present ...

The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod the Nut and the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree


The Butterfingers Angel, Mary and Joseph, Herod the Nut and the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree by William Gibson Directed by ...

Deathtrap
Deathtrap
10/12 - 10/21/2018


Deathtrap by Ira Levin Directed by Alan Hawkridge October 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 When once-successful playwright Sidney Bruhl sees his latest Broadway effort ...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
5/11 - 5/20/2018


The Mystery of Edwin Drood May 11, 12, 13 & 18, 19, 20 Based loosely on Charles Dickens’ final, unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin ...

12 Angry Jurors
12 Angry Jurors
3/9 - 3/18/2018


12 jurors deliberate a capital murder case that brings out tempers, bigotry, scapegoating, and the courage to fight for the truth. The room is hot; ...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike


Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share the home in Bucks County, PA, where they grew up. ...

Isn't It Romantic
Isn't It Romantic
12/1 - 12/10/2017


Wendy Wasserstein’s Isn’t It Romantic follows with the post-college trials and tribulations of two best friends: would-be writer Janie Blumberg and her friend, Harriet Cornwall. ...

Eclipsed
Eclipsed
10/13 - 10/22/2017


Patricia Burke Brogan's Eclipsed is a two-act work is set mainly in 1963 in a convent laundry at St. Paul's Home for Penitent Women in ...

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
3/10 - 3/19/2017


Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Directed by Roger Lemelin March 10, 11, 12 and 17, 18, 19 Set in Verona, this classic is the ...

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Some Like It Hot in Rhode Island Some Like It Hot
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