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Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; Stadium theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Stadium theatre Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

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....

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Rhode Island Awards


by BWW Awards - December 09, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Rhode Island Awards


by BWW Awards - December 02, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards


by BWW Awards - January 27, 2023

The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. ...

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; Theatre By The Sea Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW - December 19, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; at Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre Leads Best Ensemble Performance!


by BWW - December 12, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


by BWW - December 05, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....

Past Shows

She Loves Me
She Loves Me
12/1 - 12/10/2023


She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff Directed by Joan Dillenback   She Loves Me is a warm romantic musical comedy with an endearing innocence and ...

Into The Breeches
Into The Breeches
9/22 - 10/1/2023


Into The Breeches by George Brant Directed by Vince Petronio   The Players’ 115th season opens with George Brant’s comedy Into The Breeches . It ...

Avenue Q
Avenue Q
5/19 - 5/28/2023


Avenue Q Book by Jeff Whitty Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx Directed by Kevin Thibault   The Players closes our 114th ...

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley


The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon Directed by Vince Petronio   For the second show of our 114th season, The ...

20th Century Blues
20th Century Blues
10/14 - 10/23/2022


20th Century Blues by Susan Miller Directed by Lynne Collinson   The Players at Barker is proud to open our 114th season with Susan Miller’s  ...

putting it together
putting it together
5/13 - 5/22/2022


putting it together by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Joan Dillenback The Players at Barker is proud to present ‘putting it together,’ by Stephen Sondheim, for ...

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
3/18 - 3/27/2022


For the fourth show of our 113th season, The Players at Barker is proud to present Lorraine Hansberrys immortal classic, A Raisin in the Sun, ...

Ripcord
Ripcord
1/28 - 2/6/2022


Ripcordby David Lindsay-AbaireDirected by Karen BessonFor the third show of our 113th season, The Players at Barker is proud to present David Lindsay-Abaires sharp and ...

Sylvia
Sylvia
12/3 - 12/12/2021


Sylviaby A.R. GurneyDirected by Joan DillenbackThe Players at Barker is delighted to present Sylvia, the second show of our 113th season. A sassy stray dog ...

The Murder Room
The Murder Room
10/8 - 10/17/2021


The Murder Roomby Jack SharkeyDirected by Mike DanielsThe Players at Barker is proud to welcome live audiences back to the theater with our production of ...

Red Maple
Red Maple
5/21 - 5/23/2021


The Players at Barker is proud to present the New England premiere of Red Maple, written by veteran actor/writer/director/ David Bunce and Directed by Jeff ...

The Year of Magical Thinking


The Players at Barker is proud to present Joan Didions The Year of Magical Thinking, a dramatization of her memoir of the sudden and unexpected ...

Dancing Lessons
Dancing Lessons
12/4 - 12/6/2020


The Players at Barker are proud to present Mark St. Germains Dancing Lessons, streamed December 4th- 6th, 2020. This filmed live performance is a new ...

The Women
The Women
3/20 - 3/29/2020


Mary Haines thinks she has it all: loving husband, adorable children and a picture-perfect life. Until, that is, she finds out that her husband has ...

The Country House
The Country House
1/31 - 2/9/2020


The Country HouseBy Donald MarguliesDirected by Alan HawkridgeJanuary 31, February 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2020Gathering in their Berkshire home during the Williamstown summer theatre ...

The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter
12/6 - 12/15/2019


The Lion in Winter By James GoldmanDirected by Joan DillenbackDecember 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2019On leave for a Christmas visit, Queen Eleanor of ...

The Shadow Box
The Shadow Box
1/25 - 2/3/2019


The Shadow Boxby Michael CristoferDirected by Jeff SullivanJanuary 25, 26, 27, February 1, 2 and 3The Shadow Box takes place over twenty-four hours, in three ...

Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
1/20 - 9/29/2016


A sinister con man named Roat, and two ex-convicts Mike and Carlino, are about to meet their match. They have traced the location of a ...

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