Short But Brief: CCRI Players Present Student-Directed 10-Minute Plays
The Community College of Rhode Island conclude their 2016-2017 season with Some Ten Words Long, a program of six student-directed ten-minute plays. Performances will be presented at the Liston Campus, 1 Hilton St. in Providence, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 20, 21, and 22 at 7:30 P.M., and on Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23, at 2 P.M.
CCRI Players Present Swing Era ROMEO AND JULIET
One of William Shakespeare's most enduring and iconic plays returns to the local stage as the Community College of Rhode Island Players perform Romeo and Juliet. This play which has become the quintessential story of young love will be presented at the Bobby Hackett Theatre, Knight Campus in Warwick on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 2, 3, and 4, at 7:30 P.M., and on Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5, at 2 P.M.
CCRI Players to Present Rhode Island Premiere of WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID
Dramatist Sarah Treem once told an interviewer that for a good play, 'you put people in a room who have very good reasons to be furious at each other and you don't let them leave.' Treem's play When We Were Young and Unafraid receives its Rhode Island premiere when staged by the Community College of Rhode Island Players.
CCRI Players to Present Rhode Island Premiere of WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID
Dramatist Sarah Treem once told an interviewer that for a good play, 'you put people in a room who have very good reasons to be furious at each other and you don't let them leave.' Treem's play When We Were Young and Unafraid receives its Rhode Island premiere when staged by the Community College of Rhode Island Players.
Counter-Productions Theatre Company to Present KILL THE VIRGIN
Counter-Productions Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Kill The Virgin by Rhode Island playwright, Kevin Broccoli. This absurdist play explores the role of women as featured in one of the most popular modern film genres. Set in "Anytown, America," the play tells the story of Ali, a misfit teenager who suddenly becomes aware that she is actually a doomed character in a horror movie. 'I wanted to write a play about a girl who refuses to be a victim," says Broccoli, "even when the world around her has other plans."
Photo Flash: First Look at Community College of Rhode Island's ROCKY HORROR SHOW
During a recent rehearsal, Community College of Rhode Island Associate Professor Ted Clement was bouncing around in the Bobby Hackett Theater, explaining his vision for blocking to the cast of the upcoming CCRI Players musical, 'The Rocky Horror Show.' Antonio DiPrete, playing Dr. Frank N. Furter, stood in front, his hip jutting out, trying his best to be comfortable. DiPrete was dressed for a pickup basketball game, but with stiletto heels.
