Bob Colonna News

Warren's 2nd Story Theatre finishes its summer 2012 season with a modern-day fairy tale, SABRINA FAIR.

Trinity Repertory Company previously announced that Rhode Island's own Academy Award-nominated actress, Viola Davis, would be honored with the 2012 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts at the 16th annual Pell Awards. Theater educator Elaine Foster Perry will receive the Charles Sullivan Award for Distinguished Service in the Arts, Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons will receive the Pell Award For Leadership in Arts Education, and J.L. "Lynn" Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center and Professional Facilities Management, will be honored as the recipient of the Pell Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts. All awardees are past or current Rhode Islanders.

Trinity Repertory Company announced today that Rhode Island's own Academy Award-nominated actress, Viola Davis, will be honored with the 2012 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts at the 16th annual Pell Awards next month.

'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents.' So begins Louisa May Alcott's coming-of-age story about family, love, loss and hope.

Comic Potential is Alan Ayckbourn's take on television of the future where actors are not actors at all, but machines. Given the success of James Cameron's Avatar, Ayckbourn might be on to something.

Kaufman and Hart's charming drawing room comedy plays at the Warren, RI theater through August 2nd

Kaufman and Hart's charming drawing room comedy plays at the Warren, RI theater through August 2nd

Director Ed Shea keeps the authors' light touch on heavy issues in this comedy that plays at the Warren, RI theater through February 15th

Decidedly different holiday spirits conjure mystery, menace and magic in the Boston area premiere of Conor McPherson's lyrical, funny and fearful Tony-nominated Irish folk play

The 2006 Tony Award winner for Best Play has its New England premiere at Speakeasy Stage Company in a production worthy of accolades. Director Scott Edmiston, topnotch technical crew, and entire cast of faculty and students deserve all 'A's' for this effort.

William Gibson's rarely- produced play provides another perspective on the nativity story

The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod the Nut, & the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree, A Christmas Entertainment, by William Gibson, will be presented by 2nd Story Theatre November 23 - December 16.

Bob Colonna, Duke Robillard and Mihailo 'Misha' Djuric will be honored, along with Olympia Dukakis, at the 11th Annual Pell Awards.

George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara explores themes that are as relevant in 2007 as they were in 1905

Major Barbara Runs Through April 22, 2007 at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren, RI

A brilliant script is aided by terrific acting to make this production of 'Godot' a treat for the existential soul.