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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....

Winners Announced For The BroadwayWorld 2021 Rhode Island Awards


by BWW Awards - January 13, 2022

Winners have been announced for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards. The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Leads Best Play!


by BWW Staff - December 27, 2021

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Leads Best Play!


by BWW Staff - December 20, 2021

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; The Players at Barker Playhouse's AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Leads Best Play!


by BWW Staff - December 13, 2021

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards; First Stats Announced!


by BWW - December 06, 2021

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021....

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 ...

Videos


Ballet RI Presents Cinderella in Rhode Island Ballet RI Presents Cinderella
The Vets (5/10 - 5/12)
The Lightning Thief : The Percy Jackson Musical in Rhode Island The Lightning Thief : The Percy Jackson Musical
Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (5/3 - 5/11)
PHOTOS
Crimes of the Heart in Rhode Island Crimes of the Heart
The Arctic Playhouse (5/16 - 6/2)
La Cage aux Folles in Rhode Island La Cage aux Folles
Trinity Repertory Company (5/30 - 6/30)
Newport Contemporary Ballet presents the Newport Dance Festival in Rhode Island Newport Contemporary Ballet presents the Newport Dance Festival
Great Friends Meeting House (7/17 - 7/21)
Our Town in Rhode Island Our Town
Granite Theatre (4/26 - 5/12)
The Cemetery Club in Rhode Island The Cemetery Club
Newport Playhouse (5/29 - 6/30)
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