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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 ...


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Past Shows

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 ...

Videos


TWELFTH NIGHT (OR WHAT YOU WILL) in Rhode Island TWELFTH NIGHT (OR WHAT YOU WILL)
Attleboro Community Theatre (5/31 - 6/16)
The Joni Project - Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark 50th Anniversary Tour in Rhode Island The Joni Project - Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark 50th Anniversary Tour
Courthouse Center for the Arts (5/17 - 5/17)
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)
The Cemetery Club in Rhode Island The Cemetery Club
Newport Playhouse (5/29 - 6/30)
La Cage aux Folles in Rhode Island La Cage aux Folles
Trinity Repertory Company (5/30 - 6/30)
Newport Contemporary Ballet presents: Frames of Mind in Rhode Island Newport Contemporary Ballet presents: Frames of Mind
WaterFire Arts Center (5/16 - 5/18)
Ballet RI Presents Cinderella in Rhode Island Ballet RI Presents Cinderella
The Vets (5/10 - 5/12)
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