Amy Thompson News

Epic Theatre Company begins its 2015 - 2016 "Back to Basics" Season with a world premiere satire-These Ruthless Bitches, inspired by The Women by Clare Boothe Luce.  These Ruthless Bitches takes the story of high-class society ladies backstabbing and betraying each other over brunch and sets it in a women's prison where the claws are sharper and the battles are bloodier, but all with class and sophistication, of course.

HAY FEVER is the latest summertime offering to play 2nd Story Theatre's UpStage space. It is, by far, the lightest and most comedic production on the company's bill, featuring over-the-top characters and nearly nonstop antics. Though HAY FEVER has some truly laugh-out-loud moments, there are some missteps in 2nd Story's production.

The Mental Notion Society presents 'The Russian Play: an Improvised Black Comedy.' Directed & Conceived by Sam Roos, The Russian Play is an improvised one-act play about a citizen's journey in trying to 'make it' in the cruel world of Soviet-era Russia. Roos makes his Chicago Directing debut as 'The Russian Play: an Improvised Black Comedy' makes its 4-week run, every Monday at 10:00 pm from tonight, May 27th thru June 17th, 2013, at Studio BE, 3110 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL.

The Mental Notion Society presents 'The Russian Play: an Improvised Black Comedy.' Directed & Conceived by Sam Roos, The Russian Play is an improvised one-act play about a citizen's journey in trying to 'make it' in the cruel world of Soviet-era Russia. Roos makes his Chicago Directing debut as 'The Russian Play: an Improvised Black Comedy' makes its 4-week run, every Monday at 10:00 pm from May 27th thru June 17th, 2013, at Studio BE, 3110 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL.

The 2nd Story Theatre company brings Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic, Little Women, to life on stage for the 2011 holiday season.

The Warren, RI theater opens its season with David Lindsay-Abaire's perverse comedy, Kimberly Akimbo, the first in a season of comedies.

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

Directed by Ed Shea, this family drama by William Inge is a slice of life, with subtext a la mode

David Lindsay-Abaire's madcap comedy plays at the Warren, RI theater through June 8th

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.

Inherit The Wind is playing at the Bristol Statehouse in Rhode Island through October 29, 2006