Patrick Riviere News

More Little Devils, (the follow-up to the inaugural production of the Helltown Players, Little Devils) is opening March 28, 2025. This year's festival features a new set of original short plays and represent the amazing variety and quality of theatrical works written by Cape Cod playwrights.

After the overwhelming success of last year's Little Devils, Helltown Players proudly returns with More Little Devils—an evening of six original short plays written by playwrights with meaningful connections to Cape Cod.

In collaboration with the Provincetown Playwrights’ Lab, the Provincetown Theater will present the 15th annual 24-Hour Plays: Provincetown at the company’s playhouse at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown, MA.

Boston Theater Company has announced the first annual QUEER VOICES FESTIVAL, with performances from March 8-10, 2024 at the Plaza Theatre of the Boston Center for the Arts. 

The award-winning short documentary film, 'Just a Broadway Baby: Mary Ellen Ashley,' chronicles the life and career of Mary Ellen Ashley, from her start on Broadway at the age of five to her work in Las Vegas, radio, early television, and more recent theater, film, and TV.

Discover the latest news about the upcoming documentary film 'Artists at the Edge' by award-winning director Patrick Riviere. Filming in Provincetown, the film celebrates the life and art of Darlene Van Alstyne and Kenny Lockwood, two talented creatives. Learn more about the project and its production timeline.

The PIE Story Theatre Holiday Stories and Carols CD is celebrating ten years this month. Produced in 2012, the CD features original and adapted holiday stories and carols to celebrate the season. The program was originally a live show that premiered at North Pier Festival Market in Chicago in 1993.

The Manhattan Premiere of the Award-Winning Short Documentary Film, Just a Broadway Baby: Mary Ellen Ashley will take place as part of The Chain NYC Film Festival on August 10th at 8:00pm

The award-winning short documentary film, Just a Broadway Baby: Mary Ellen Ashley will celebrate its New York City Premiere as part of The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival where award-winning filmmaker Brian Ratigan will serve as Guest Festival Director in this, the 12th year of the festival.

The life and career of Broadway veteran Mary Ellen Ashley was recently highlighted in a short documentary film, Just a Broadway Baby: Mary Ellen Ashley. The film celebrated its World Premiere as part of The Oregon Documentary Film Festival on January 22nd where it won Best Picture out of over sixty selected films.

On PAR Productions and Producers Patrick Riviere and Shane Adams have finished their short documentary film, Just a Broadway Baby: Mary Ellen Ashley after five years of filming, archival research, securing permissions, delays due to the pandemic and ultimately, finding the right editor for the project: Laird Ogden.

New York City director, actor and writer Evan Edwards will direct Provincetown playwright Patrick Riviere's One-Act play The Days After presented on Zoom on May 14th.

Almost Adults Productions ongoing LGBTQ+ Online Short Play Reading Series continues on Sunday, April 25th at 3:30 PM Mountain Time.

The Days After had one prior public reading at the WOMR Davis Room in Provincetown in the summer of 2014. The original cast from that reading returns and is comprised of Brian Carlson, Jennifer Kopec and David McGlothlin. Directing this reading is Evan Edwards.

Ringing in the yuletide season, the Provincetown Theater will once again gather its community for the annual Townie Holiday Extravaganza – only, this year as a special one-night virtual event online.

The next event for the Almost Adults Productions ongoing LGBTQ+ Online Short Play Reading Series is Sunday, August 30that 4:00 MT.

New York City based professional actor, playwright and director Evan Edwards will direct Patrick Riviere's short play, Remembering When I Used To Remember, which will premiere as part of the Santa Fe based Almost Adults Productions LGBTQ+ 2020 Short Play Series on Zoom, August 30th.

New York City based professional actor, playwright and director Evan Edwards will direct Patrick Riviere's short play, Remembering When I Used To Remember, which will premiere as part of the Santa Fe based Almost Adults Productions LGBTQ+ 2020 Short Play Series on Zoom, August 30th.

Barnstable Comedy Club is excited to announce the winners of its First Annual Playwright's Festival held last fall. A total of twelve plays were featured as readings, written by playwrights from throughout the New England region. From those plays, two have been selected to return to the theater for a workshop session this spring.

PIE Story Theatre debuted in Central Park in the summer of 1991. Now after a multitude of successful companies in New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Los Angeles, it makes its Massachusetts premiere at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater and the Outer Cape beginning on July 7th at 3PM at the Larry Phillips Performance Pavilion. The program then tours the entire Outer Cape community with performances from Dennis to Provincetown at a variety of venues. All of the performances are free of charge. The current PIE Company is: Colby Bell, Alyssa Freeman, Terrence Rex Moos, Paige O'Connor and Aisling Sheahan.