CONTEMPORARY THEATER COMPANY

by Jay Pateakos - December 04, 2023

What did our critic think of MRS. BOB CRATCHIT'S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE at Contemporary Theater Company? While Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol is the go-to Christmas play each and every year, there's something fresh about a new Christmas play that has a little bit of the familiar with mostly all ne...

Past Shows

Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

9/8 - 9/30/2023

What will endure when the cataclysm arrives – when the grid fails, society crumbles, and we’re faced with the task of rebuilding? Anne Washburn’s imaginative ...

Men on Boats

8/12 - 9/10/2022

Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men On Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew ...

The Voice of Gertrude Stein

5/26 - 6/4/2022

On Thursday May 26th and Saturday June 4th at 7 PM in Wakefield, RI, The Contemporary Theater Company will present The Voice of Gertrude Stein, ...

Lungs

9/11 - 10/2/2020

The world is getting hotter, there’s unrest overseas—the seas themselves aren’t very calm—and one couple is thinking about having a child. LUNGS is a smart ...

The Totalitarians

9/11 - 10/2/2020

Mid-City Theatre: Peter Sinn Nachtrieb; dir: Kenneth Prestininzi....

Wonder of the World

8/2 - 8/31/2019

David Lindsay-Abaire Contemporary Theater Company...

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

10/19 - 11/18/2018

A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER

6/22 - 7/28/2018

Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. ...

CANDIDE (NATIONAL THEATRE VERSION)

2/16 - 2/23/2018

CANDIDE is based upon the 18th century Voltaire novel. Since its successful 1973 Broadway revival, CANDIDE has had many productions in both theaters and opera ...

SWEENEY TODD

10/16 - 11/14/2015

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, is a darkly gripping musical thriller that has garnered numerous accolades, ...

ASSASSINS

10/3 - 11/3/2013

Bold, original, disturbing, and alarmingly funny, ASSASSINS is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written. This American of musicals lays bare the lives of nine ...

ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA JR

11/9 - 11/10/2012

Roald Dahl?s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie ...

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RHODE ISLAND SHOWS


		The Joni Project - Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark 50th Anniversary Tour Courthouse Center for the Arts (5/17 - 5/17)
		La Cage aux Folles Trinity Repertory Company (5/30 - 6/30)
		Ballet RI Presents Cinderella The Vets (5/10 - 5/12)
		The Lightning Thief : The Percy Jackson Musical Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (5/3 - 5/11) PHOTOS
		Newport Contemporary Ballet presents: Frames of Mind WaterFire Arts Center (5/16 - 5/18)
		The Cemetery Club Newport Playhouse (5/29 - 6/30)
		TWELFTH NIGHT (OR WHAT YOU WILL) Attleboro Community Theatre (5/31 - 6/16)
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