Review: THE MEMORY OF WATER at Burbage Theatre Company
by Christopher Verleger - January 21, 2026
That loaded question—which speaks volumes—is posed by Mary, the middle sister who has returned home for her mother’s funeral in Shelagh Stephenson’s powerful albeit flawed drama, ‘The Memory of Water,’ now at Burbage Theatre Company....
Review: SUFFS at Providence Performing Arts Center
by Andria Tieman - January 21, 2026
White Women in the United States didn’t earn the right to vote until 1920, and Black women weren’t allowed to vote until 1965. This shocking history and the effort it took for women to secure these rights is something many of us didn’t learn in school, but thankfully the musical Suffs is here to fi...
Review: EUREKA DAY at The Gamm Theatre
by Christopher Verleger - January 14, 2026
The Gamm Theatre welcomes the new year with its compelling, timely production of Jonathan Spector’s insightful, thought-provoking dramatic comedy, “Eureka Day,” that carefully and amusingly examines such hot button issues as inclusion, wokeness, progressive politics, and public health safety....
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Providence Performing Arts Center
by Christopher Verleger - December 03, 2025
Providence Performing Arts Center presents “Water for Elephants,” a moving, spectacular musical based on Sara Gruen’s bestselling historical romance novel and the 2011 movie adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon. With music and lyrics by Pig Pen Theatre Co. and book by Rick Elice, “Water for Elephan...
Review: DESIGN FOR LIVING at Head Trick Theatre
by Christopher Verleger - November 24, 2025
Head Trick Theatre presents “Design for Living,” Noel Coward’s brazen 1933 comedy about a bizarre love triangle between a woman and two men that illustrates the complexity and calamity of relationships while examining the role money and success play when deciding to make a commitment, whether it be ...
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Trinity Repertory Company
by Christopher Verleger - November 20, 2025
“A Christmas Carol” at Trinity Repertory Company is as much a Rhode Island holiday tradition as snow, shopping, and Santa. I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t seen it since 2014, so this 49th annual production was especially new and fresh for me, much like revisiting an old friend whom I hadn’t real...
Review: THE STATE OF FLORIDA VERSUS MIKE DIANA at Daydream Theatre Company
by Christopher Verleger - November 19, 2025
Daydream Theatre Company presents “The State of Florida Versus Mike Diana,” a compelling, informative, amusing portrait of an artist and his scrutinized work that examines hot button issues like freedom of expression, censorship, and the First Amendment....