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The Arctic Playhouse

1249 Main Street
West Warwick, RI 02893

The Arctic Playhouse is a theatre in West Warwick, RI.

Upcoming Shows

Almost, Maine

Almost, Maine

Nov 5 – Nov 22, 2026

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United Statesit’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it’s just . . . Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Dec 3 – Dec 20, 2026

To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when the ghost of his long-dead business partner appears, warning Scrooge to change his ways before it’s too late.

Articles

Review: THE CRUCIBLE at The Granite Theatre

Review: THE CRUCIBLE at The Granite Theatre

by Christopher Verleger · October 13, 2026

Legendary playwright Arthur Miller said, “I think the job of the artist is to remind people of what they have chosen to forget.” The Granite Theatre’s outstanding production of his renowned, award-winning drama, ‘The Crucible,’ reminds audiences to not just remember the past but how essent…

Review: LITTLE WOMEN at The Arctic Playhouse

Review: LITTLE WOMEN at The Arctic Playhouse

by Christopher Verleger · October 7, 2026

The Arctic Playhouse welcomes autumn with a stylish, amusing, deeply moving production of “Little Women,” Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic about four sisters coming of age during the Civil War.…

Review: SAME DIFFERENCE at The Wilbury Theatre Group

Review: SAME DIFFERENCE at The Wilbury Theatre Group

by Christopher Verleger · September 28, 2026

Wilbury Theatre Group kicks off the new season with the world premiere of “Same Difference,” a gritty, unsettling, profound, entertaining drama about the troubled lives of a group of twentysomethings trying to get along, make ends meet, and most importantly, survive.…

Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT at Providence Performing Arts Center

Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT at Providence Performing Arts Center

by Andria Tieman · September 23, 2026

The plot of Operation Mincemeat makes it a truly bizarre choice for a theatrical musical.  During World War II, Britain needed a way to lure the Nazi troops away from Sardinia, which was militarily significant, to the coast of Spain, which wasn’t.  The plan they came up with was preposterous, so…

Review: THE GETAWAY DRIVER at Trinity Repertory Company

Review: THE GETAWAY DRIVER at Trinity Repertory Company

by Christopher Verleger · September 14, 2026

Trinity Repertory Company kicks off the new theater season with the world premiere of “The Getaway Driver,” a compelling, poignant true crime drama told by two women who share a tragic connection, written by playwright-in-residence Deborah Salem Smith and company member Charlie Thurston, and dir…

Review: WONDER OF THE WORLD at Attleboro Community Theatre

Review: WONDER OF THE WORLD at Attleboro Community Theatre

by Yuliya Pokhylko · September 13, 2026

Dynamic, deep, and oh so funny! After seven years of what appears to be a solid, if not happy, marriage, Cass (Anna Hindman) leaves her husband and sets on a journey or self-discovery. Armed with an undying optimism and a list of 230-something line items to check off, she takes a bus to Niagara Fal…

Past Shows

20 total · showing 1–10

Little Women

Little Women

Oct 1 – Oct 18, 2026

Based on Louisa May Alcott’s timeless novel, Little Women follows the lives of the March sisters: romantic Meg, spirited Jo, loving Beth, and tenacious Amy.

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Bell, Book and Candle

Bell, Book and Candle

Aug 27 – Sep 13, 2026

Gillian Holroyd is a modern-day witch living in New York City’s Greenwich Village. When she encounters charming publisher Shepherd Henderson, she decides to make him hers by casting a love spell. Gillian takes added pleasure in doing so because Henderson is engaged to her old...

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

May 21 – Jun 7, 2026

A timeless hit, both on Broadway and in the West End, Arsenic and Old Lace is the amusing story of two charming elderly ladies who decide that by poisoning their poor, lonely lodgers and burying the bodies in their cellar, they are saving these unfortunates from the sorrows of...

Private Lives

Private Lives

Apr 16 – May 3, 2026

Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written. Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, reignite the old spark and impulsively elope. After days of being reunited, they again find...

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

Feb 26 – Mar 15, 2026

The Musical Murders of 1940 is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud farce that spoofs classic backstage musicals and Agatha Christie–style murder mysteries. Set in a snowbound mansion during a 1940 out-of-town musical tryout, a colorful cast of eccentric characters finds themselves...

Flamingo Court

Flamingo Court

Oct 3 – Oct 12, 2025

Flamingo Court is made up of three short plays all taking place in an apartment building where several retirees live. Angelina, in 104, is a Neil-Simonesque piece where resident Angelina starts to fall for her neighbor Dominic. The only problem is her sick husband in the other...

Harvey

Harvey

Aug 29 – Sep 14, 2025

Harvey - Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. To avoid future embarassment for her family—and especially for her daughter, Myrtle Mae—Veta decides...

Picnic

Picnic

Mar 27 – Apr 13, 2025

The play takes place on Labor day Weekend in the joint backyards of two middle-aged widows. The one house belongs to Flo Owens, who lives there with her two maturing daughters, Madge and Millie, and a boarder who is a spinster school teacher. The other house belongs to Helen...

Deadline

Deadline

Feb 20 – Mar 9, 2025

Murder Mystery/Comedy When eight mystery writers arrive at a legendary writer’s fog-shrouded island mansion in the North Atlantic, they think they’re ready for the Deadline Challenge—twenty-four restful hours to write as much of their new novel as possible. But the Deadline...

Lone Star Love Potion

Lone Star Love Potion

Oct 3 – Oct 20, 2024

Mr. Stancliffe, the owner of a vast fortune, and a two hundred thousand acre Texas ranch has died. His long time butler, Jarvis, and the maid, Melody, along with Mr. Stancliffe’s niece and only living relative Patrice, are there for the reading of the will by the family lawyer...

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Jason Robert Brown with Broadway Guests in Rhode Island Jason Robert Brown with Broadway Guests
Narrows Center for the Arts (11/06-11/06) VIDEOS
Irving Berlin's White Christmas in Rhode Island Irving Berlin's White Christmas
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (12/03-12/13)
Finding Neverland in Rhode Island Finding Neverland
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (8/05-8/15)
A Christmas Carol in Rhode Island A Christmas Carol
The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20)
Almost, Maine in Rhode Island Almost, Maine
The Arctic Playhouse (11/05-11/22)
Get Merry! in Rhode Island Get Merry!
Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (12/11-12/13)
Deathtrap in Rhode Island Deathtrap
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (10/15-10/25)
Love! Valour! Compassion! in Rhode Island Love! Valour! Compassion!
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (6/17-6/27)
The Secret Garden in Rhode Island The Secret Garden
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (2/04-2/14)
The Nutcracker in Rhode Island The Nutcracker
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (12/17-12/27)