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Brian De Lorenzo To Perform SAMMY & SINATRA AT THE SANDS In NYC and Rhode Island


by A.A. Cristi - September 24, 2025

Brian De Lorenzo, Talent America’s “Performer of the Year,” will perform Sammy & Sinatra at the Sands on Sept. 30 in Rhode Island and Oct. 25 in NYC. The cabaret tribute celebrates Sammy Davis, Jr. and Frank Sinatra with songs from De Lorenzo’s recent and upcoming albums....

Review: PICNIC at The Arctic Playhouse


by Christopher Verleger - April 02, 2025

The Arctic Playhouse welcomes the advent of spring with a gratifying production of esteemed playwright William Inge’s “Picnic,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic drama about the choices people make and the paths they take, intentionally or otherwise, to find happiness and avert loneliness....

Review: LONE STAR LOVE POTION at The Arctic Playhouse


by Christopher Verleger - October 15, 2024

English poet Thomas Tusser penned, “A fool and his money are soon parted.” Such can be said of the foolish individuals in Michael Parker’s bedroom farce, ‘Lone Star Love Potion,’ now at The Arctic Playhouse, a ridiculous, racy, mostly enjoyable comedy about adults behaving badly for a supposed fortu...

SPIRITS Comes to West Bay Community Theater This Month


by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2024

West Bay Community Theater will present the return of their unique musical revue, SPIRITS, on Friday, October 25th and Saturday, October 26th at The Arctic Playhouse in West Warwick....

Past Shows

Flamingo Court
Flamingo Court
10/3 - 10/12/2025


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 ...

Harvey
Harvey
8/29 - 9/14/2025


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 ...

Picnic
Picnic
3/27 - 4/13/2025


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 ...

Deadline
Deadline
2/20 - 3/9/2025


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 ...

Lone Star Love Potion
Lone Star Love Potion
10/3 - 10/20/2024


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 ...

One Slight Hitch
One Slight Hitch
9/5 - 9/22/2024


t’s Courtney’s wedding day, and her mom, Delia, is making sure that everything is perfect. The groom is perfect, the dress is perfect, and the ...

Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart
5/16 - 6/2/2024


The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out ...

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
4/12 - 4/28/2024


Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal and a ...

The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm
2/29 - 3/17/2024


The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to ...

Social Security
Social Security
9/29 - 10/16/2022


This hilarious Broadway comedy surrounds a married couple who are art dealers. Their domestic tranquility is shattered upon the arrival of the wifes goody-goody nerd ...

Thanks for the Mammaries
Thanks for the Mammaries
9/28 - 9/29/2019


Back by popular demand, international recording and performing artist and native Rhode Islander Ida Zecco returns to The Arctic Playhouse with her new one-woman show ...

I Hate Hamlet
I Hate Hamlet
1/13 - 1/28/2017


I Hate Hamlet! by Paul Rudnick presented by The Arctic Playhouse and JMG Theater Performances: Jan. 13, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 @ 8pm ...

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Little Theatre of Fall River (7/9 - 7/19)
Hansel & Gretel in Rhode Island Hansel & Gretel
Rhode Island College (3/13 - 3/14)
Made on Hope in Rhode Island Made on Hope
Ballet RI Black Box Theater (2/7 - 2/20)
Nomfusi, South African soul-diva: Co-presented by FirstWorks and the Uptown Theater in Rhode Island Nomfusi, South African soul-diva: Co-presented by FirstWorks and the Uptown Theater
Uptown Theater (2/7 - 2/7)
The Winter's Tale
Trinity Repertory Company (2/12 - 3/22)
Primary Trust
Trinity Repertory Company (4/9 - 5/10)
Indoor/ Outdoor by Kenny Finkle in Rhode Island Indoor/ Outdoor by Kenny Finkle
Little Theatre of Fall River (3/19 - 3/29)
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