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THE ARCTIC PLAYHOUSE

1249 Main Street, West Warwick, RI 02893
West Warwick, RI 02893

Upcoming Shows

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...

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. The play...

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,...

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...


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Trinity Rep's NEXT TO NORMAL


by Caitlin Howle - June 05, 2026

What did our critic think of TRINITY REP'S NEXT TO NORMAL at Trinity Rep?...

Review: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at The Gamm Theatre


by Caitlin Howle - June 01, 2026

As I am writing this for the Rhode Island section of Broadway World, I feel as though I am uniquely equipped to talk about Tennessee Williams, or at least the world that so often lives inside his work, being that I am a Southerner who has now spent roughly thirteen years in New England....

Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Wilbury Theatre Group


by Jay Pateakos - May 30, 2026

The Wilbury Theatre Group wrapped up it's 2025-2026 season with Conor McPherson's Tony-nominated stylistic musical 'Girl From The North Country'. Set in an a Depression-era Duluth, Minnesota boarding house in 1934, McPherson weaves a tale of multiple families and people's lives converging together ...

Review: THE LION KING at Providence Performing Arts Center


by Andria Tieman - May 22, 2026

The Lion King swept the Tony awards when it was on Broadway, and even for this semi-skeptical theatre reviewer, it’s easy to see why.  It seems impossible to translate a cartoon about the lives of animals into a stage production performed by people, or at least, it seems like it will be corny.  ...

Review: A searing MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Burbage Theatre Co


by John McDaid - May 18, 2026

A searing MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Burbage Theatre Co. offers a gripping production of Shakespeare's 'problem play'...

Review: TALK RADIO at The Players At The Barker Playhouse


by Yuliya Pokhylko - May 10, 2026

Just like a radio host’s shift, the show moves at lightning speed, following the conversations of Barry Champlain who is as enigmatic as he is exhausting to listen to. Nearly 40 years after the play was originally staged, the issues throughout the show still ring true today....

Review: A FINE 'DINING ROOM' AT GRANITE THEATRE


by John McDaid - May 08, 2026

he set immediately grabs you when you walk into the theatre: An intricately crafted dining room, set on a stage with a pronounced tilt, in front of which sits one of those little museum gallery cards in a frame: 'Dining Room. American. 20th Century.' It is immediately clear that director and set des...

Review: Kimberly Akimbo at Providence Performing Arts Center


by Andria Tieman - May 07, 2026

At it’s most basic, Kimberly Akimbo tells the story of a sixteen-year-old girl who has a chromosomal disorder that makes her age rapidly.  While that’s already an interesting premise, this musical goes much further than a typical ‘issues’ play and creates something wholly unexpected and qui...

Review: HIEROGLYPHICS CURRENCY at Daydream Theatre Company


by Christopher Verleger - May 05, 2026

Nowadays when you tune in to watch the news or read the latest headline in your social media feed, it’s difficult to differentiate between fact and fiction. Furthermore, there is no middle ground, and everything is described as a superlative—like the “least” effective or the “most” offen...

Review: EDGES at Reverie Theatre Group


by Christopher Verleger - April 24, 2026

Reverie Theatre Group presents ‘Edges,’ a funny, thoughtful, highly entertaining four-person song cycle, with no spoken dialogue or discernible plot, that explores the challenges of young adults, including family dynamics, career opportunities, and most significantly, the trials and tribulations...

Past Shows

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Deadline
Deadline
Feb 20 – Mar 9, 2025

Murder Mystery/ComedyWhen 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...

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...

One Slight Hitch
One Slight Hitch
Sep 5 – Sep 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
May 16 – Jun 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
Apr 12 – Apr 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
Feb 29 – Mar 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...

Love, Sex & the IRS
Love, Sex & the IRS
Oct 6 – Oct 22, 2023

The classic farce that everyone should be doing – especially around tax time! Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur are out of work musicians who room...

Social Security
Social Security
Sep 29 – Oct 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
Sep 28 – Sep 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...

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
Sep 7 – Sep 17, 2017

The well known comic tale of the bickering Oscar and Felix comes to life in the intimate Arctic Playhouse. Throw in their poker playing buddies...

Butterflies Are Free
Butterflies Are Free
Jun 18 – Jun 24, 2017

Butterflies Are Free is the story of blind boy, Don Baker living in NYC on his own for the first time. The year is 1969...

I Hate Hamlet
I Hate Hamlet
Jan 13 – Jan 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...

Videos


1776 in Rhode Island 1776
Little Theatre of Fall River (8/07-8/09)
FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: Pedro Pastor in Rhode Island FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: Pedro Pastor
195 District Park (8/14-8/14)
Plaza Suite in Rhode Island Plaza Suite
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (4/15-4/25)
Little Women in Rhode Island Little Women
The Arctic Playhouse (10/01-10/18)
FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: ETIENNE CHARLES GULLAH ROOTS in Rhode Island FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: ETIENNE CHARLES GULLAH ROOTS
Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn (7/10-7/10)
Bell, Book and Candle in Rhode Island Bell, Book and Candle
The Arctic Playhouse (8/27-9/13)
A Christmas Carol in Rhode Island A Christmas Carol
The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20)
Weird Al Yankovic in Rhode Island Weird Al Yankovic
Providence Performing Arts Center (7/14-7/14)
FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: The GroovaLottos in Rhode Island FirstWorks Summer Beats Concerts: The GroovaLottos
Roger Williams Park Boathouse Lawn (7/24-7/24)
Finding Neverland in Rhode Island Finding Neverland
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (8/05-8/15)