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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 11–20

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 decorations (assuming they arrive) will be perfect. Then, like in any good farce the doorbell rings. And all hell breaks loose. So much...

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 his last hours in the local hospital. Lenny, the oldest sister, is unmarried at thirty and facing diminishing marital...

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 secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the...

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 combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories...

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 together in New York City. To save money, Jon has been filing tax returns listing the pair as married. The day of reckoning comes when...

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 of a sister, her uptight CPA husband, and her archetypal Jewish mother. They are there to try to save their...

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 filled with comedy, music and inappropriate banter. Thanks for the Mammaries! will be presented for 2 shows only...

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 and their comic neighbors, The Pigeon Sisters and you have the ingredients for a laugh riot of a show.

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 and his over protective mother is worried about it. His next door neighbor is free spirit, Jill Tanner who enters his life in a whirlwind of daring new...

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 Jan. 22 @ 2pm The Arctic Playhouse 117 Washington St. West Warwick, RI 02893 $13 advance $18 door www.thearcticplayhouse.com Andrew Rally seems to...

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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
Motion State Arts presents Jenna Riegel: Varvara in Rhode Island Motion State Arts presents Jenna Riegel: Varvara
Wilbury Theatre Group (11/07-11/07)
Deathtrap in Rhode Island Deathtrap
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (10/15-10/25)
Get Merry! in Rhode Island Get Merry!
Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (12/11-12/13)
The Nutcracker in Rhode Island The Nutcracker
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (12/17-12/27)
Plaza Suite in Rhode Island Plaza Suite
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (4/15-4/25)
Almost, Maine in Rhode Island Almost, Maine
The Arctic Playhouse (11/05-11/22)
Irving Berlin's White Christmas in Rhode Island Irving Berlin's White Christmas
The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (12/03-12/13)
A Christmas Carol in Rhode Island A Christmas Carol
The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20)
WITCHING HOUR: SECRET CELLAR, a new Horror Anthology play by James Lucey in Rhode Island WITCHING HOUR: SECRET CELLAR, a new Horror Anthology play by James Lucey
Burbage Theatre Co (10/22-11/01)