The Contemporary Theater Company
327 Main St
Wakefield, RI 02879
The Contemporary Theater Company is a theatre in Wakefield, RI.
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Review: PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at The Players
PERFECT ARRANGEMENT at The Players. A timely gut punch, elegantly delivered…
Review: SAME DIFFERENCE at The Wilbury Theatre Group
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
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: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Burbage Theatre Company
What did our critic think of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Burbage Theatre Company?…
Review: THE SMUGGLER at The Gamm Theatre
What did our critic think of THE SMUGGLER at The Gamm Theatre?…
Review: THE GETAWAY DRIVER at Trinity Repertory Company
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
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…
Review: YOU'VE STILL GOT A FRIEND at Theatre By The Sea
What did our critic think of YOU'VE STILL GOT A FRIEND at Theatre By The Sea?…
Review: THE GROWN UPS at Trial By Theatre
What did our critic think of THE GROWN UPS at Trial By Theatre?…
Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Contemporary Theater Company
Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” premiered on a London stage in 1895 and has since then become the wickedly witty master playwright’s most often produced play (I already know of two forthcoming productions in Massachusetts alone).…
Past Shows
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, runs August 14 through September 12, 2026 at The Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Two young bachelors invent alter egos to escape their social obligations, only to have their romantic schemes...
Ocean State Renaissance Faire
Rhode Island's only Renaissance Faire begins Friday with Revels on the River at the Contemporary Theater Company, featuring merriment, music, and drink. The weekend Faire takes place at Saugatucket Park and includes pirates, swordplay, artisan wares, feasting, costume contests...
Into the Woods
Into the Woods, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, follows a baker and his wife as they set out to reverse a curse, while Cinderella, Jack, Rapunzel, and Little Red pursue their own dreams and wishes. The characters discover that wishes come...
Ocean State Improv Festival
The 8th Annual Ocean State Improv Festival brings together 37 troupes from 13 states for five days of performances, workshops, and spontaneous comedy. Returning acts include Juliet & Juliet performing improvised Shakespeare, Magical Lying Hour, Hell Yeah! with improvised...
The Moors
Gothic horror meets comedy in this Brontë-esque show about two sisters, their dog, and the arrival at their manor of a whole lot of trouble.
Lysistrata
An all-female cast takes on this classic comedy. A modern take on the Ancient Greek sex farce, it’s the ultimate battle of the sexes. The men won’t stop playing soldier – so the women take matters into their own hands. The production features mask work, 60s mod-style costumes...
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (12/03-12/13) |
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Stephen Thorne Burbage Theatre Co (9/17-10/11) |
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A Christmas Carol The Arctic Playhouse (12/03-12/20) |
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Love! Valour! Compassion! The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (6/17-6/27) |
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Ballet Meets The Beatles Ballet RI (3/12-3/21) |
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Finding Neverland The Firebarn: Little Theatre of Fall River (8/05-8/15) |
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Made On Hope Ballet RI (4/16-4/25) |
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Kaleidoscope Newport Elks Lodge Room (10/16-10/18) |
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The Nutcracker Ballet RI (12/17-12/27) |
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Carmen Ballet RI (5/25-5/27) |
