The Players At Barker Playhouse
400 Benefit St. Providence RI, 02903Providence, RI 02903
Upcoming Shows
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).…
Review: TITANIC THE BROADWAY MUSICAL at Theatre By The Sea
What did our critic think of TITANIC THE BROADWAY MUSICAL at Theatre By The Sea?…
Review: A DELIGHTFUL 'INTO THE WOODS' at Contemporary Theater Company
A DELIGHTFUL 'INTO THE WOODS' at Contemporary Theater Company…
Review: GREASE at Theatre By The Sea
If the summer heat has you at wit’s end, there is no better way to stay cool than Theatre By The Sea’s stylish, energetic, remarkably entertaining production of “Grease,” the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical that premiered on Broadway in 1972 and spawned the now classic 1978 movie starrin…
Trinity Rep's NEXT TO NORMAL
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
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.…
Past Shows
16 total · showing 11–16

Dancing Lessons
The Players at Barker are proud to present Mark St. Germains Dancing Lessons, streamed December 4th- 6th, 2020. This filmed live performance is a new chapter for theater arts--instead of mourning the loss of our live audience, we are trying to find new ways of reaching them...

The Women
Mary Haines thinks she has it all: loving husband, adorable children and a picture-perfect life. Until, that is, she finds out that her husband has been cheating on her with a saleswoman at Saks. First performed in the 1930s, The Women is still timely and vibrant, with strong...

The Country House
The Country HouseBy Donald MarguliesDirected by Alan HawkridgeJanuary 31, February 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2020Gathering in their Berkshire home during the Williamstown summer theatre season, a family of actors wrestles with fame, art and, as always, each other. But when the events of...

The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter By James GoldmanDirected by Joan DillenbackDecember 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2019On leave for a Christmas visit, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine has been in prison since raising an army against her husband, King Henry II. The practiced parrying of Eleanor and Henry...

The Shadow Box
The Shadow Boxby Michael CristoferDirected by Jeff SullivanJanuary 25, 26, 27, February 1, 2 and 3The Shadow Box takes place over twenty-four hours, in three separate cottages on the grounds of a large hospital in the United States. Within the cabins are three patients: Joe...

Wait Until Dark
A sinister con man named Roat, and two ex-convicts Mike and Carlino, are about to meet their match. They have traced the location of a mysterious doll, which they are much interested in, to the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam Hendrix, and his blind wife Susy. Sam had...
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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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In Motion Ballet RI (10/23-10/25) |
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Finding Neverland The Little Theater Of Fall River (8/05-8/15) |
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Ballet Meets The Beatles Ballet RI (3/12-3/21) |
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Stephen Thorne Burbage Theatre Co (9/17-10/11) |
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PVDFest Downtown Providence (9/18-9/19) |
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Carmen Ballet RI (5/25-5/27) |
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Get Merry! Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (12/11-12/13) |
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Wonder of the World Attleboro Community Theatre (9/11-9/27) |









