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Review: WICKED at Providence Performing Arts Center


by Andria Tieman - March 06, 2026

One could be forgiven for feeling a little burned out on Wicked these days.  After two super-sized movies and a press tour that seemed to last a decade, Wicked-mania feels a bit on the wane.  However, there is no substitute for seeing this show live on stage.  This show is more relevant than ever...

Review: Trinity Rep's THE WINTER'S TALE Delivers Flashes of Pure Theater


by John McDaid - March 02, 2026

Midway through Trinity Repertory Company’s production of The Winter’s Tale, a handful of courtiers gather scattered objects from the stage — a painter’s palette, a bodhrán, a pair of tambourines — and begin, slowly, to move together. For a moment you can’t quite decipher what you’re s...

Review: HENRIK IBSEN'S GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre


by Jay Pateakos - March 01, 2026

What did our critic think of HENRIK IBSEN'S GHOSTS at The Gamm Theatre?...

Review: THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940 at The Arctic Playhouse


by Yuliya Pokhylko - February 28, 2026

Two comedians who aren’t quite the talk of the town yet, and a dancer who is vague about her training, arrive for an audition. The production crew — the librettist, music writer, director, and producer — last seen together 2 years ago, reunite....

Review: A GIRL IN SCHOOL UNIFORM WALKS INTO A BAR at Reverie Theatre Group


by Yuliya Pokhylko - February 21, 2026

When the lights go out, two accidental acquaintances have no one but each other to share the horrific experience - a bartender who knows more than she’s willing to reveal, and a teenager in a school uniform. An unlikely visitor at a bar...

Review: HAROLD AND MAUDE at The Community Players


by Jay Pateakos - February 16, 2026

The Pawtucket-based Community Players continued their record-breaking 104th season with the dark humored but stunningly still relevant 'Harold and Maude'....

Review: The Roommate at Trinity Rep


by Andria Tieman - February 04, 2026

Jen Silverman’s The Roommate is a tight two-hander about two empty-nesters who move in together due to economic necessity (and other, spoilery reasons), and end up in a situation neither could have predicted.  The Odd Couple + The Golden Girls seems like the obvious sources of inspiration here, b...

Review: THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM


by John McDaid - February 01, 2026

THT REP'S SHARP, SHIMMERING MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. The Hanover Theatre Repertory reimagines Shakespeare in an ‘80s nightclub — and delivers real magic...

Review: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Wilbury Theatre Group


by Jay Pateakos - February 01, 2026

What did our critic think of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS at Wilbur Theatre Group?...

Review: ANTHROPOLOGY at The Players At Barker Playhouse


by Christopher Verleger - January 26, 2026

Lauren Gunderson’s fascinating play, ‘anthropology,’ presented by The Players at Barker Playhouse, is foremost a drama with plenty of humor and social commentary that examines the arguable benefits of AI and whether ultimately it does more harm than good....

Past Shows

She Loves Me
She Loves Me
Dec 1 – Dec 10, 2023

She Loves Meby Joe MasteroffDirected by Joan Dillenback She Loves Me is a warm romantic musical comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world...

Into The Breeches
Into The Breeches
Sep 22 – Oct 1, 2023

Into The Breechesby George BrantDirected by Vince Petronio The Players’ 115th season opens with George Brant’s comedy Into The Breeches. It is 1942 and the majority...

putting it together
putting it together
May 13 – May 22, 2022

putting it together by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Joan Dillenback The Players at Barker is proud to present ‘putting it together,’ by Stephen Sondheim, for...

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
Mar 18 – Mar 27, 2022

For the fourth show of our 113th season, The Players at Barker is proud to present Lorraine Hansberrys immortal classic, A Raisin in the Sun,...

Ripcord
Ripcord
Jan 28 – Feb 6, 2022

Ripcordby David Lindsay-AbaireDirected by Karen BessonFor the third show of our 113th season, The Players at Barker is proud to present David Lindsay-Abaires sharp and...

Sylvia
Sylvia
Dec 3 – Dec 12, 2021

Sylviaby A.R. GurneyDirected by Joan DillenbackThe Players at Barker is delighted to present Sylvia, the second show of our 113th season. A sassy stray dog...

The Murder Room
The Murder Room
Oct 8 – Oct 17, 2021

The Murder Roomby Jack SharkeyDirected by Mike DanielsThe Players at Barker is proud to welcome live audiences back to the theater with our production of...

Red Maple
Red Maple
May 21 – May 23, 2021

The Players at Barker is proud to present the New England premiere of Red Maple, written by veteran actor/writer/director/ David Bunce and Directed by Jeff...

The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking
Apr 9 – Apr 11, 2021

The Players at Barker is proud to present Joan Didions The Year of Magical Thinking, a dramatization of her memoir of the sudden and unexpected...

Dancing Lessons
Dancing Lessons
Dec 4 – Dec 6, 2020

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...

The Women
The Women
Mar 20 – Mar 29, 2020

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...

The Country House
The Country House
Jan 31 – Feb 9, 2020

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...

The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter
Dec 6 – Dec 15, 2019

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...

The Shadow Box
The Shadow Box
Jan 25 – Feb 3, 2019

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...

Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
Jan 20 – Sep 29, 2016

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...

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