“La Broa’ (Broad Street)” is a new, original production inspired by the stories of Latinos in Rhode Island, collected through local oral history project Nuestras Raices. The show takes place at the fictional Doña Rosa’s Market on La Broa’, where we hear the stories of Latino immigrants from Providence and Central Falls. Morning Edition host Luis Hernandez spoke with the director of the play, Tatyana-Marie Carlo.
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The Weekly Catch: March 31, 2023
We break down some of the top local stories from the past week, from politics to pasteis de nata.
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‘The Inferior Sex’ brings the spirit of ‘72 to Trinity Rep
The latest play at Trinity Rep is called “The Inferior Sex,” a comedy that takes place in the office of a feminist women’s fashion magazine in the early 1970s.
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The radio version of a Christmas classic told on the Gamm stage
The Gamm Theater is bringing back their annual production of a Christmas favorite, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” this time with a twist: they’re performing the story as an old-time radio show.
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Artscape is our weekly feature on art, music, theatre, dance, performance and more. To let us know about an artist or event, please email arts@thepublicsradio.org
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Tell Us About Your Community Event
What event would you like the community to know about?
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Theater Review: Wilbury’s ‘The Burn’ Is A Sharp Look At Teenagers Today
Providence’s Wilbury Theatre Group has opened a play about today’ s teenagers and how they live and love, and hate. The Public Radio’s Bill Gale says the work has some sharp moments and some difficulties, too.
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Theater Review: Trinity’s ‘black odyssey,’ An Exciting, Influential Epic
At Trinity Rep these nights the theater is presenting “black odyssey,” a work racing from the days of “The Odyssey” to our time. It’s a huge undertaking and The Public’s Radio reviewer, Bill Gale, says it has magic enough, even if the musical play is just a little long.
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Theater Review: 90’s Play ‘How I Learned To Drive’ Reaches Into Current Headlines
Back in the late 1990s Brown University professor Paula Vogel won a Pulitzer Prize for her play “How I Learned to Drive,” a startling work about guilt, need and levels of responsibility. Now Providence’s Wilbury Group has brought the play back. Rhode Island Public Radio’s Bill Gale says its more vibrant, and necessary, than ever.
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Theater Review: ‘Chicago,’ The Longest Running American Musical
Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck is closing its summer theater season with “Chicago,” the longest-running American musical ever to hit Broadway. Rhode…