Category: Theater

Student Production: Almost, Maine

by Allison LaBelle ’20 Guest A&E Writer Almost, Maine, an independent student production directed by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18, was featured the weekend of Nov. 3-5 in the Bowab Studio Theatre at the Smith Center for the Arts. The play was not only artistically crafted, but it brought a wonderfully entertaining performance that still has the […]

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PC’s Fall Musical: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff The Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film kicked off this year’s Fall season with the comedic musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The hip production follows six   adolescents in the throes of puberty as they express their individual quirks and compete to win first prize […]

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Death of a Salesman Resurrects at Trinity Repertory Theatre

by Elizabeth Janscy ’18 A&E Staff It can be hard to determine what makes a play a classic. Some may say it is in the characters and their development throughout the play, whereas others may say it is the writing and realism of the words spoken between characters. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is […]

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Review: The Importance of Being Earnest

by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff As the audience adjusted in their seats to find a comfortable position, the lights dimmed and the actors took their places backstage. This was no longer a high school English classroom, but rather a live action lesson in the art of Oscar Wilde in the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theater’s production of  […]

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A British Take on an American Classic

by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff The American classic has made its way across the pond, as London’s National Theatre prepares to open its doors for the premiere of Angels in America on April 11, 2017. Written by Tony Kushner, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play follows the relationships of two couples, Prior and […]

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