Rob Velella presents Edgar Allan Poe: Love and Death Saturday, February 11th 6 and 8 pm
Celebrate Valentine's Day - by burying it alive!
Edgar
Allan Poe once wrote that the death of a beautiful woman is the most
poetical topic in the world. See if he was right as Poe himself returns
to life to read from the works that best display that thin line between
love and death - including Annabel Lee and The Raven. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
Admission is $6 per person, or $10 for couples. Space is limited. Call 401.490.9475 to book.
Free and ample parking!
Sidecar Theater Company presents Scared of Sarah by Laura Brienza
February 17-26 Fri, Sat, Sun at 7pm
Directed by Rich Morra
Lily and Sam are expecting their first child, and neither one feels ready: Sam worries about what this means for their bank account, while Lily's troubled relationship with her autistic sister, Sarah, causes her to question their parenting abilities. When a fire at Sarah's apartment ruins her 30th birthday and brings her into their home, Lily, 28, and Sam, 26, are forced to confront the very real possibility that their child might be autistic. Splitting its focus between the challenges of parenting a child on the spectrum and Generation Y's complicated love affair with selfishness, ScaredofSarahinvestigates the fear that sets in when two people make a third.
Tickets $15. Call 401.490.9475 to book.
Gallery Opening: Beth Plante Alexus Cruz Howard Bander Thursday, March 1st 6pm - 8pm
Featuring
paintings by Beth Plante, Alexus Cruz and Howard Bander. Plante's
collection is called "Black, White and the Seven Girls" and features
female figures in a series of black and white paintings. Cruz, a young
painter, will showcase a series of paintings of pop culture icons such
as Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix and Audrey Hepburn. Bander's paintings
are abstract works layering shape and color.
Light refreshments will be served. Free!
Weekly Events
Mondays: Open Studio, 6-9pm
Participants
must have previous experience in a clay studio, as no instruction will
be offered during this time. Includes use of all Artists' Exchange
equipment including pottery wheels, canvas covered tables, extruder and
clay tools as well as a bisque fire. Glazing fees charged separately.
Supplies can also be purchased separately through Artists' Exchange.
Call Karen to sign up: 401.490.9475. $10 per session.
Thursdays: Art Guild, 2:15-3:45pm
Are
you a high school student who is interested in art and in completing
community service hours? Join us for this weekly gathering of artsy
teens who help out with arts-based projects around Artists' Exchange
such as painting and creating and installing window displays, along with
doing occasional fun personal projects. Interested in joining? Email Shannon to sign up!
Saturdays: Open Studio, 1-3pm
Participants
must have previous experience in a clay studio, as no instruction will
be offered during this time. Includes use of all Artists' Exchange
equipment including pottery wheels, canvas covered tables, extruder and
clay tools as well as a bisque fire. Glazing fees charged separately.
Supplies can also be purchased separately through Artists' Exchange.
Call Karen to sign up: 401.490.9475. $10 per session.
Free and ample parking!
Previous Events
S.A.L.T. (Stage Actors Live Theater) presents 3 ONE ACTS BY DAVID
LINDSAY-ABAIRE Chickens discuss crossing the road,
paroled woman discovers a torte, wine glasses discuss divorce, couples fight
over the merits of god parenting over lasagna, heartsick people confront the
dilemma of love, strange woman falls into pool while spying on people in a
Connecticut home. CRAZY EIGHTS, BABY FOOD, and THAT OTHER PERSON by David Lindsay-Abaire. Also featuring eight new
monologues by Kevin Broccoli!
January
20-22, 27-29
7:30pm Pay-What-You-Can preview dress rehearsal on
Thursday, January 19, for guests with reservations. Tickets are otherwise $15
($10 for students and seniors). Call 401-490-9475 to make a reservation.
Free and ample parking!
The Black Box Theatre's 8th annual A Christmas Carol December 8th - 23rd Culminating in special performances at the historic Rhodes on the Pawtuxet! More information
Pre-Show Holiday Gala Friday, December 23rd beginning at
4:30pm
Delicious cuisine from local restaurants, the piano stylings of
Mark Taber, wine and beer, a silent auction and horse-drawn carriage
rides, culminating in the finale performance of The Black Box Theatre's
8th annual production of A Christmas Carol. Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston.
Tickets $75. Call 401.490.9475.
Artists' Exchange's 7th annual
Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
12/3 & 12/4 10am - 4pm Houses $12 each. Call 401.490.9475 to book your appointment!
Candy!
Frosting! Music! Fun! Join us for our annual holiday tradition of
frosting and finishing gingerbread houses for entry into our contest or
for your home holiday decor.
This year's event will feature three photo stations with a professional photographer. Costumes welcome! Order a family keepsake!
Creative Differences
Saturday, November 19th 8pm
Sunday, November 20th 2pm, 8pm
A new play by Mat Clerrico
A volatile actor and a stubborn film director struggle to bring Hamlet to the big screen. They have an eight month film production ahead of them. Assuming they don't kill each other in the first hour.
FREE Call 490.9475 for reservations.
Alice in Wonderland Sat Nov. 19th, 12:30 and 3pm Tickets $5 (free for kids 2 & under) Call 401.490.9475
Jump down the rabbit hole, and join us for the inaugural production of The
Childrens Company at The Exchange. Classic childrens literature comes
to life in this literal adaptation of the Lewis Carroll masterpiece. Designed
for audiences of all ages, see your favorite characters like the Mad Hatter,
the Caterpillar, the Queen Of Hearts, and Alice herself brought to hilarious
life by actors ages 9-13. A perfect introduction for your little one into the
world of the theater. Join us for this magical show.
Sidecar Theater Company presents LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach
A comedic
and lyrical telling of a seemingly lost man finding transformation
through unconventional love, as his protective sister attempts
to intervene.
October 14th-15th, 21st-23rd | 7pm $15. Call 401.490.9475
for tickets.
Leigh Hendrix & Peter Deffet present... HOW TO BE A LESBIAN IN 10 DAYS OR LESS How To Be A Lesbian in 10 Days or Less is a
hilarious coming out story for queers and non-queers alike. Motivational
speaker and expert lesbian Butchy McDyke deftly guides her captive
audience in an exploration of self-discovery and first love, coming out,
lesbian sex, queer politics, and a really important Reba McEntire song
as they learn to confidently shout, Im a big ole dyke! Writer and
performer Leigh Hendrix weaves a story that is one part instructional
seminar, one part personal story, and one part wacky performance art.
At turns funny and poignant, silly and earnest, How To Be A Lesbian in 10 Days or Less is the perfect guide to gay for budding lesbians, no matter their sexual orientation! September 22 - 24 September 29 - October 1 All performances begin at 8PM
FALL OUT OF SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Sunday, 9/25 11am - 5pm Rainday 10/2 Admission $1 Free for kids 12 & under Live
Music & Theater, Artisans, Art Contests, Artsified Carnival Games,
Pony Rides, Food, Raffles, Ice Cream, Dance & Martial Arts Demos,
Doggie Show Off Contest, Pumpkin Painting, Prizes for Kids!
Burbage Theatre Company presents... A NIGHT WITH DAVID IVES September 8-18 (9/8-9/10, 9/15, 9/16, 9/18) 8pm
Duplicitous metaphysics, an artist transported, the death
of a revolutionary leader, some of the cleverest colloquial chimps you will ever
see, and some waffling quaffling Englishmen with a murdered man in their midst;
the Burbage Theatre Company presents A Night With David Ives - six one-act
plays by American wordsmith David Ives.
Tickets $15, $10 students Call 401.490.9475.
Rob Velella presents... NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: THE HAUNTED MIND September 3 7:30 pm
Nathaniel
Hawthorne returns to life at the Black Box Theatre as literary
historian and playwright Rob Velella takes on this chilling one-man
performance. Portraying the character of Hawthorne, Velella will take
the audience on a journey through these ominous tales, often delving
into the dark realms of the human mind.
Nicknamed the "Prometheus of American Literary Scholarship,"
Velella has published articles, presented academic papers, and given
lectures at historical sites, libraries, and colleges from Pennsylvania
to Maine. In addition to Hawthorne, he portrays Edgar Allan Poe and the
young Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Velella also maintains the award-winning American Literary Blog.
Admission: $8 Call 401.490.9475 to reserve tickets!
The Black Box Theatre's 6th annual ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
August 5th - 28th Fridays & Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 2pm Tickets $15/Wave, $25 for Waves I & II
Whittled down from over 100 submissions from all over the country, this
year's line-up will showcase 18 plays in a variety of genres. Experience the wonder of brevity! WAVE I: August 5th - 14th (All 9 plays below will be performed during each scheduled showcase in Wave I): Clown Therapy, Nina Mansfield Curse the Darkness, Patrick Gabridge The Hollow Men, Greg Davis Scripted, Mark Harvey Levine Singular of Dice, Ross Tedford Kendall Cyjoe Barker at the Theatre, Barbara Schweitzer Final Descent, Joanne Fayan A Winter Place, Kevin Broccoli Wet Paper Bag, Alex Dremann
WAVE II: August 19th - 28th (All 9 plays below will be performed during each scheduled performance in Wave II): Break, J. Stephen Brantley A Couple of Metal Gods, Trace Crawford Context, John C. Davenport Their Eyes Meet, John C. Davenport Man Woman Man, L. H. Grant Missing, Robin Pond My Name Is Art, Peter Snoad Surprise, Mark Harvey Levine The Hatchet Job, Jim Sullivan
Severed Elephant, Alex Carlisle print-monoprint on white Rives BFK paper
In the Gallery: Melded Mindscapes
featuring the works of Melanie Teresa Bohrer & Alex Carlisle
Works on display through August 10th.
Alex Carlisle
"I
strive to create graphic imagery that expresses space in a way that the
viewer has to imagine to understand. Surrealism is a concept that I
embrace and try to join with abstraction to create a new visual language. This language
attempts to explore physiological and metaphysical atmospheres that
surround us everyday. I am interested in architecture and landscape, but
I am more interested in what happens in between the materials and the
structures that make up a space." Originally from Jamestown, RI, Alex
currently manages his Fine Arts career along with two businesses, ASEA
Skateboards
and Print Designs and Custom Print House. He graduated from the Rhode
Island School of Design with a BFA in Printmaking in 2010.
"My most recent projects exemplify different states of mind, created during introspective, almost meditative or automatic drawing sessions. The created 'mindscapes' have evolved
from mindless doodles to window insights into my ways of thinking, or
my perception of daily life as different collisions of mazes, and the
interweaving ideas of time and space. Greatly inspired both by Josef
Albers' color combination and compositions, I attempt to create prints,
not by making a finished plate, but rather by reprinting the same
image, thereby constructing a space or architecture, through layering.
Hence my work has evolved into a way of mapping, reminiscent of both man
made and natural structures, and once the individual abstracted forms
are layered, they start depicting intersecting space. Often, the
ambiguous scale in the works alludes to the reoccurring theme of
microscopic versus macroscopic imagery, which is prevalent in most of my
works." Originally from Munich, Germany, Melanie is currently enrolled at the Rhode Island School of Design expecting to graduate June 2012 with a BFA in Printmaking.
'CHARLIE'S FUNERAL' A LIFE IN 127 ACTS One man. One life. One incredible journey.
Written and Directed by Kevin Broccoli
In April of 2011, local
playwright Kevin Broccoli had the idea of doing a monologue show made up
entirely of stories about the life of a fictional man named Charlie. He agreed
to include any and all actors interested in being a part of this one-of-a-kind
project. One hundred and twenty-seven local and out-of-state actors responded
and were cast. Between April and June, monologues were written with each of the
individual actors in mind. This July, all one hundred and twenty-seven pieces
will premiere over the course of four weekends creating an intricate and
fascinating portrait of one mans life.
July 8th-31st
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 7pm
$15 General Admission, $12 Students
To make reservations, contact 401.490.9475
THE DAVE PROJECT presents... 'THE LAST FIVE YEARS' a one-act musical written by Jason Robert Brown
July 8th-31st Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm Tickets $29-General Admission, $20 with a valid High School or College Student ID (Save 17% on General Admission Tickets when you order online in June)
The Last Five Years is an emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy telling her story backwards while Jamie tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.
NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL Over 30 bands from all over Southeastern New England, featuring many artists under the label 75 or Less and many more!
Fri. June 24th 6 - 11pm Sat. June 25th 12pm - 11pm
$10 per day/$15 for 2 day pass at door only
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS to assist with running the festival. Email volunteering@artists-exchange.org if interested.
Dreaming Tree Theater Company presents 'SET IN THE CITY' an original play by Brett Epstein
June 16th & 17th 8pm Tickets $5 For reservations, call 401.490.9475.
"Set in the City," a new original play by Brett Epstein, is a series of vignettes of scenes and
conversations overheard in New York City. The conversations are real.
The characters are real. Come see a snapshot of life in the big city! After these workshop performances, surveys
will be handed out at the close of each show for feedback on how the
play could be improved. Come be a part of the creation of a new play!
Largo Desolato Graphic
Burbage Theatre Company presents:
'LARGO DESOLATO' by Vaclav Havel | English Version by Tom Stoppard | presented with special permission by Samuel French
directed by Jeff Church
June
2nd-4th, 9th-11th 8:00pm $15 General Admission, $10 Students To make reservations, contact btctheater@gmail.com
Professor Leopold Nettles is the author of a book entitled The Ontology of the Human Ego which
contains a troublesome paragraph laying him open to arrest by the
authorities on chagres of "disturbing the intellectual peace." The
government wants him to deny that he wrote the wicked paragraph, in
return for which all the charges will be dropped. His dissident friends
want him to be a hero and urge him to stand fast. Tortured by internal
demons as well as these external ones, Nettles is a badly frightened
man, dosing himself with drink and pills while he cowers in his
apartment. But despite his fears he wishes to stand by his words. Every
ring of the doorbell brings him nearer to crisis. Meanwhile, he puts
off the government agents for time to think it over.
The Maderati
by Richard Greenberg
Directed by Alex Duckworth Produced by Burbage Theatre Company (by special arrangement with Samuel French)
Richard Greenbergs The
Maderati is a farcical examination of self-absorbed, outrageously
witty
(but slightly stupid) artists.
April 28-30
May 5-7
All shows at 8:00pm
Tickets: $15 General Admission / $10 Students
Tickets will be available at the door and can be reserved at
BTCTheater@gmail.com
a Black Box Theatre production
Alivelysatire of modern art, Museum takes place on the closing day of three avant garde exhibits
and features 42 colorful characters including museum goers, artists and museum
staff as they respond to the art and to one another.
directed by Rich Morra
March 25th - April 10th Friday & Saturday evenings at 7pm Sundays at 2pm
Come participate in a community art project! Be one of 99 members of the Artists' Exchange community to paint a painting that will be displayed as part of a group installation during the Black Box Theatre's upcoming production of Tina Howe's "Museum."
Saturday, March 5th
11am - 3pm
All ages welcome. No experience necessary. Staff will be on site giving instructions on a fun and simple painting project. Refreshments will be served.
Free.
All 99 paintings will be displayed as part of a group installation in one of Artists' Exchange's galleries during the Black Box Theatre's upcoming production of "Museum," opening March 25th. You may purchase your painting (reserve it at a special reduced price of $7 on this day only) or donate it to Artists' Exchange to be sold as a fundraiser during the run of the show). Purchased paintings can be picked up after the closing of the show starting April 11th.
Celebrate your contribution! Join us for a
SPECIAL CLOSING
Sunday, April 10th
4:30-6:30pm
(after the final performance of "Museum") for the first official public viewing of the group
installation. Free.
For future events within the series, join our contact list to receive info.
Pre-Show Holiday Gala Saturday, Dec. 18th at Artists' Exchange
Join us for a festive evening complete with live music and entertainment, delicious food from select local restaurants including Pawtuxet Villages's Arunothai, wine, beer from Rapscallion Brewery, a silent auction and a horse-drawn carriage ride to Cranston's historic Park Theatre.
Tickets $75 Call 401.490.9475 to reserve.
At the Black Box Theatre
at Artists' Exchange
Thurs. 12/9 7pm
Fri. 12/10 7pm
Sat. 12/11 7pm
Matinee: Sun. 12/12 2pm
Tickets $15 (call Artists' Exchange at 401.490.9475 to reserve)
At the historic Park Theatre/RICPA: Sat. Dec. 18th 7pm Sun. Dec.19th 3pm
Tickets $18* (call Park Theatre at 467.7275 to reserve)
*Group rate of $13 for parties of 20 or more.
Artists' Exchange proudly presents its 6th annual Gingerbread House
Decorating Contest & Artisan Fair!
Participants begin
with a graham cracker construction and craft it into a work of art. Steal away
a few moments during the hectic holiday season to gather with friends and
family to engage in an old world craft... be creative, sneak some candy, and
have fun! Prizes awarded to winners in each age level category. Plus...
artisans, raffles, holiday grab bags, and more.
Click on the image to the left for more information.
New Music Series Featured Artist: Jacob Haller Hosted By: Tom Chace
Friday, November 19th 9pm (Doors at 8:30pm) Admission $5 at door
Artists' Exchange presents a new music series featuring local artists. The series kicks off with music by Jacob Haller, an original blues/folk artist. Learn more about Jacob Haller here: http://music.jwgh.org/. Additional artists include Judith Bingham, Kim
Lamothe, Frank Martyn, GW Mercure (of the Benedictions) and Chris Monti.
Watch our website for future events within the series!
Kevin Broccoli and Phil Goldman Are Smizing October 29th & 30th November 4th & 6th 8pm each evening Tickets $10 Call 401.490.9475 to reserve. In
an interesting mix of stories and conversation, Phil Goldman, creator
of the popular Live Bait storytelling night at Perishable Theatre and
Kevin Broccoli, writer of this past summer's "That Might Not Be Sex"
and other monologues, are teaming up for an evening full of laughter
and insight.
LoisAnnie Productions Presents a Screening of 3 Shorts by John Joseph Gomes October 15th -16th 7pm and 8:30pm
Tickets $8. Call 401.490.9475 to reserve.
3 Days
- James Santiago, a secure and serious man with a successful therapy
practice and two adopted children has to decide whether to take a chance
on Caleb, a free-spirited stranger whom James has only known for three
days.
Starring John Joseph Gomes as Caleb and Gio Castellano as James, with a special guest
appearance by Kevin Broccoli.
Too Soon - Kurt, played by John Joseph Gomes, is having difficulty letting go of his past love, David, played by Gregory Jon Bonin. Blackout - Three friends get in over their heads when they decide to do business with a local mob boss and things begin to go horribly wrong. Starring John Joseph Gomes as Kyle, Gio Castellano as Luis, and Jay Garcia as Marco. With
Gregory Jon Bonin as Gino Marchetti, Erick Betancourt as Tony and Caitlin
Robert as Jessica.
Burbage Theatre Company Presents
Miss Julie
Directed by: Kristina Drager Starring: Valerie Westgate Nick Thibeault Kristina Drager Executive Producer: Alex Duckworth
Performances: 9/23, 9/24 & 9/25 at 8pm
$15 General Admission, $10 Students For reservations, email: BTCTheater@gmail.com
August Strindbergs seminal masterpiece, Miss Julie is the
portrait of a young woman struggling to retain her dignity and sanity
while involved in a love affair with one of her familys servants. The play has
been produced countless times, with versions directed by such accomplished
directors as Sam Mendes and the legendary Ingmar Bergman.
The Kreepshow A killer time.
August 28th 9pm - 1am
Join us for an out of season horror experience: think Christmas in July, but more like Halloween in August... for those who can't get enough gore, join us (preferably in horror get-up) starting at 9pm for music, a costume contest and an opportunity to have a monster makeup session with professional makeup artist Katie Bouchard, followed by a screening of "Return of the Living Dead" in the Black Box Theatre at 11pm. It's evil, it's thrilling... it’s the KREEPSHOW!
$5 admission.
Black Box Theatre Presents its 4th Annual
One Act Play Festival
Chuck Exley by Kevin H. Thibault The
Revelation of Jenny to Her Parents by Beth Danesco Can Can't by Michael
Burgan The Rental by Mark
Harvey Levine Jeremiah's Choice
by Dennis B. Blais The Lesson by Tom Chace The Dream
Seats by Anthony Martinetti Superhero by Mark
Harvey Levine Pain
by Barbara Schweitzer The
Son by Pat Hegnauer
Performances
August 12 - 14 7pm August 15 2pm August 19 - 21 7pm August 22 2pm
old stuff. new ideas.
Artists' Exchange proudly presents the YART SALE. The event will take place on Sunday, June 13th in the lots surrounding Artists' Exchange. Part community yard sale, part arts event, the YART SALE will feature yard sale vendors, artisan vendors, re-use workshops and a gallery showcase focusing on art made from reclaimed and repurposed objects.
There will be an entrance fee of $1 (Kids 12 & under get in free).
Interested in being a vendor? Email us to request an application.
Doing some spring cleaning and interested in donating? Email us to set up a time for drop off or delivery. All donations made to Artists' Exchange are tax-deductible.
Mark your calendars for a fun-filled day celebrating the art of re-use.
RESISTOR Friday, June 4th - 7:30 pm Black Box Theatre - $5 entry
CD Release party
for Resistor's new album, 'RISE'!. RESISTOR will play 3 sets of
music, including the debut of their 40-minute
epic suite, "The Land of No Groove." Resistor on MySpace Resistor website
CIDER HOUSE RULES Adapted by Peter Parnell
From the novel by John Irving
Conceived for the Stage by Tom Hulce,
Jane Jones and Peter Parnell
Directed by Rich Morra
Part I: Here in St. Cloud's
Wed. May 57pm
Thurs. May 67pm
Sat. May 8 7pm
Sun. May 92pm
Part II: In Other Parts of the World
Thurs. May 13 7pm
Fri. May 14 7pm
Sat. May 15 7pm
Sun. May 162pm
Part I: Here in St. Cloud's
Wed. May 19 7pm
Fri. May 21 7pm
Part II: In Other Parts of the World
Sat. May 22 7pm
Sun. May 234pm
Tickets $15. Call 401.490.9475 for reservations.
Please be prepared to make a reservation for Parts I & II.
Summer Camp Open House Saturday, 4/10 10am-2pm
join us for:
free crafts
free popcorn
meet & greet with camp staff
info. about our graham cracker discount... up to 30% off camps with a trip to the grocery store!
You Might Be
God
presented by Breath Productions
written and directed by Kevin Broccoli
Friday, March 12th 8pm
Saturday, March 13th 8pm
Black Box Theatre at Artists' Exchange
I dont
just need God to be- I need God
to do something
For
centuries people have discussed the existence or lack of an almighty presence
within the universe. Now one man is setting out to prove that God might
actually be a lot closer than we think in an
examination of believers, disbelievers, and unbelievable circumstances. Over the
course of two weekends, Mr. Broccoli will inhabit the animals of Eden, the
prodigal son, grandmothers, mothers, priests, preachers wives, and of course,
God. Every night the show will open with a different performer sharing
their thoughts on God.
In addition, the audience will have opportunities to shape the performance as
its happening by adding their own thoughts.
