Happy Land : The Historical Novel Being Read Across Rhode Island

by Diane Josefowicz

Approaching 40 with a surly teenager, an estranged mother, and an imperious grandmother with an urgent problem, Nikki Lovejoy-Berry, the burdened protagonist of Happy Land, is—in a word—unsettled. What she learns over the course of this graceful novel is that she’s never going to feel [...]

When the Lights Go Out: Reverie Theatre’s Dystopian Thriller Hits Close to Home

by Judith Clinton

Reverie Theatre Company’s new production of A Girl in School Uniform (Walks Into A Bar) lands with a jolt of eerie timeliness. Written in 2016, Lulu Raczka’s dystopian thriller imagines a society plagued by unexplained blackouts—moments when the lights fail, systems collapse, and women vanish. [...]

Delatándose a sí misma: Paradoxx de Kate Colby

by Diane Josefowicz

“Un cierto episodio desagradable ha tomado dominio de mi vida”, declara la escritora de Providence, Kate Colby, en su nueva colección de ensayos, “pero lo dejo en unas pocas referencias ligeras en mi vida sobre papel”. A lo largo de un año acosado por dificultades, [...]

The Roommate — Un estudio agudo, divertido e inesperadamente tierno sobre la reinvención

by Judith Clinton

En la última producción de Trinity Rep, The Roommate ofrece un retrato agudo de dos mujeres cuya conexión improbable se convierte en un catalizador para la reinvención. El humor y el corazón de la obra aterrizan con precisión, gracias a dos interpretaciones excepcionales y a [...]

“Innocent Knowledge,” An Exhibition of Artwork by Israeli and Palestinian Children

by Lynn Holstein

Providence lies more than 5,500 miles away from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Despite this geographic distance, images from civilians suffering from the conflict are now on display at Brown University’s Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice, documenting the experiences of [...]

Celebrating “The Great Connector” at VegFest

by Margaret Rizzuto

Founded by longtime vegan and communications professional Robin Dionne, VegFest grew out of years of attending plant-based food festivals around the country and wondering why Rhode Island didn’t have one of its own. After years of  planning, research, and development, Rhode Island VegFest was ready [...]

When Silence Speaks Volumes: Small Mouth Sounds Finds Profound Meaning Without Words

by Judith Clinton

It has been said that there are three kinds of silence in the theatre: the silence of emptiness, the silence of anticipation, and the silence that settles over an audience when something deeply recognizable is unfolding onstage. Small Mouth Sounds, while employing all three, belongs [...]

Hectic, Antic, Frantic: The Stories of Mary Paula Hunter

by Diane Josefowicz

The fourteen stories collected in Can I Have a Hug First?, the second full-length work of fiction by Providence writer Mary Paula Hunter, have an enjoyably frantic energy. Charming and often very funny, Hunter’s stories feature characters, mainly women, whose response to the competing attentional [...]

La portada

by Diane Josefowicz

Escrita por la fabulista brasileña galardonada Ana Paula Pacheco y traducida con energía del portugués por Julia Sanches, Pandora es una novela extraña e inquietante. Por esa misma razón, está perfectamente en sintonía con su tema igualmente extraño e inquietante: la naturaleza surrealista de la [...]

Breaking Bread for a Stronger Providence: Inside Oberlin’s First Providence Community Bake Sale

by Margaret Rizzuto

On a cold December morning, as holiday lights flicker along Westminster Street, Oberlin is preparing for something outside of their delicious culinary dishes. The acclaimed downtown restaurant is getting ready to host its first-ever Providence Community Bake Sale, a collaborative fundraising event benefiting the Rhode [...]