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RIPR in the Classroom: English and Spanish Shakespearean Theater
Listenwise helps teachers use stories from RIPR in their classrooms. To find more public radio stories and lessons for your middle and high school ELA,…
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Theater Review: Checking The Privilege Of ‘Straight White Men’ At Wilbury Theatre Group
Providence’s Wilbury Theatre Group has never avoided doing the controversial. Rhode Island Public Radio’s Bill Gale says their current play, “Straight…
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Theater Review: ‘American Buffalo’ At The Gamm Theatre
Playwright David Mamet is well known for works such as “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “Speed-The-Plow.” But many think “American Buffalo” is his masterpiece….
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Ballet Company’s Nutcracker Costumes Stolen
A storage facility full of costumes for Festival Ballet’s annual production of the Nutcracker has apparently been robbed. The Providence ballet company…
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Post Election, Clintons Visit Watch Hill
Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and family were spotted in Rhode Island this weekend. The Clintons visited Westerly where they stopped…
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Theater Review: ‘The Flu Season’ And ‘Franco And Me’ Are Strong Experiments
Rhode Island is currently enjoying a theatrical surge. New theater companies have arrived, often with plays – and ideas – that are far from the usual….
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RI Artscape: A New Approach To Children’s Theatre In Providence
Live theater is thriving in Rhode Island, and one program may inspire a new generation of playwrights. The Manton Avenue Project has kids write the…
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TGIF: 19 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Your humble correspondent is back on the beat after taking most of last week off. So thanks for stopping by. As usual, your tips and comments are…
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Theater Review: Ocean State Theatre’s ‘Billy Elliot’ & Burbage Theatre’s ‘Desdemona’
Rhode Island’s booming theater scene is in full pulse these days Which has lead Rhode Island Public Radio’s Bill Gale to double up.