Past Shows

Little Women

Written by: Louisa May Alcott

Directed by: Karen Besson

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

October 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 @ 7:30 PM, 2026
October 4, 11, 18 @ , 2026 @

Based on Louisa May Alcott’s timeless novel, Little Women follows the lives of the March sisters: romantic Meg, spirited Jo, loving Beth, and tenacious Amy. The play adaption chronicles the sisters’ childhood in the 1860s as they strive to be kind, intelligent, and imaginative young women. But as adulthood approaches, each sister must negotiate her private…

Bell Book and Candle

Written by: John Van Druten

Directed by: Jay Burns

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

August 27, 28, 29, September 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 @ 7:30 PM, 2026
August 30, September 6, 13 @, 2026 @

In the late 1950s, Gillian Holroyd is a modern-day witch living in New York City’s Greenwich Village. When she encounters charming publisher Shepherd Henderson, she decides to make him hers by casting a love spell. Gillian takes added pleasure in doing so because Henderson is engaged to her old college rival. However, Gillian finds herself…

Arsenic and Old Lace

Written by: Joseph Kesselring

Directed by: David Jepson

1249 main street
West Warwick,RI

May 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, June 4, 5, 6 @ 7:30 PM, 2026
May 24, 31, June 7 @, 2026 @

A timeless hit, both on Broadway and in the West End, Arsenic and Old Lace is the amusing story of two charming elderly ladies who decide that by poisoning their poor, lonely lodgers and burying the bodies in their cellar, they are saving these unfortunates from the sorrows of this world – however, not everybody shares their…

Private Lives

Written by: Noel Coward

Directed by: Richard Griffin

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

April 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, May 1, 2 @ 7:30 PM, 2026
April 19, 26, May 3 @, 2026 @

Revived in 2002 by the Royal National Theatre in a production that sparkled on Broadway, Private Lives is one of the most sophisticated, entertaining plays ever written. Elyot and Amanda, once married and now honeymooning with new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, reignite the old spark and impulsively elope. After days of being reunited,…

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (nope, not a musical!)

Written by: John Bishop

Directed by: Jeffrey Massery

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

February 26, 27, 28, March 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14, 2026 @ 7:30 PM,
February March 1, 8 and 15, 2026

In true comedic, non-musical style … A cadre of eccentric Broadway devotees meet together thinking they are to discuss a new play …. the producer, writers, director, financial backer and the actors … all ready to ‘put on a show’.  Then a murder!  Could it be the Maid?  The Butler?  The Guests?  Are they who…

Miss Nelson is Missing!

Written by: Jeffrey Hatcher

Directed by: Rose Racine

West Warwick,RI

January 29, 30, 31, February 5, 6, 7, 2026 at 7:30 pm,
February 1, 8, 2026 at ,

Miss Nelson can’t control her crazy classroom because she’s just too nice. But when she disappears, her replacement is the hard-as-nails, detention-loving, recess-canceling, homework-overloading substitute teacher Viola Swamp! With the Big Test approaching, the kids suddenly realize how much they miss Miss Nelson and they’ll do anything — including hiring a private eye — to…

A Christmas Carol

Written by: Charles Dickens (adapted by Jay Burns)

Directed by: Bryan Sawyer

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
December 7, 13, 14, 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM

A miserly and miserable man, Ebenezer Scrooge greets each Christmas with “Bah! Humbug!” until he is visited one Christmas Eve by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future. In Charles Dickens’ beloved classic, the three spirits show Scrooge happy memories from his past, difficult realities from the present and a grim future…

Keep on Laughing

Written by: Paul Elliott

Directed by: W. Richard Johnson

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

October 30, 31, November 1, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
November 2, 9, 16, 2025 @

They’re back! The ladies of Exit Laughing are as zany and funny as ever, but now Connie’s daughter, Rachel, has married her 28-year-old stripper boyfriend, Bobby, and they are expecting twins. Connie, Leona and Millie have been touring the world and having the time of their lives, returning to tell hysterical stories of their adventures….

Flamingo Court

Written by: Luigi Creatore

Directed by: Laurie Lavallee

West Warwick,RI

September 25, 26, 27, October 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
September 28. October 5, 12 , 2025 @

Flamingo Court is made up of three short plays all taking place in an apartment building where several retirees live. Angelina, in 104, is a Neil-Simonesque piece where resident Angelina starts to fall for her neighbor Dominic. The only problem is her sick husband in the other room. Surprises abound as their mutual friend tightropes…

Harvey

Written by: Mary Chase

Directed by: David Jepson

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

August 28, 29, 30, September 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
August 31, September 7, 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. To avoid future embarassment for her family—and especially for her daughter, Myrtle Mae—Veta decides to have Elwood committed to a sanitarium. At the sanitarium, a frantic Veta explains to the…

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Written by: Neil Simon

Directed by: Ida Zecco

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

May 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
May 18, 25, June 1, 2025 @

Inspired by the playwright’s youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows, this ensemble comedy features all the attendant comic drama as the harried writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman Max Prince.

Picnic

Written by: William Inge

Directed by: Karen Besson

West Warwick,RI

March 27, 28, 29, April 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
March 30, April 6, 13 , 2025 @

The play takes place on Labor day Weekend in the joint backyards of two middle-aged widows. The one house belongs to Flo Owens, who lives there with her two maturing daughters, Madge and Millie, and a boarder who is a spinster school teacher. The other house belongs to Helen Potts, who lives with her elderly…

Deadline

Written by: Don Zolidis

Directed by: Jeffrey Massery

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

February 20, 21, 22, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
February 23, March 2, 9, 2025 @

When eight mystery writers arrive at a legendary writer’s fog-shrouded island mansion in the North Atlantic, they think they’re ready for the Deadline Challenge—twenty-four restful hours to write as much of their new novel as possible. But the Deadline Challenge is anything but restful. In reality, the writers are brought together to solve a murder—the…

Newsies – Disney’s The Broadway Musical

Written by: Disney

Directed by: Mya Lemery

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

January 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, February 1, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
January 19, 26, February 2 , 2025 @

Presented by – When I Grow Up Theater – It’s time to carry the banner on your stage with Disney’s Newsies! Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at…

2024 Miracle on 34th Street

Directed by: Rose Racine

West Warwick,RI

December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 PM, 2024
December 8, 15, 22 at, 2024

“This is a tale that we want to believe in, that creates a world we seem to desperately desire, free of the blatant commercialism that surrounds us, where love and decency and generosity of spirit are their own rewards. What we want Christmas to be all about, really.” So writes the Santa Cruz Sentinel of this most…

45 Seconds From Broadway

Written by: Neil Simon

Directed by: W. Richard Johnson

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

November 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 2024
November 10, 17. 24, 2024 at

From America’s master of Contemporary Broadway Comedy, here is another revealing comedy behind the scenes in the entertainment world, this time near the heart of the theatre district. 45 Seconds from Broadway takes place in the legendary “Polish Tea Room” on New York’s 47th Street. Here Broadway theatre personalities washed-up and on-the-rise, gather to schmooz even as…

Lone Star Love Potion

Written by: Michael Parker

Directed by: Tony Annicone

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

October 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 PM, 2024
October 6, 13, 20 , 2024 at

Mr. Stancliffe, the owner of a vast fortune, and a two hundred thousand acre Texas ranch has died. His long time butler, Jarvis, and the maid, Melody, along with Mr. Stancliffe’s niece and only living relative Patrice, are there for the reading of the will by the family lawyer, Mr. Oakfield. Strangely, a Miss Tammy-Jo…

One Slight Hitch

Written by: Lewis Black

Directed by: Kevin Thibault

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

September 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 PM,
September 8, 15, 22 , 2024 at

It’s Courtney’s wedding day, and her mom, Delia, is making sure that everything is perfect. The groom is perfect, the dress is perfect, and the decorations (assuming they arrive) will be perfect. Then, like in any good farce the doorbell rings. And all hell breaks loose. So much for perfect.

Crimes of the Heart

Written by: Beth Henley

Directed by: Karen Besson

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

May 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, 31, June 1 at 7:30 PM, 2024
May 19, 26 and June 2, 2024 at

The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Lenny, the oldest sister, is unmarried at thirty and facing diminishing marital prospects; Meg, the middle sister, who quickly outgrew Hazlehurst, is back…

And Then There Were None

Written by: Agatha Christie

Directed by: David Jepson

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

April 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30 PM, 2024
April 14, 21, 28 , 2024 at

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and…

The Brothers Grimm

Written by: Don Zolidis

Directed by: Jeff Massery

1249 Main Street
West Warwick, RI

February 29, March 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at 7:30 PM, 2024
March 3, 10 at 2:00 PM and March 17 at 4:00 PM, 2024

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil’s Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation…

Legally Blonde The Musical

Written by: Heather Hach

Directed by: Mya Lemery

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

January 25, 26, 27, February 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30 PM, 2024
January 28 and February 4, 11 , 2024 at

The When I Grow Up Theater presents a fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, which follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it…

The Games Afoot

Written by: Ken Kudwig

Directed by: W. Richard Johnson

West Warwick,RI

November 2,3, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 7:30 PM, 2023
November 5, 12, 19 at, 2023

It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks…

Love Sex and the IRS

Written by: Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore

Directed by: Tony Annicone

West Warwick,RI

October 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7:30 PM, 2023
October 8, 15, 22, 2023

The classic farce that everyone should be doing – especially around tax time! Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur are out of work musicians who room together in New York City. To save money, Jon has been filing tax returns listing the pair as married. The day of reckoning comes when the Internal Revenue Service informs…

Don’t Dress for Dinner

Written by: Marc Camoletti and Robin Hawdon

Directed by: Rose Racine

West Warwick,RI

September 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 at 7:30 PM, 2023
September 10, 17, 24 at , 2023

Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in his charming converted French farmhouse, whilst his wife, Jacqueline, is away. He has arranged for a cordon bleu cook to prepare gourmet delights and has invited his best friend, Robert, along too to provide the alibi. It’s foolproof; what could possibly go wrong?…

There’s A Burglar in my Bed

Written by: Michael Parker

Directed by: Tony Annicone

West Warwick,RI

May 18, 19, 20, 26, 27, June 1, 2, 3 at 7:30 PM, 2023
May 21, 28, June 4, 2023

William Worthington III and his wife are both going to be away for the weekend from their two hundred acre Massachusetts estate with its twenty six bedroom man- sion, he to Delaware to shoot ducks with the Duponts and she to her mother’s in Boston. Both have, in fact, ar- ranged trysts with their respective…

The 39 Steps

Written by: Alfred Hitchcock

Directed by: W. Richard Johnson

West Warwick,RI

April 13, 14,15, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7:30 PM, 2023
April 16, 23, and 30, 2023 at

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have e 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! is two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award- winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented…

Bedroom Farce

Written by: Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by: Karen Besson

West Warwick,RI

March 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 7:30 PM, 2023
March 12 at 4:00, March 19, and 26, 2023 at

Trevor and Susannah, whose marriage is on the rocks, inflict their miseries on their nearest and dearest: three couples whose own relationships are tenuous at best. Taking place sequentially in the three beleaguered couples’ bedrooms during one endless Saturday night of co-dependence and dysfunction, beds, tempers, and domestic order are ru ed, leading all the…

Noises Off

Written by: Michael Frayn

Directed by: Richard Johnson

West Warwick,RI

November 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, at 7:30 pm
November 6, 13, 20, at

Michael Frayn’s Noises Off takes a fond look at the follies of theatre folk, whose susceptibility to out-of-control egos, memory loss, and passionate affairs turn every performance into a high-risk adventure. This play-within-a-play captures a touring theatre troupe’s production of Nothing On in three stages: dress rehearsal, the opening performance, and a performance towards the end of a debilitating…

Social Security

Written by: Andrew Bergman

Directed by: Tony Annicone

West Warwick,RI

September 29, 30. October 1, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, at 7:30 pm
October 2, 9, 16, at

This hilarious Broadway comedy surrounds a married couple who are art dealers. Their domestic tranquility is shattered upon the arrival of the wife’s goody-goody nerd of a sister, her uptight CPA husband, and her archetypal Jewish mother. They are there to try to save their college-student daughter from the horrors of living only for sex….

The Addams Family

Written by: Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman

Directed by: Mya Lemery

West Warwick,RI

January 26, 27, 28, February 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 at 7:30 pm, 2023
January 29, February 5, 12, at, 2023

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if…

The Hatmaker’s Wife

Written by: Lauren Yee

Directed by: Rachel Hanauer

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

April 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, May 5, 6, 7, at 7:30 PM
April 24, May 1, 8, at

In Lauren Yee’s whimsical and poignant new play The Hatmaker’s Wife, a young woman moves in with her boyfriend expecting domestic bliss, but instead has trouble getting comfortable. Her strange new home seems determined to help out – and soon the walls are talking. They reveal the magical tale of an old hatmaker and his long-suffering…

Lie, Cheat and Genuflect

Written by: Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore

Directed by: Tony Annicone

West Warwick,RI

March 24, 25, 26, April 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, at 7:30 PM
March 27, April 3, 10, at

The Buckle brothers, Billy and Tom, are in big trouble: Tom’s infallible eye for slow horses has drained away all of Billy’s savings and he has borrowed from loan shark Pizza Face Petrillo, who now wants his money back or else! Involve a stuffy young lawyer, a hard drinking, man hungry housekeeper and a trio…

Exit Laughing

Written by: Paul Elliott

Directed by: Richard Johnson

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

February 17, 18, 19, March 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, at 7:30 PM
February 20, March 6 at 2:00 PM, March 13, at

When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls,” what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham, you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done. You “borrow”…

Miracle on 34th Street – A Live Musical Radio Play

Directed by: Ida Zecco

West Warwick,RI

December 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 7:30 pm, 2021
December 5, 12, 19, 2021 at

When a department store Santa claims he’s the real Kris Kringle, his case gets taken all the way to the Supreme Court, and a little girl’s belief makes the difference in the ‘miracle.’ With live Foley effects and a score of holiday carols, Miracle on 34th Street is a beloved musical that will melt even the most…

CANCELLED: The Edgar Allen Poe Afterlife Radio Show

West Warwick,RI

November 4, 5, and 6 at 7:30 pm, 2021
November 7, 2021 at

Thank you for your continued support of The Arctic Playhouse. We are writing today to inform you, that due to a medical issue with one our performers, that we must postpone this weekends run (11/4-11/7) of The Edgar Allen Poe Afterlife Radio Show. The medical issue is not COVID related and will not affect any…

Jim Rice “Cocktail Hour” with Sam Kurzontkowski on bass and Pieter Struyk on drums

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

August 31, 2021

Jim Rice has a quirky, effervescent style that is all his own. Tonight, he presents to his favorite audience at the Cabaret Club his sophisticated, thoughtful, unexpected arrangements paired with  his twisted sense of humor will have you joyfully sharing libations during this masterful, musical story telling. Jim Rice (music director/arranger/ pianist), of New York City…

Murder at the Howard Johnson’s

Written by: Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick

Directed by: Tony Annicone

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

September 26, October 3, 10 at 2:00 pm, 2021
September 23, 24, 25, October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2021 at

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!  Is all fair in love? Even murder? That’s the question posed by this light and funny suspense comedy about a love triangle in a Howard Johnson Motor Inn. The play presents a love triangle involving a woman, her lover, and her husband in three scenes. In the first scene, the wife…

Vintage Hitchcock – A Live Radio Play

Written by: Joe Landry

Directed by: Diane Lupo

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

April 23 - 25 Streaming, 2021

Oliver!

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

August 12, 13, 14, 15, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
August 15, 2026 @

TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY JULY 24 @ 6:00 PM. Experience the Magic of Oliver! at The Arctic Playhouse For the past several weeks, the stage at The Arctic Playhouse has been filled with the energy, laughter, and determination of an incredible group of young performers. After countless hours of rehearsals, learning, and growing together,…

The Gin Game – Spotlight Series

Written by: D. L. Coburn

Directed by: Robb Barnard

1249 main street
West Warwick,RI

September 18, 19, 20 @ 7:30 pm, 2025
September 21, 2025 @

In The Gin Game, two strangers meet over a friendly game of cards at a run-down nursing home. As Weller and Fonsia play hand after hand, their witty banter and growing friendship reveal unexpected sparks—and deeper wounds. What begins as simple competition becomes a subtle power struggle, layered with humor, memory, and regret. This Pulitzer…

Bermuda Avenue Triangle

Written by: Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna

Directed by: Tony Annicone

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

February 27, 28, 29, March 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 7:30 pm, 2020
March 1, 8, 15 at 2:00 pm, 2020

This outrageous comedy by the authors of Lovers and Other Strangers and other uproarious hits starred Nanette Fabray and the authors on Broadway. It concerns the adventures of a Jewish widow and an Irish widow whose successful daughters move them to Las Vegas, where they share a retirement village condo. On an excursion, they are saved from…

Any Friend of Percy D’Angelino is A Friend of Mine

Written by: Jason Milligan

Directed by: Fred Davison

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

January 30, 31, February 1, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, at 7:30 pm, 2020
February 2, 9, 16 at 2:00 pm, 2020

Originally presented in Los Angeles with Peter Falk, Christian Slater and Jean Smart, this side-splitting Mafia comedy begins with a mysterious stranger arriving at the Long Island estate owned by a renowned mob boss. Why is “Tony” there? To kill the venerable Frankie? To work for him? The mobster’s bombshell wife has her own theories….

The Gift of the Magi / Balls / The First Noel

Written by: O. Henry / George Cameron Grant

Directed by: Rachel Hanauer

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

December 5 thru 21, 2019

“Gift of the Magi” is about a couple who are young, terribly in love, and flat broke. Finding a gift that will express the warmth and closeness they feel for each other is almost impossible. This bittersweet love story describes the gifts Della and Jim give, and the price they have to pay. Their folly,…

Seussical the Musical

West Warwick,RI

November 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 at 7:30 pm, 2019
November 16, 17, 23, 24 at 2:00 pm, 2019

The fantastical world of Dr. Seuss bursts onto the stage in this larger-than-life musical extravaganza brimming with fun and excitement for “thinkers” of all ages. The When I Grow Up cast of 20, ages 5 to 14 years old will melt your heart! Join the mischievous Cat in the Hat, Jo Jo, Horton the Elephant,…

Thanks for the Mammaries! / Building fund benefit!

Written by: Ida Zecco

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

November 9 at 7:30 pm, 2019

Back by popular demand, international recording and performing artist and native Rhode Islander Ida Zecco returns to The Arctic Playhouse with her new one-woman show filled with comedy, music and inappropriate banter. “Thanks for the Mammaries!” will be presented for 2 shows only on Saturday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 10 at…

SHREK The Musical – SOLD OUT

Written by: Dreamworks

Directed by: Mya Lemery

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

August 13, 14, 15, 16 at 7:00 pm, 2025
August 17 at 2:00 pm, 2025

Presented by – When I Grow Up Theatre (WIGU) You may have heard that When I Grow Up (WIGU) Theatre Company is holding a 2025 Summer Musical Theatre Camp which ends with a limited five performances of the full length production of Dreamworks – Shrek The Musical! Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there…

Who’s Calling?

West Warwick,RI

February 23, 2019

3 One Act Operas A Hand of Bridge by Samuel Barber The Telephone by Gian Carlo Menotti The Human Voice by Francis Poulenc Three One-Act Operas is an ambitious performance of three short contemporary operas in English including comedies “A Hand of Bridge” by Samuel Barber for card-playing vocal quartet and “The Telephone” by Gian…

VISITING MR. GREEN

Written by: Jeff Baron

Directed by: Sandy Cerel

West Warwick,RI

October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, November 1, 2 @ 7:30 p.m., 2019
October 20, 27, November 3 @ 2:00 p.m., 2019

Mr. Green, an elderly, retired dry cleaner, wanders into New York traffic and is almost hit by a car driven by Ross Gardiner, a 29-year- old corporate executive. The young man is given a community service of helping the recent widower once a week for six months. What starts as a comedy about two men…

All My Sons

Written by: Arthur Miller

Directed by: Tony Annicone

West Warwick,RI

September 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 @ 7:30 p.m, 2019
September 8, 15, 22 @ 2:00 p.m., 2019

During the war Joe Keller and Herbert Deever ran a machine shop which made airplane parts. Deever was sent to prison because the firm turned out defective parts, causing the deaths of many men. Keller went free and made a lot of money. The twin shadows of this catastrophe and the fact that the young…

STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Written by: Robert Harling

Directed by: Ida Zecco

West Warwick,RI

June 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 @ 7:30 p.m., 2019
June 16, 23, 30 @ 2:00 p.m., 2019

The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise- cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s…

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

Written by: Ernest Zulia

West Warwick,RI

May 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 @ 7:30 p.m., 2019
May 12, 19, 26 @ 2:00 p.m., 2019

Based on Robert Fulghum’s best-selling books, Kindergarten takes a funny, insightful, heartwarming look at what is profound in everyday life. It’s an evening of theatrical storytelling in revue format, with monologues, dialogues, and multiple voice narration, enhanced through the use of live piano underscoring, which provides fluidity, charm, and emotional texture, and seven optional original…

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

Written by: FRANCES GOODRICH AND ALBERT HACKETT

Directed by: RACHEL HANAUER

West Warwick,RI

April 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 @ 7:30 p.m., 2019
April 7, 14 @ 2:00 p.m., 2019

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands Anne Frank began to keep a diary on June 14, 1942, two days after her 13th birthday, and twenty two days before going into hiding with her mother, father, sister, and three other people. the group went into hiding in the sealed-off upper rooms of the annex of…

BREAKING LEGS

Written by: Tom Dulack

Directed by: Hen Zannini and Fred Davison

West Warwick,RI

March 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30 p.m., 2019
March 10, 24 @ 2:00 p.m. / March 17 @ 3:30, 2019

The action occurs in an Italian restaurant owned by a successful mobster and managed by his beautiful unmarried daughter. When the daughter’s former college professor arrives to ask for financial backing for a play he’s written about a murder, the fun begins. e three main Maosi are intrigued with the idea of producing a play….

A LIFE IN THE THEATRE

Written by: David Mamet

Directed by: Tony Annicone

West Warwick,RI

January 31, February 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 @ 7:30 p.m., 2019
February 3, 10, 17 @ 2:00 p.m., 2019

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-e-Plow, takes us into the lives of two actors: John, young and rising into the first flush of his success; the other Robert, older, anxious, and beginning to wane. In a series of short, spare, and increasingly raw exchanges, we see the estrangement of youth from…

A Song for the Season

Written by: Ida Zecco

West Warwick,RI

December December 14 and 15 at 7:30 pm and December 16 at 2 pm, 2018

Bring in the joy of the season with this yearly, perennial favorite performed by Ida Zecco, award-winning Cabaret Artist. This production merges holiday music, stand-up comedy and theatrical monologues into a richly packaged performance. Ms. Zecco sings selections from her successful, CD “A Song for Christmas,” which has sold over 100,000 copies, world-wide.    It is…

A Christmas Carol – A Musical

Written by: Charles Dickens

Directed by: John Martorella

West Warwick,RI

December 6, 7 and 8 @ 8 pm and December 9 @ 2 pm , 2018

Written by: Charles Dickens Original Score by Philip Martorella Lyrics by Philip Martorella & John Martorella Featuring: Terry Simpson, Chantell Marie Arraial, Jeff Monte and Mike Daniels DECEMBER 6th performance is already SOLD OUT! Be sure to buy your tickets early. This year “A Christmas Carol” performances will be held at the West Warwick High…

Last of the Red Hot Lovers

Written by: Neil Simon

Directed by: Tony Annicone

West Warwick,RI

October 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, November 1, 2 and 3 @ 8 pm and October 21, 28 @ 2 pm, 2018

Middle-aged and married, overworked and overweight, Barney Cashman wants to join the sexual revolution before it’s too late and arranges three seductions: the first, Elaine Navazio proves to be a foul-mouthed bundle of neuroses; Bobbi Michele is next, a 20-ish actress who’s too kooky by half; finally comes September and Jeanette Fisher, a gloomy, depressed…

Lost in Yonkers

Written by: Neil Simon

Directed by: Christian O'Brien

West Warwick,RI

September 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 @ 8 pm and September 16, 23 and 30th @ 2 pm, 2018

By America’s great comic playwright, this memory play is set in Yonkers in 1942.  Bella is thirty-five years old, mentally challenged, and living at home with her mother, stern Grandma Kurnitz. As the play opens, ne’er-do-well son Eddie deposits his two young sons on the old lady’s doorstep. He is financially strapped and taking to…

Alice in Wonderland

Written by: Lewis Carroll

Directed by: Rachel Hanauer

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

June 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 @ 8pm - June 17 and 24 at 2 pm, 2017

Alice plunges down the rabbit hole and becomes involved in that madcap and deliciously satiric series of adventures immortalized by Lewis Carroll. Dramatized as a series of fourteen episodes from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, this play may be produced as a full-length, or as a one-act cutting. A kaleidoscope of action…

13 Rue de l’Amour

Written by: Georges Fadeau

Directed by: Christian O'Brien

West Warwick,RI

April 19, 20 21, 26, 27 28. May 3, 4, & 5 @ 8pm - April 22 & 29 @ 2pm, 2018

Here is the hilarious frolic that launched Feydeau in Paris as the Neil Simon of his day. Take one philandering husband; add his virtuous wife set on revenge, and a doctor determined to be her instrument of revenge; mix well with the husband’s friend who is eager to trap his spouse in flagrante delicto and…

TWO ONE ACT PLAYS! The Actors Nightmare & Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You

Written by: Christopher Durang

Directed by: Chris Plonka

West Warwick,RI

February 22, 23, 24, March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 @ 8 pm, 2018
February 25 and March 4 @ 2pm, 2018

Sister Mary Ignatius, a teaching nun who is much concerned with sin in all of its various forms, delivers a cautionary lecture to her charges. One of them, a precocious little boy named Thomas, can quote the Ten Commandments on cue, and each time he does so Sister Mary rewards him with a cookie. But…

A Christmas Carol – A Live Radio Play

Written by: Charles Dickens, Adapted by Kevin Connors, Joe Landry

Directed by: Christian O'Brien

West Warwick,RI

December 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 at 8pm December 3 & 10 @ 2pm, 2017

The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials for fruitcake (extra-fancy), and the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. A handful of actors bring dozens of characters to the stage, as the familiar story unfolds: Three ghosts take Ebenezer Scrooge on a thrilling…

Comfort & Joy! A Performance of Holiday Stories and Songs

Written by: Striving Artists

West Warwick,RI

December 16 @ 8pm and December 17 @ 2pm, 2017

Deck the halls with Striving Artists as they share stories and songs filled with musing holiday topics. Striving Artists’ holiday celebration is sure to make you laugh, cry, and give you the warm fuzzy feelings everyone deserves throughout the year. $10 Advance/$15 Door

“I LOVE… WHAT’S HIS NAME?

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

November 3, 4, 10, 11 @ 8 pm, 2017
November 5 & 12 @ 3 pm, 2017

Directed and performed by Rachel Hanauer and the Newport Arts Collaborative, “I Love…What’s His Name,” is an original cabaret about the hilarious confusion of dating in the 21st century with evolving technology and social media. The cabaret will feature music from classic and contemporary musical theater, the Goldrich and Heisler songwriting duo and more! Expect…

Tuesdays and Other Plays: More Works by William Donnelly

Written by: William Donnelly

West Warwick,RI

October 20, 21, 27, 28 @ 8pm - 22 and 29 @ 2pm, 2017

A local playwright, William Donnelly’s work has been a favorite and focus of Striving Artists Theatre Company, Inc.  Nearly every Striving Artists season contains a work written by Donnelly.  This production provides an audience with a variety of scenes and monologues written by Donnelly containing relatable, charming characters, their internal monologues and their spoken monologues…

On Golden Pond

Written by: Ernest Thompson

Directed by: Sandy Cerel

West Warwick,RI

September 29, 30, October 6, 7, 12, 14 @ 8pm, 2017
October 1 & 8@ 2pm, 2017

On Golden Pond is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who return to their summer home On Golden Pond for the 48th year. Despite heart palpitations and a failing memory, Norman is still as tart-tongued and observant as ever. Ethel is his perfect foil, delighting in all the small things that enrich their…

The Odd Couple

Written by: Neil Simon

Directed by: John Faiola

West Warwick,RI

September 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 @ 8pm, 2017
September 10, 17 @ 2pm, 2017

Felix Ungar, a neurotic, neat freak news writer is thrown out by his wife, and moves in with his friend Oscar Madison, a slovenly sportswriter. Despite Oscar’s problems – careless spending, excessive gambling, a poorly kept house filled with spoiled food – he seems to enjoy life. Felix, however, seems utterly incapable of enjoying anything…

Butterflies Are Free

Written by: Leonard Gershe

Directed by: Tony Annicone

West Warwick,RI

June 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 @ 8pm, 2017
June 18 @ 2pm, 2017

Butterflies Are Free is the story of Don Baker who was born blind. He has an overprotective mother who is worried because he is living alone for the first time. He meets his very attractive next door neighbor, Jill, who is a free spirit. One thing leads to another and lo and behold Mom decides…

The Dining Room

Written by: A. R. Gurney

Directed by: Sandy Cerel

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

May 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, June 2, 3 @8pm, 21 @2pm, 2017

A.R. Gurney’s multi-award winning comedy/drama is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household.  The action is comprised of eighteen brief vignettes, in which six actors portray a wide array of diverse characters.  THE DINING ROOM tells the story of a time in the not so distant past, when upper middle class families…

Barry Weintraub: LEGACY

Written by: Lenny Schwartz

Directed by: Lenny Schwartz

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

April 13 - 29, 2017

Over a decade ago, lovable nerds Barry and Shelley Weintraub became heroes and parents.  They fell in love, had a child, and were enjoying life.  Then, they lost it all.  This is the story of a family trying to be friends.

Goodbye & Hurry Back

Written by: Lenny Schwartz

Directed by: Jennifer Rich

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

March 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 @8pm, 19 @2pm, 2017

Written by LENNY SCHWARTZ, directed by JENNIFER RICH, and produced by KEVIN BROCCOLI – A story based on the famous Hollywood couple Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall .  The play covers how they met and how they fell in love, all happening in the public eye, and their relationship right until the very end.  A…

Mrs. Mannerly

Written by: Jeffrey Hatcher

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

February 17, 18, 24, 25 @8pm, 19 @2pm, 2017

The first of many productions for Striving Artists Theatre Company, Inc’s 11th Season.  Inspired by hilarious memories of a childhood etiquette class, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher conjures up the world of a ten-year-old studying manners in “Mrs. Mannerly”.  Mrs. Mannerly (played by Mary Beth Luzitano) is a demanding teacher, and no student in her thirty-six years…

I Hate Hamlet

Written by: Paul Rudnick

Directed by: CHRISTIAN O’BRIEN

West Warwick,RI

January 13, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 @ 8pm - January 22 @ 2pm, 2017

I HATE HAMLET • Directed by Christian O’Brien • Starring – Chris Plonka, Rick Bagley, Caraline Connor, Kathy Russell, Alvaro Beltran, Maureen Noel – A light hearted comedy for all those luke-warm about “theater”. Andrew Rally seems to have it all: fame from a hit television series, beautiful girlfriend, the perfect NY apartment and the…

Cup of Cheer!

West Warwick,RI

December 17 @8pm, 2016
December 18 @2pm, 2016

For the 8th year in a row, Striving Artists brings their unique holiday show to New Englanders. Cup of Cheer is a family-friendly holiday show filled with scenes, monologues, and songs all centered around the holidays brought to you by Striving Artists Theatre Company. All of the scenes and monologues have been written by local…

Carol’s Christmas

Written by: Shannon McCloud

Directed by: Dave McCloud

West Warwick,RI

November 26 @ 8pm, 27 @ 2pm, 2016
December 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 @ 8pm,, 2016

Back by popular demand! Rhode Island’s newest Holiday Tradition!

Matt & Ben

Written by: Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers

West Warwick,RI

November 18 & 19 at 8pm, 20 @ 2pm, 2016

It’s the story Hollywood has glamorized, publicized, and bombarded us with–how it all began for the two young men, now famous for the tabloid coverage of their on-again-off-again romances, their big budget smashes and flops, and their “Project Greenlight.” It started with a script for the film that became Good Will Hunting, slaved over by…

Ben Minus Zoe Minus Ben

Written by: Lenny Schwartz

Directed by: Lenny Schwartz

West Warwick,RI

November 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 2016

Ben has been having visions of a girl his entire life. Yet, she doesn’t seem to exist. He assumes he is crazy…until clues start to surface that she may indeed exist. As he starts to unravel, Ben follows the clues towards the girl he dreams about…his one true love.

SUPER TUESDAY! (Not on a Tuesday!)

Written by: Shannon McLoud and Stephen Nani

West Warwick,RI

August 11, 2016
August 12, 2016

5 Shows in one Super Night!

Einstein & the Polar Bear

Written by: Tom Griffin

Directed by: Sandy Cerel

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

September 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 - 8pm, 2016
September 18 - 2pm, 2016

The setting is a cluttered farmhouse in Spider Lake, a rural New England town.  Residing here are Bill Allenson, a highly regarded but no longer active novelist, and his ailing father, Andrew.  The reclusive Bill sells rare books through the mail.  Diane Ashe, whose car has broken down in the middle of a blizzard, appears…

The Social Avenger

Written by: Lenny Schwartz

Directed by: Lenny Schwartz

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

June 29, 2016

“The Social Avenger” is a play revolving around one week in the life of Jack, a man who is fed up with society and decides to take action. Problem is society gets more and more surreal as the play progresses. Another great Lenny Schwartz play that’s sure to leave you laughing!

Mac…Beth

Written by: Stephen Nani & Shannon McLoud

Directed by: Stephen Nani

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

April 1, 2, 8 & 9, 2016, 2016

An outrageous comedy by Stephen Nani and Shannon McLoud MacBeth-“Jerry Springer” Style

My Husband’s Wild Desires

Written by: John Tobias

Directed by: John Faiola

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

March 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26, 2016

A super-macho business executive suddenly has problems in the bedroom with his long-term wife and mother of his grown children. Failure in any part of his life has never been an option for him. So he recruits his wife into solving the problem through the “Live Your Fantasy” sex-therapy technique pioneered by Dr. Leopold Baumgartner….

MERRY AND BRIGHT

Directed by: Mary Beth Luzitano & Savanah Carlson

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

December 6, 2015

A Performance of Holiday Stories and Songs.

Carol’s Christmas

Written by: Shannon McLoud

Directed by: Shannon McLoud

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

December 4, 5, 11 & 12, 2015

Inspired by the classic tale by Charles Dickens, Carol’s Christmas delves into the “true” story of the world’s most famous Christmas story that almost didn’t happen!  This comedic play with music is family friendly.

Late, A Cowboy Song

Written by: Sarah Ruhl

Directed by: Kelli Noonan

117 Washington st.
West Warwick,RI

November 14, 19, 20, 21, 2015

Our Distance Between Stars

Written by: Lenny Schwartz

Directed by: Lenny Schwartz

117 Washington St.
West Warwick,RI

October 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22 & 23, 2015

Sometimes life keeps us apart from those we love the most. Two friends are looking for love in this 1943 wartime play, set to the backdrop of U.S.O dance floors and bunks. When do love letters become obsession? When does bad dancing become love?

Human Nature

Written by: Christopher Ferreira

Directed by: Christopher Ferreira

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

September 16, 2015

Crystal Romance

Written by: Lenny Schwartz

Directed by: Lenny Schwartz

117 Washington Street
West Warwick,RI

June 18, 19 & 20, 2015, 2015

Crystal Romance is written and directed by Lenny Schwartz. It is a raw look into the life of two meth addicts. Recommended for mature audiences only.

Co-Creator

Written by: Lenny Schwartz

Directed by: Lenny Schwartz

117 Washington St
West Warwick,RI

April 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 2015

“Co-Creator” is the story of Bill Finger, the uncredited co-creator of Batman. Finger helped create one of the most popular modern myths with Batman, as well as the Joker, Robin, Gotham City and many others. He died poor and alone, never receiving the recognition he deserved. This is his story.

The Man who Saw Snoopy

Written by: Lenny Schwartz

Directed by: Lenny Schwartz

117 Washington St
West Warwick,RI

January 29, 30, 31, 2015

The story of Charles Schulz, As told by Charles Schulz. The Arctic Playhouse is incredibly proud to announce our opening production – The Man Who Saw Snoopy. This was our closing production at our last venue and it was the perfect show to open on as well with a very limited engagement. Please come see…

The Little Mermaid

Directed by: Mya Lemery

1249 Main Street
West Warwick,RI

August 14, 15, 16, 17, 2024 at 7:00 pm
August 18, 2024

When I Grow Up Theater Company (WIGU) presents Disney’s The Little Mermaid!