On October 26 and 27, we attended the New England Theatre Conference in Natick, Massachusetts, where we participated in workshops on several aspects of theatre, from performing to promotion. Attendees included theatre professionals, educators, and students from high schools and middle schools. Among the sessions were workshops in stage combat; we learned how to punch,
Improv Improves Things
If you’re ever in the Providence area on a Sunday evening and would like to find some very fun and funny (and inexpensive) family entertainment, the Warwick Museum of Art has just the ticket. Every week, it plays host to a group called Bring Your Own Improv. For a mere 5 bucks per person, you’ll
The Game of “Telephone”
Ever play the game of “Telephone”? Chances are you have, though you may have called it something else. To play it, get a group of people together, and have the first player whisper a sentence in the next person’s ear. That person then whispers it to the next person, and so on. You’re not allowed
WaterFire and Doctor Who in Providence
On Saturday, Sept. 1, we finally caught WaterFire. No, we’re not speaking in paradoxes. There really is an event called WaterFire. It’s held every summer in downtown Providence, where our son Zephyr lives. And after a couple of years of near-misses, the stars finally aligned this year, and we were able to meet up with
Promenading through the Artwork
On Saturday, July 28, we attended a very memorable and unusual theatrical performance by a troupe called Bated Breath in Hartford, Connecticut. It was held at Real Art Ways (RAW), a combination movie theater, art gallery and live performance space. The cast of 6 (nearly all of whom have been studying theatre at the nearby
