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WE'RE PROUD TO BE MENTIONED
IN THE
Providence
Phoenix "Best Of" Column:
BEST AD HOC THEATER SEASON
There’s no such thing as too much of a good
thing when it comes to quality theater. On the
other hand, getting treated only occasionally to
a production by NewStage whets the
appetite for more and keeps us from taking good
stuff for granted. Originally called First
Stage, the company debuted at the end of 1999
with a production of Quilters, directed
by Kate Lohman, that stirred up enough of a buzz
to be reprised at Brown the next year. Lohman is
no longer in the area, so producer and sometimes
director Cait Calvo, also an off-Trinity acting
veteran, has renamed the company. She has been
able to stage shows more frequently than in the
past now that Firehouse Theater in Newport has
been providing a venue. This year’s offerings
have ranged from Noel Coward’s frothy Blithe
Spirit to David Mamet’s sobering Oleanna.
Keep track of Calvo productions at Firehouse.
4 Equality Park Place, Newport, (401) 849-3473;
www.firehousetheater.org.
http://www.providencephoenix.com/supplements/the_best/documents/04279894.asp
Firehouse Theater
continues to deliver quality
entertainment to the community year
round. We mount our own productions
and offer a performance space for
other groups in the region in an
intimate (49-seat) theater Off
Broadway ~ at Four Equality Park
Place, Newport, Rhode Island.
We perform on Fridays & Saturdays at
8 p.m. and on Sundays and Thursdays
at times appropriate to the season.
Discounts are offered for season
tickets and pairs of season tickets
are discounted even more. See the
order form for details. Group rates
are negotiated upon request.
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