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Featuring more than 300 artists performing over two weeks from 7/16 – 7/29, the annual FringePVD Festival is back and celebrating its 10th year! Joining us on The Rhode Show this morning to chat more about what we can expect was Brien Lang, a Fringe performer and Wilbury’s Director of NewWorks. For more info: https://www.fringepvd.org/index.html […]

Newton playwright creates live theater show Community Content Mark Binder, a Providence-based author and playwright, born in Newton, created a live theater experience show on Zoom that attracted local audiences and viewers from around the world.  Although produced by The Wilbury Group Theater in Providence, Rhode Island, on any given night people are watching from New York, Washington, Melbourne and Berlin. His play, “The Race” shows two men competing for the same job in a dysfunctional co...

Back by popular demand, The Wilbury Theatre Group has added performances of The Race by Mark Binder, directed by Brien Lang: March 13 - 28, 2021. This challenging new play, done on Zoom - an emerging new performance medium - examines the common, and sometimes uncommon, obstacles of a high-pressure corporate interview dance in the Zoom era. The Cranston Herald calls The Race, "Masterful innovative theatre. Director Brien Lang has taken Mark Binders clever, interactive play, recruited Rhode Isla...

It’s not the same as a live performance, but when Mark Binder vowed to embrace the technology involved with bringing theater to audiences in a pandemic, a simple yet compelling piece was born.  Binder, a Providence-based author and playwright, said he saw a lot of “really, really frustrating performances on Zoom” once COVID-19 shut down all live performances. Then, he saw one that “decided not to fight with the technology.” Inspired, he wrote his first play in 20 years. The result, �...

Julia Bernat and Rodrigo dos Santos in "Julia," a Brazilian adaption of "Miss Julie," presented by ArtsEmerson. (Courtesy) For many, the start of a new year brings renewed hope for change. This year is no different, especially with news of a vaccine signaling the beginning of the end of the pandemic. But even with a vaccine rollout, theatergoers ready to see local performers hit the stage will have to hold on a little longer. At a recent conference for performing arts professionals, Dr. Anthony...

Saturdays Providence Walking Tours: 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays departing from Experience Rhode Island Tour booth, 1 Eddy St., Providence. The two-mile stroll will feature a tour guide with information on local history, architecture and parks. The cost is $25 per person with discounts available. To book a tour, visit experienceri.com/walking-tour. Online Jan. 15-31  “The Race” world premiere: Performances of “The Race” by Mark Binder, directed by Brien Lang, will be presented Jan. 15-31...