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Grease
Academy Players
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich.
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 5 pm.
Closes Nov. 29.

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Driving Miss Daisy
Jewish Theatre Ensemble of Rhode Island
Jewish Community Center, Providence
Thu 7:30 pm, Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes Nov. 23.

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Into the Woods
Robert E. Will Theatre
University of Rhode Island, Kingston
Thu-Sat, Wed 7:30 pm, Sun 5 pm.
Closes Nov. 22.

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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
South County Players
Peace Dale Elementary School, Peace Dale
Fri-Sat 7 pm, Sun 2 pm
Closes Nov. 22.

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jenks Junior High School
Pawtucket
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2pm
Closes Nov. 23.

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Annie
Orpheum Regional Performing Arts Center
Foxboro
Fri, Nov. 21 7:30 pm; Sat, Nov. 22 7:30 pm;
Sun, Nov. 23 2:00 pm
Closes Nov. 23.

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Tom Sgouros’ Judy or What Is It Like To Be A Robot?
Perishable Theatre
Providence
Thur 7 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm.
Closes Nov. 23.

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Murder by Post: The Strange Case of Nigel Drew
WhoDunnit Murder Mystery Theater

Radisson Airport Hotel Providence, Warwick
Sat Nov 22
Show starts at 7 p.m.

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Sea Marks
Firehouse Theater,
Newport
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes Nov. 23.

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Les Miserables
All Childrens Theatre
Vartan Gregorian School Theatre, Providence
Sat 7 pm, Sun 3 pm.
Closes Sun.

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The Glory of Living
Leeds Theatre, Brown University
Providence
Thu-Sun 8 pm.
Closes Nov. 16.

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Hairspray
Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence
Tue 7 pm; Wed-Thu 7:30 pm; Fri 8 pm; Sat 2, 8 pm; Sun 2, 7 pm.
Closes Nov. 16.

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Over the River and Through the Woods
Granite Theatre,
Westerly
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes Nov. 16.

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Brighton Beach Memoirs
TheatreWorks
Woonsocket
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes Nov. 16.

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Sea Marks
Firehouse Theater,
Newport
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes Nov. 16.

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See How They Run
Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant
Newport
Fri-Sat 8:15 pm; Sun 1 pm
Closes Nov. 16.

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Not About Heroes
Firehouse Theater,
Newport

Special Monday Night Performance
Nov. 10 at 7:00

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Abundance: What is Enough
Carriage House Stage
Providence
Fri-Sat 8 pm.
Closes Sat.

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Four of a Kind: The Story of the Four Chaplains
Playwrights Place Productions
Holy Trinity Church, Tiverton
Wed-Sat 7:30 pm.
Closes Nov. 9.

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Much Ado About Nothing
Blackfriars Theatre, Providence College
Providence
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes Nov. 9.

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A Moon for the Misbegotten
Trinity Repertory Company
Providence

Tue-Thu 7 pm; Fri 8 pm; Sat 2, 8 pm; Sun 2, 7 pm.

Closes Nov. 9.

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An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf
NewGate Theatre
Bell Street Chapel, Providence

Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 7 pm
Closes Nov. 1.

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Temporaria

Women's Playwriting Festival
Perishable Theatre, Providence

Thu 7 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm.
Closes Nov. 1.

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Rats! A Rock Opera
Vartan Gregorian School
Providence

Fri-Sat 7 pm Sun 3 pm.

Closes Oct 26.

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A Delicate Balance
2nd Story Theatre
Warren

Fri-Sat 8 pm Sun 3 pm.

Closes Oct 26.

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Little Theatre of Fall River


Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.

Closes Oct 26.

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The Maiden's Prayer
Community College of Rhode Island
Flanagan Campus, Lincoln

Thu-Sat 9 pm, Sun 2 pm.

Closes Sun.

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Orpheum Regional Performing Arts Center
Foxboro

Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.

Through Oct. 11.

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Not About Heroes
St. Paul's Church
Pawtucket

Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm.

Firehouse Theater,
Newport

Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm.
through Oct. 12


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Proof
Trinity Repertory Company
Providence

Tue-Wed 7 pm; Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm.

Closes Oct. 12.

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Murder at Lenny's Speakeasy
WhoDunnit Murder Mystery Theater
The Radisson Airport Hotel, Warwick


Sun, Oct. 12, 2 p.m.
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Legends
Granite Theatre, Westerly

Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes Oct. 12.

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The Sizzlin' Sounds of Broadway, with Cabaret Express
Evelyn's Villa
West Warwick

Sun 3:30 pm.

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A Chorus Line
Orpheum Regional Performing Arts Center,
Foxboro, Mass.

Thu 7:30 pm., Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm.
Closes Sept. 27

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Custody & Visitation
Firehouse Theater
Newport

Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 6 pm

Closes Sept. 28

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The Crucible
The Gamm Theatre,
La Salle Academy

Thu-Sat 8 pm; Sun 7 pm;
Sept. 18, 10 am, 8 pm; Sept. 21, 2 pm.
Closes Sept. 21

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The Dicks

Short Attention Span Theatre: Wave Five
2nd Story Theatre
Warren

Wed-Sun 8 pm.
Closes Sept. 7

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Lovers & Other Strangers
Firehouse Theater, Newport

Held over
Thu-Sat 7 pm
Closes Aug. 30

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The Cemetery Club
Newport Playhouse


Fri-Sat 8:15 pm;
Sun 1 pm.
Closes Sept. 7.

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Always ... Patsy Cline
Theatre-by-the-Sea, Matunuck

Thu 2, 8 pm; Fri 8 pm; Sat 5, 9 pm; Sun 5 pm.
Closes Sept. 7

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Bye Bye Birdie
Little Compton Community Theatre
Little Compton.
Thu-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes Sun.

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Much Ado ...
Trinity Rep's Summer Shakespeare Project
Waterplace Park, Providence

Sat at 6 pm
Continues at various locations through Aug. 17.

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Richard III
Trinity Rep's Summer Shakespeare Project
Waterplace Park, Providence

Sat at 6 pm
Continues at various locations through Aug. 17.

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Rose Weaver's Menopause Mama
Perishable Theatre
Providence

Thu 7 pm; Fri-Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm.
Closes Aug. 17 (extended!)

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Women in Motion

Short Attention Span Theatre: Wave Four
2nd Story Theatre
Warren

Fri-Sun 8 pm.
Closes Aug 17

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The Wiz
Fantasy Works Junior Company
Roberts Auditorium, Rhode Island College

Fri-Sat 7:30 pm.
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One Bay Avenue Cabaret
One Bay Avenue Restaurant, Warwick

Thu 6:30-9 pm.
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West Side Story
Fantasy Works
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich.

Fri-Sun 7:30 pm.
Closes Sun

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Richard Hatch is among the performers in the operetta.

Melinda and Her Sisters
Marble House, Newport

Fri and Sun 8 pm

Rob Bartlett and The Bartlettes
Newport Summer Comedy Series
Newport Yachting Center, Newport.

Sun 7:30 pm.
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Ye Olde Murdyr Mysterie
WhoDunnit Murder Mystery Theater

Radisson Airport Hotel, Providence,
Sat June 14 through July 19
Rachel's Lakeside, N. Dartmouth, Mass., Fri July 25
Show starts at 7 p.m.

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The Owl and the Pussycat
Firehouse Theater, Newport

Thu 7 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm
Closes July 30

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The Red Coat

Short Attention Span Theatre: Wave Three
2nd Story Theatre
Warren

Wed-Sun 8 pm.
Closes July 27

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Island Moving Company: Flight of Steps
Fort Adams State Park
Newport
Wed-Sat 6:30 pm.
Closes July 26

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Out of Order
Granite Theatre, Westerly

Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes July 27.

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Oh Coward!
Brown University Summer Theatre
Leeds Theatre
Providence

Wed-Sat 8 pm.
Closes July 19

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Chicago
Theatre-By-The-Sea
Matunuck
Tue-Fri, 8 pm; Thu, 2 pm;
Sat, 5, 9 pm; Sun, 5 pm.
Closes July 19

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Mrs. Campbell! Mr. Shaw!
Firehouse Theater, Newport

Sun 7 pm
Closes July 13

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Two Steps Forward
Flight of Steps Dance festival
Island Moving Company
Fort Adams State Park, Newport
Fri-Sat 6:30 pm
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Short Attention Span Theatre: Wave Two
2nd Story Theatre
Warren

Wed-Sun 8 pm.
Closes July 6

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A Closer Look

The Food Chain
NewGate Theatre
Bell Street Chapel, Providence

Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 7 pm
Closes June 28

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Charlie Hall and R-rated hypnotist Frank Santos
Lighthouse Inn, Narragansett

Sat 9 pm
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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
Theatre-by-the-Sea
Matunuck

Tue-Fri at 8 pm; Thur at 2 pm;
Sat 5 and 9 pm; Sun at 5 pm.
Closes June 22

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Short Attention Span Theater: Wave One
2nd Story Theatre
Warren

Fri-Sun at 8 pm
Closes June 15

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Lettice and Lovage
Firehouse Theater, Newport

Thu 7 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm
Closes June 14

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Annie
Trinity Repertory Company
Providence

Closes June 8
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Swing
Providence Performing Arts Center
Providence

Thu 7:30 pm; Fri 8 pm; Sat 2 & 8 pm; Sun 2 & 7 pm.
Closes Sunday

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Forty Carats
Granite Theatre, Westerly

Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes June 8
.
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Black Coffee
WhoDunnit Murder Mystery Theater

Crowne Plaza, Warwick, Sat, May 31
Show starts at 7 p.m.

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Five Artists, New Work
Everett Dance Theatre and Paula Hunter
Carriage House Stage, Providence

May 23 and 24
Show starts at 8 p.m.

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Alone Together
Mill River Dinner Theatre, Central Falls

Fri-Sat 8 pm; Sun 2 pm.
Closes May 25

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Memento
Current Dance Company
Gallery X, New Bedford

Fri-Sat 8 pm.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
New Repertory Theatre,
Newton Highlands, Mass.

Wed 2, 7 pm; Thu-Fri 8 pm; Sat 4:30, 8:30 pm;
Sun 3, 7:30 pm.
Through May 25.

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Three One Acts by Aishah Rahman
Perishable Theatre, Providence

Closes May 17th
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Betty's Summer Vacation

2nd Story Theatre, Warren
Fri-Sat 8 pm; Sun 3 pm
Closes May 4

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cleveland Sighstage Theater
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich
Sat 3 and 7 pm.
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Midsummer Night's Dream
Festival Ballet Providence
Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence
Fri-Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 2:30 pm.
Closes May 4
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Rumors
Granite Theatre, Westerly

Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes May 4.
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The Caretaker
Firehouse Theater, Newport
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm.
Closes May 4
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
University of Rhode Island Theatre, Kingston.

Thu-Fri 8 pm; Sat 2, 8 pm.
Closes April 26th
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Jazzzing the Crossroads
with Kalfou, Brown University's Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble.
The Carriage House Stage, Providence.

Sat 8 pm. only.
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The Case of the Smokin' Gunn
WhoDunnit Murder Mystery Theater

Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Sat, April 12 and 19

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My Fair Lady
Actors' Collaborative
Orpheum Regional Performing Arts Center, Foxboro
Fri-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 3 pm.
Closes April 12.
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Godspell
Stadium Theatre and the "Light of the World Ministry"
Stadium Theatre, Woonsocket

Sat, April 12th at 7 pm

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Irish Stew
Three one-act plays: A Galway Girl, Kieran's Mazurka and My First Confession

Firehouse Theater, Newport
Sat 8 pm, Sun 4 pm
Closes April 13

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Stones in His Pockets
Trinity Repertory Company
Providence
Closes April 12

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Rest Stop Rendezvous
featuring Jordan Fuchs

The Carriage House Stage, Providence
Fri-Sat, April 4 & 5, 8 pm
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Funny Valentines
Granite Theatre, Westerly
Fri-Sat 8 pm
Closes March 30.
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The Gong Show
hosted by Charlie Hall
Stitches Komedy Kafe
Providence Place, Providence
Sun 6-8 pm.
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Murder by Quarry: The Case of the Murderous Masterpiece
WhoDunnit Murder Mystery Theater

Harbor Radisson, Providence, Sat., March 22

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The Phantom of the Opera
PPAC, Providence


Tue 7 pm; Wed-Thu 7:30 pm; Fri 8 pm; Sat 2 & 8 pm; Sun 2 & 7:30 pm.
Closes March 23.
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Death of a Salesman
2nd Story Theatre, Warren
Fri-Sat 8 pm; Sun 3, 8 pm.
Closes March 22.

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The Long Journey to Whereto
Perishable Theatre, Providence


Thu, 7 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm.
Closes March 22.
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A Tribute to Langston Hughes
Providence Black Repertory Company, Providence
Thu 7 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 pm
Closes March 23
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Lulu and Me
URI, Feinstein College of Continuing Education, Providence
Thu, Sat 8 pm; Fri 9:30 am, 12:30, 8 pm. Closes Sat.
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The Vagina Monologues
Roger Williams University,
Sat. 8 pm only
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The Caretaker
First Stage Providence, St. Paul's Church, Pawtucket
Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 5 pm.
Closes March 1
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Nickel and Dimed
Trinity Repertory Company
Providence
Closes March 9

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Rachael Warren:
20 Songs, 20 Lives

Empire Restaurant
Providence
Fri-Sat 9:30 pm
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La Bete
URI Theatre, Kingston
Thu-Sat 8 pm; Sun 5 pm.
Closes March 1

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La Dispute
American Repertory Theatre
Harvard's Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge
Closes Feb. 22.
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Golda's Balcony
Shakespeare & Company
Tremont Theater, Boston
Closes Feb. 22

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Harvey
Academy Players
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich.
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. Closes Feb. 23.
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The Diet Monologues
City Nights Dinner Theater
Pawtucket
Thu. Feb. 20 at 7:30 pm
Sat. Feb. 22, at 2 pm
Sun. Feb. 23 at 2 pm
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Waiting for Godot
Blackfriars Theatre, Providence College
Providence
Fri., Feb 21 - Sun., Feb 23
Fri. and Sat. at 8 pm; Sun. at 2 pm.
Closes Feb. 23.
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Cinderella
Festival Ballet Providence
Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence
Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2:30 pm.
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Edie
Drag queen, comedian, singer and dancer
Union Station, Providence.
Sat midnight.
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A Well-Timed Murder
Who Dunnit Murder Mystery Theater
White's Restaurant, Westport, Mass.
Saturday, Feb. 15;

Show start at 7:00 p.m.
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One Toe in the Grave
Mill River Dinner Theatre, Central Falls
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Fri-Sat dinner 7 pm; Sun dinner 1 pm. Closes Feb 16.

Lady Windermere's Fan
2nd Story Theatre, Warren
Thu-Sat 8 pm. Thu, Sun matinee. Closes Feb. 9.
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TwoMenOneManShow
Ivoryton Playhouse
Essex

Closes Feb. 8
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Copenhagen
Trinity Rep
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Tue 7 pm; Fri -Sat 8 pm; Sun 2, 7 pm; Wed 2, 8 pm. Closes Jan. 26.

The Nutcracker-Sweet Murders
Who Dunnit Murder Mystery Theater
Crowne Plaza Hotel , Warwick
Saturdays through Jan. 4;
Show starts at 7:00 p.m.
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cam-PAIN 2002
Charlie Hall's Ocean State Follies

Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Open-ended run at various locations
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Crimes of the Heart
Community Players
Jenks Junior High School, Pawtucket
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm.
Closes Feb. 2.

The Blue Demon
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theatre, Boston.
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Tue, Thu 7:30 pm; Wed 2, 7:30 pm; Fri 8 pm; Sat 2, 8 pm; Sun 2, 7 pm.
Closes Feb. 2.

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