2017-18 Season Kick Off Party

Join us on Adrian Hall Way and inside the theater for a celebration of Rhode Island’s upcoming arts 2017-18 season with performances, music, and games.

In addition, the day’s activities will include:

Outside 12-3 pm

• House DJ: Jerediah Gonzalez
• Food trucks
• Games: Giant Jenga, Connect Four, and more!
• Face painting and stage make-up effects
• Vendors from the Providence Flea
  • Aloneintown – Original art & prints
  • Apiary Designs – Handsewn fabric accessories
  • Black Sheep Designs – Upcycled Jewelry & art
  • Creations by Becki – Original art on canvas and silk scarves
  • Dahlia – Plants/fresh flowers
  • Earth Inspired Clay Works – Handcrafted pottery
  • Elmshade Glass Studio – Infused glass art
  • Lacustre Arts – Mexican handmades
  • Olive Branch Baby LLC – Olive wood toys and rattles
  • Scarlet’s Wraps – Handsewn wraps & shawls
  • T.S. Boutique – Vintage & consignment clothing & accessories
• Free interactive instruction installations:
  • Make-your-own comic books with Dean Sudarsky
  • Tap dancing with Orlando Hernández
  • Herbs and smudge sticks with Rachel Playe
  • Active games and singing with Vatic Kuumba
  • Coloring book mural-making with Walker Mettling
• Short performances by:
  • 12:00 pm-12:10pm, TRIST
    • Scene from The Tempest
  • 12:20 pm-12:30 pm, Swamp Meadow Community Theatre
    • Scenes from upcoming production of Tending To Grace
  • 12:40 pm-12:50 pm, Counter-Productions Theatre Company
    • Selection from recent production of Lonely Planet
  • 1:00 pm-1:10pm, Tenderloin Opera Company
    • Opera The Chronicles of K.P.: The Monkey, The Angel, and The Skunky Weed
  • 1:20 pm-1:30 pm, OUT LOUD Theatre
  • 1:40 pm-1:50 pm, theater of bewilderment
    • Discursive theater on “Consolation of Philosophy”
  • 2:00 pm-2:10 pm, Y Sabes Quien Es? Iris Yinette/GRUPO ARCOIRIS
    • A traditional Dominican dance
  • 2:20 pm-2:30 pm, Head Trick Theater
    • Scenes from past shows, and a dance!
  • 2:40 pm-2:50 pm, Arte Latino of New England (ALNE)
  • POP, the Pixie of Potential, created by Corinne Wahlberg and Stuart Window, will wander throughout!

Outside 3-4 pm
Scenes from Shakespeare en el Verano’s Romeo and Juliet

Inside 12-6 pm

• Meet your local theaters!
• The bar is open for purchase of drinks
• Free building tours
• 1 pm and 2 pm: Spectrum Theatre Ensemble of Providence performance
• 4-5:30 pm: Props and Costume Sale

Inside 6-7 pm
Sneak peek at Trinity Rep’s 2017-18 season!