Lisa Martinez (Molly O’Neill of the Brown/Trinity Consortium) and Buddy Starlight (Patrick Harrison ’08) in the Playwrights Rep production of In Spite of the Devil, by Andy Bragen ’06 MFA. Credit: Playwrights Rep

It’s not too late to catch a show by Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep

Now in its third year, Playwrights Rep brings together talented writers and young actors for summer entertainment on the Stuart Theatre stage. See what’s playing next.
By TAB staff  |  July 22, 2008  |  Email to a friend

Looking for something cool to do on a steamy summer night? The Brown/Trinity Playwrights Repertory Theatre is busy putting on three different plays through August 2 in the Stuart Theatre on campus.

The Playwrights Rep is an ensemble of young theater professionals and alumni performers, supported by young artists-in-training. Brown alumni playwrights and other established American dramatists gather at Brown each summer to showcase their new works.

This year’s shows and their remaining performances are:

In Spite of the Devil
by Andy Bragen
August 1 at 8 p.m. and August 2 at 1 p.m.

Girls on the Clock
by Diana Fithian
July 31 at 8 p.m. and August 2 at 4 p.m.

Painting/Eating
by Zoë Chao and Rachel Caris
July 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 and August 2 - all at 8 p.m.
Directed by Lowry Marshall

To purchase tickets, which are all general admission, go to the theater box office at 77 Waterman Street, or call 401 863-2838. Tickets may also be purchased online. During the summer the box office is open Tuesday–Saturday through August 1, noon–4 p.m. and 5 p.m.–8 p.m.; and on August 2 from noon to 8 p.m. Tickets are $12, $10 for Brown faculty/staff/students/senior citizens, and $5 for students with a valid ID.

Founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Lowry Marshall, the Playwrights Rep was established to meet the need of emerging playwrights to develop new work in a relaxed and creative atmosphere. Young writers who are already developing a national reputation are invited to Brown for six weeks each summer. Working with a company of gifted professional actors and directors, playwrights become deeply engaged in the production process — attending rehearsals daily, and shaping and refining their texts as each new play is born.