Providence Mainstage Season
Dial M for Murder
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
From the original by Frederick Knott
Greed, fear, jealousy, protecting someone you love. In this classic thriller, all motives for murder are at play! Tony Wendice, who married his wife Margot for her money, now plans to murder her for the same reason. Tony hires a scoundrel he once knew to strangle Margot and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself. But the plan goes awry. Someone does get killed, but who? And who gets blamed for it? In a scene of almost unbearable suspense, the truth is revealed. This new adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock classic is a must-see!
(rights pending)
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
October 11 – 26
Sunday Matinees 2:00 p.m.
October 13 & 20
Dear Jack, Dear Louise
by Ken Ludwig
When two strangers meet by letter during World War II, a love story begins. U.S. Army Captain Jack Ludwig, a military doctor stationed in Oregon, begins writing to Louise Rabiner, an aspiring actress and dancer in New York City, hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even starts. Time, distance and even war itself is no match for the power of love in this charming, funny, and moving play by this Tony Award-winning playwright.
(rights pending)
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
December 6 – 14
Saturday & Sunday Matinees 2:00 p.m.
December 7, 8, 14 & 15
A Double Feature of Romantic Comedy
Two Across
by Jerry Mayer
Two strangers, a man and a woman, board a San Francisco BART train at 4:30 a.m. They’re alone in the car, each is married, both are doing the New York Times crossword. She’s an organized, sensible psychologist. He’s a free-spirited, unemployed ad exec. She is a crossword pro. He always quits. When he tosses his puzzle away, she snaps, “Crosswords are a metaphor for life, those who finish, succeed, those who don’t, fail.” This starts an eighty-minute ride filled with hilarious, witty, and romantic banter. As the train ride ends, it’s obvious each of them has been changed for the better.
(rights pending)
Shooting Star
by Steven Dietz
In this bittersweet romantic comedy, college lovers, Elena Carson and Reed McAllister, are snowed in overnight at a middle-America airport. They have not seen each other for years and are moved by this unexpected reunion. Elena has stayed true to her hippie-ish, counter-culture path, while Reed has gone predictably corporate and conservative. As the night gives way to laughter, banter, remembrance and alcohol, Elena and Reed revisit a past that holds more surprises than they imagined—and a present that neither of them could have predicted. Filled with laughter and ache, Shooting Star explores the middle days of our lives, and how we get there.
(rights pending)
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
March 21 – April 5
Sunday Matinees 2:00 p.m.
March 23 & 30
I Love You Because
Music by Joshua Salzman
Book and Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham
A brassy, comic musical about contemporary dating, I Love You Because explores the lives of four New Yorkers who navigate the minefield of love in the big city. Austin Bennet, a young greeting card writer, has his life turned upside down when he finds his long-term girlfriend Catherine is cheating on him. He is forced back out into the treacherous dating scene by his kooky brother Jeff, and naturally, things don’t go as planned. Underscored by fun and witty music, this contemporary musical is a modern twist on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” and delves into the highs and lows of love, friendship and everything in between.
(rights pending)
Performance Dates and Times
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.
June 6 – 21
Sunday Matinees 2:00 p.m.
June 8 &15
Providence PopUp Season
None scheduled.