Theatre Works first show of their 24th season is Dan Goggin’s “Nunsense”. The show is about five zany nuns, the little Sisters of Hoboken who are putting on a fundraiser to raise money to bury sisters accidentally poisoned by the convent cook, Sister Julia Child of God. The nuns sing and dance their way into the hearts of the audience with their clever and witty lines and Read more
Theatre Works second show of their 24th season is Tom Griffin’s “The Boys Next Door”, a funny and touching play about four mentally handicapped men leaving in a communal residence under the watchful eye of a caring but burnt out social worker. The story is told through a series of vignettes and scenes, with some of the characters speaking directly to the audience. Director Connie Anderson chose topnotch performers to fill Read more
WOONSOCKET - Theatre Works presents “The Boys Next Door,” a funny and touching play written by Tom Griffin and directed by Connie Anderson, Nov. 10-19 in the Masonic Temple, 142 Clinton
The story focuses on the lives of four mentally challenged men who live in a communal residence under the watchful eye of a sincere, but increasingly despairing, social worker. Cast members include Greg Bonin and Mark Anderson of Woonsocket, Desiree Hewey of Cumberland, and Ron Read more
For eleven straight seasons Theatre Works has awarded scholarships to local high school students interested in pursuing a college degree in the performing arts. This year we are very pleased to award this scholarship to the daughter of two of our founding members of the organization. Allison Cournoyer, daughter of Maurice and Janet Cournoyer of Woonsocket, was the recipient of the $1,000 prize.
Allison graduated in the top ten percent of Read more
Theatre Works final show of their 22nd season is a new musical called “Monky Business”. The fun loving monks of Saint Bernard’s monastery are in a jam. Abbot Costello and his four beleaguered brethren have just learned that a real estate developer is about to turn their monastery into a gambling hall called Bernie’s Casino Royale. Unless the merry men in Brown can raise $250,000 by midnight Read more
On Sunday, February 23rd, five of Theatre Works’ members sang music from the 1950s in keeping with the Coronation’s theme, “Happy Days of Mardi Gras.” The theme was chosen to pay tribute to the origins of Mardi Gras in Woonsocket in 1954. Suspended in 1959, this tradition was revived in 1995 by the Northern Rhode Island Council of the Arts. Theatre Read more
Theatre Works second show of their 22nd season is the operetta, “Amahl and the Night Visitors”. The 3 Kings on their way to Bethlehem stop to rest at the home of Amahl, a crippled boy, and his mother. Though they are very poor, they offer the kings, hospitality, shelter and entertainment from their shepherd friends. Late that night, Amahl’s mother is caught trying to steal some gold Read more
The current show of Theatre Works 22nd season is “On Golden Pond” which is the love story of 80 year old Norman Thayer and his wife, Ethel. They are returning to their summer home for their 48th year. It not only shows their relationship but the plot also revolves around their 42 year old daughter, Chelsea, her dentist, fiancee, his smart mouth 15 year old son and Read more
Theatre Works’ third show of their 22nd season is Ken Ludwig’s farce, “Moon Over Buffalo”. It is set in June, 1953 at the Erlanger Theatre in Buffalo, New York where George and Charlotte Hay are on tour with a repertory consisting of “Cyrano de Bergerac” and Noel Coward’s “Private Lives”. Fate has given this couple one more shot at starring roles in a movie epic of the Read more
WOONSOCKET - Connie Anderson is the new president of Theatre Works, the community theater group based at 78 Earle St.
Elections were held at the annual membership meeting in April, but Anderson officially takes over the position, which she has held in the past, this month. She replaces Evelyn Zifcak, who has served as president for the past two years and will continue as a member of the board of directors.
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