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NOW PLAYING Season 12 Learn more about burbage Subscribe to our email list LEARN MORE CLICK HERE to get an S12 FLEX PASS CONTACT US 59 blackstone Avenue, Pawtucket RI, 02860 info@burbagetheatre.org +16462384375 Your details were sent successfully! Send We are located at 59 Blackstone Avenue, PAWTUCKET RI ​ Parking is available along Blackstone Ave as well as in the Front Street lot across the street from our space. ​ ​ FROM I-95N (Providence) Take EXIT 42A Bear LEFT on Ramp toward Broadway Turn LEFT onto Broadway/US-1 Turn RIGHT onto Blackstone Avenue ​ FROM I-95S (Boston) Take EXIT 42 Turn RIGHT onto Fountain Street​ Turn RIGHT onto Blackstone Ave ​ ​We are located in the blue mill building towards the water. Keep an eye out for the smoke stack! Season Support: ​ ​ ​ ​ Featured In: ​ ​ ​ ​

Get tickets About the Production Performance Dates Cast & Creative Production Photos PRESS THE MOTHERFUCKER WITH THE HAT by Stephen Adly Guirgis directed by Jackie Davis (May 23 - June 16) ​ Struggles with addiction, friendship, love, and the challenges of adulthood are at the center of the story. Jackie, a petty drug dealer, is just out of prison and trying to stay clean. He’s also still in love with his coke-addicted childhood sweetheart, Veronica. Ralph D. is Jackie’s too-smooth, slightly slippery sponsor. He’s married to the bitter and disaffected Victoria, who, by the way, has the hots for Jackie. And then there’s Julio, Jackie’s cousin…a stand-up, “stand by me” kind of guy. "Guirgis, a brilliant comedic talent…also has an original and knowing take on class… Guirgis’ characters are strivers who lack the language to 'pass’ in a white-collar world; they’re frustrated by limitations that they’re only half aware of, and that frustration provides much of the painful hilarity in their dialogue, which piles miscommunication on top of misunderstanding.” — New York Times “It’s a tight, smart and splendidly well-made, a tough-minded, unromantically romantic comedy that keeps you laughing, then sends you home thinking.” — Wall Street Journal “Funny indeed—not to mention surprising, disturbing and poignant…dark, rich comedy…By not putting characters or their dilemmas in neat boxes, Guirgis gives us, in HAT, a slice of hard life that’s as provocative as it is absorbing.” — USA Today ​ Press Release Cast & Crew

PRICING TICKET PRICES ​ GENERAL ADMISSION - $30.00 ​ PREVIEW PERFORMANCES - $15.00 ​ STUDENT - $15.00 ​ HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - FREE RUSH TICKETS* High school students get the price of admission waived for any night or matinee performance of any show of Burbage's season. At 5 minutes before the start of the performance, high school students can get a free ticket to any remaining seat in the house. ​ USHERS — FREE Volunteer to be an usher at Burbage Theatre Co, work with our Box Office prior to the show and then see the show for free! Click the LINK below to shoot us an email and let us know you'd like to volunteer! ​ ​ ​ BOX OFFICE PRICING DISCOUNTS & SUBSCRIPTIONS ​ Volunteer to Usher!

Get tickets Metronome by Judith Strang-Waldau (April 27 & 28) A celebrated classical pianist gives up her career the day her daughter is diagnosed with autism, shutting out the world to teach her nonverbal child music to help her communicate. The play opens 15 years later in 1997, the daughter is now quite verbal as well as a brilliant classical pianist…and she wants out. Directed by Thomas Martin Starring: Becky Minard, David Crossley, Marsha Rose Czephyha, Elijiah Russell, and Casssandra Meyer.

OUR MISSION The Burbage Theatre Company strives to excite and engage a new generation of theatre-goer with socially relevant and compelling stories, both classic and contemporary, told by an inventive and expert ensemble of actors. Burbage is dedicated to the growing and cultivating of the diverse artistic community in Rhode Island by providing affordable access to the performing arts and perpetuating a discourse about, not only content, but the actor's role as storyteller in today's world. Burbage strives to foster a climate of purposeful inclusion of all people regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or national origin. ​ About burbage Burbage Theatre Co is a 501(c)3 nonprofit theatre organization in their ninth season of plays, based out of Pawtucket, RI. Burbage was started by four actors who wanted to take the craft of acting out of the classroom and into their own hands. We believe that acting comes first. We believe the Theatre's continued relevance as a civil institution is best perpetuated by building productions around the collaboration of an expert ensemble of storytellers. We put acting first as it is our conviction that it is the responsibility of the actor to activate thought and inner movement in their audience. ​ The BTC is composed entirely of homegrown RI talent. Artists from across Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts, all educated within the Rhode Island Theatre Community. Meet the members of our company below: STAFF & LEADERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESIDENT ARTISTS OUR HISTORY How We Started The Burbage Theatre Co began at Rhode Island College in North Providence, RI when four students of the theatre, both within and without the classroom, decided to produce their own work and take their understanding of acting and storytelling into their own hands. This led to our first production, 'It's Not that Way It's Over Here", an evening of two absurdist one-act plays, 'The Bald Soprano" by Eugene Ionesco, and an original short entitled "Stalemate". ​ Over the following five years Burbage produced fourteen productions in such spaces as Bishop Connolly High School (Fall River, MA), Perishable Theatre, The Artists' Exchange, and the William Hall Library auditorium. ​ In 2015, Burbage entered into residency at AURORA Providence, a multipurpose venue and cocktail bar formerly located on Westminster Street in downtown Providence. Over two years, Burbage produced two full, four play seasons (Seasons 5 & 6), including including the work of Paula Vogel, Will Eno, Kurt Vonnegut Jr, and William Shakespeare. ​ In 2017, Burbage began our 8th Season at Aurora Providence with a production of Bertolt Brecht's 'Galileo', but in tandem with the unfortunate and abrupt closing of Aurora Providence, we announced our partnership with the Pawtucket-based 'TEN31 Productions'. ​ Now in our own space at 59 Blackstone Avenue, Burbage strives to stage our most ambitious productions yet. ​ Burbage is proud to call Pawtucket, RI it's home and to be a part of such a diverse and flourishing artistic community.

Get tickets About the Production Performance Dates Cast & Creative Production Photos PRESS THE MOTHERFUCKER WITH THE HAT by Stephen Adly Guirgis directed by Jackie Davis (May 23 - June 16) ​ Struggles with addiction, friendship, love, and the challenges of adulthood are at the center of the story. Jackie, a petty drug dealer, is just out of prison and trying to stay clean. He’s also still in love with his coke-addicted childhood sweetheart, Veronica. Ralph D. is Jackie’s too-smooth, slightly slippery sponsor. He’s married to the bitter and disaffected Victoria, who, by the way, has the hots for Jackie. And then there’s Julio, Jackie’s cousin…a stand-up, “stand by me” kind of guy. "Guirgis, a brilliant comedic talent…also has an original and knowing take on class… Guirgis’ characters are strivers who lack the language to 'pass’ in a white-collar world; they’re frustrated by limitations that they’re only half aware of, and that frustration provides much of the painful hilarity in their dialogue, which piles miscommunication on top of misunderstanding.” — New York Times “It’s a tight, smart and splendidly well-made, a tough-minded, unromantically romantic comedy that keeps you laughing, then sends you home thinking.” — Wall Street Journal “Funny indeed—not to mention surprising, disturbing and poignant…dark, rich comedy…By not putting characters or their dilemmas in neat boxes, Guirgis gives us, in HAT, a slice of hard life that’s as provocative as it is absorbing.” — USA Today ​ Press Release Cast & Crew

Get tickets About the Production Performance Dates Cast & Creative Production Photos PRESS RI Premiere COLLECTIVE RAGE: A Play In Five Betties; In Essence, A Queer and Occasionally Hazardous Exploration; Do You Remember When You Were In Middle School And You Read About Shackleton And How He Explored The Antarctic?; Imagine The Antarctic As A P*ssy And It’s Sort Of Like That by Jen Silverman (March 28 - April 21) “Straight-up funny.” — New York Magazine Betty is rich; Betty is lonely; Betty’s busy working on her truck; Betty wants to talk about love, but Betty needs to hit something. And Betty keeps using a small hand mirror to stare into parts of herself she’s never examined. Five different women named Betty collide at the intersection of anger, sex, and the “thea-tah.” Critic's Pick! “A fult-tilt lesbian/bi-curious/genderqueer/Shakespearean comedy for everyone... If you're wondering whether you'll enjoy the revolution, Collective Rage makes an excellent (and hilarious) test case.” — New York Times “Anger, love and loneliness are comedically but honestly rendered in this occasionally absurd, stylized, queer-centric play... With hilarity and poignancy, Collective Rage offers a broad spectrum of queer voices rarely seen on stage.” — Variety “A perfect balance between the really absurd and the absurdly real.” — Broadway World Press Release PRomo #1: Cast & Crew Allison Crews , Director Devra Levy , Stage Manager Kelli Noonan , Assistant Director Sonny Wong , Assistant Stage Manager Riley Nedder , Costume Design, Trevor Elliott , Set Design Andrew Iacovelli , TD Brittany Costello, ATD/Props Anthony Dempsey , Lighting Design

The Squirrels By Robert Askins Directed by Mark Peckham April 21 - may 15 Get tickets New England Premiere THE SQUIRRELS by Robert Askins Directed by Mark Peckham (April 21 - May 15) Scurius, the patriarch of a family of gray squirrels, has collected enough nuts to last ten winters. When a group of starving fox squirrels begs him to share his hoard of food, animosity erupts into a ferocious war. The Squirrels is a boundary-pushing, darkly satirical look at wealth inequality in which no creature comes out unscathed. “The fast-paced 90-minute play…is a witty black comedy about a mixed-race squirrel family decimated by prejudice and greed. Writ large, it’s an apocalyptic tale of America’s cultural divide…[Askins] drops a thought bomb…about our responsibility for the destruction of the environment and for the care of one’s fellow squirrel (and otherwise).” —San Diego Union-Tribune “The Squirrels is [an] allegory that launches salvos at current events, framed by a potential apocalypse…Beneath the satire, the play raises serious questions, in particular, why does inequality reign?” —San Diego Reader ABOUT THE PRODUCTION THE SQUIRRELS by Robert Askins directed by Mark Peckham ENSEMBLE Vince Petronio, Sciurus MJ Daly, Mammalia Jessie March, Chordata Val Westgate, Rodentia Omar Laguerre-Lewis, Carolinensis Joe Henderson, Sciuridae Brian Kozak, Squirrel Chorus Brayden Fanti, Squirrel Chorus Jared Nobrega, Squirrel Chorus ​PRODUCTION CREW Stage Manager, Jay Forcello Assistant Director, Michael Greene Scenic Designer, Trevor Elliott Intimacy Coordinator, Susie Schutt Costume Designer, Lizzy Pegler Production Manager, Brittany Costello Assistant Stage Manager, Isaiah Gamboa Technical Director, Andrew Iacovelli THE SQUIRRELS PERFORMANCE DATES Thursday, April 21 at 8pm Preview Friday, April 22 at 8pm Preview Saturday, April 23 at 8pm PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN Press Preview Sunday, April 24 at 2pm PRESS Preview Friday, April 29 at 8pm OPENING NIGHT Saturday, April 30 at 8pm Sunday, May 1 at 2pm Thursday, May 5 at 8pm Friday, May 6 at 8pm Saturday, May 7 at 8pm Sunday, May 8 at 2pm Sunday, May 8 at 8pm Thursday, May 12 at 8pm Friday, May 13 at 8pm Saturday, May 14 at 8pm Sunday, May 15 at 2pm

FAQ How do I buy tickets? Do you have a box office? The best way to buy tickets is right here on our website! Use the link at the top of any page to purchase either individual tickets or a six ticket flex pass, that can be used at any of our many performances. To purchase tickets online CLICK HERE ​ Buying tickiets with Burbage is safe and easy. We work in partnership with Arts-People, a ticketing software platform specifically developed for the performing arts! All ticket transactions are complete secure. For more information about Arts-People CLICK HERE ​ Tickets may also be purchased at the door. Tickets can be purchased in person or over the phone at our box office. The Burbage Box Office is open at our 59 Blackstone Ave location at the following times: ​ BOX OFFICE HOURS Tuesday - Thrudsay 1 PM to 5 PM Friday - Saturday 1 PM to 7 PM Sunday 11 AM to 1 PM ​ PHONE (401)484-0355 Do you sell season subscription packages? How can we contact you to answer questions? We do indeed! But not in the conventional sense. We offer FLEX PASSES. Flex Passes allow you to purchase six tickets to any production in our season. So you could either use them for one ticket to each of our six productions, or mix and match! You could see one performance six times! It's entirely up to you. The Flex Pass model also allows us to offer the deal year-round! Did you miss our first one or two shows! No sweat! You're still getting a bargain. ​ To purchase a Flex Pass for Burbage's current season CLICK HERE You can contact us below, right here, at burbagetheatre.org! To ask us a question, get in touch, or reach out CLICK HERE ​ Email us! At info@burbagetheatre.org ! If you have a question, the best way to get in touch with us is via email. If you shoot us an email we can usually get back to you within a day. ​ Contact us on Social Media! The same is true of Social Networking platforms, such as Facebook. If you write to us with a question, we'll usually be able to get back to you within a few days. ​ Give us a call! You can always call us and leave a voicemail at (401)484-0355. ​

First ROUND Callbacks ROLLING DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS AUDITION SUBMISSION FORM S12 Role Information ABOUT FIRST ROUND CALLBACKS SELF TAPE INSTRUCTIONS S12 | AUDITION Breakdown ROMEO & JULIET by William Shakespeare directed by Jeff Church ALL ROLES CAST. NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS . BLKS by Aziza Barnes Performances begin November 16 and run through December 3. Rehearsals begin mid October. ​ Submit by September 10, 2023. Click here for character descriptions. PLAYHOUSE CREATURES By April DeAngelis in partnership with WomensWorkRI Performances begin February 1 and run through February 25. Rehearsals begin in December. Submit by October 1, 2023. Click here for character descriptions. COLLECTIVE RAGE: A play in five Betties by Jen Silverman Performances begin March 28 and run through April 20. Rehearsals begin in February. ​ Submit by November 1, 2023. Click here for character descriptions. THE MOTHERF*CKER WITH THE HAT by Stephen Adly Guirgis Performances begin May 23 and run through June 16. Rehearsals begin in April. ​ Submit by December 1, 2024 Click here for character descriptions. ​ – DISCLAIMER – ​ Burbage Theatre Co strives to foster a climate of purposeful inclusion of all people regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or national origin. Burbage Theatre Co is an equal opportunity employer. Burbage Theatre Co is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with due respect and dignity. We strive to make our space a safe space for everyone who comes through our doors. Each individual has the right to work in a professional, respectful artistic atmosphere that promotes equal opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices, including any form of harassment or abuse. S12 Breakdow ​ Introducing our innov ative auditi on process at Burbage Theatre Co ! We've revolutionized the way we organize and execute general auditions to make it more inclusive, accessible, and convenient for aspiring actors like you. Say goodbye to traditional "cattle call" auditions and hello to our streamlined self-tape submission system. No longer bound by specific audition dates, you now have the flexibility to submit your audition tapes at your convenience through our website. With our user-friendly form and secure database, talent will be showcased to our directors, and you'll have the freedom to update your submissions at any time. Your audition materials will remain easily accessible for future opportunities. Once you're in our database, you're in for good, and we'll reach out to you whenever roles matching your talent and identityt become available. Join us in embracing this exciting change, where auditions are made easier for both the performers and our auditors. Prepare to take center stage and shine with Burbage Theatre CO! ​ ClICK THE LINK Above TO SUBMIT! FRC GENERAL SELF TAPE INSTRUCTIONS — Place the camera on a tripod or steady surface. A smartphone camera is acceptable. Always shoot horizontally. ​ Sound must be loud and clear. Please be sure that the mic is directed toward the actor. Smaller rooms with furniture, rugs, etc will reduce echo and improve the quality of your sound. Lighting should be good enough for us to see the color of your eyes. Use soft lighting if possible — avoid stark white light, or dim, shadowy light. Please tape auditions in front of a bare wall or backdrop that is a solid, preferably muted color. Avoid having anything behind you that will distract the viewer’s eye such as furniture, pictures, windows, etc. A clean solid wall, or backdrop is best. Please don’t add any effects or features to your self tape (IE fading in, fading out, transitions, text on screen). Frame your self tape like a headshot — include your head and shoulders. The frame should cut off no more than an inch above your head and just above the middle of your torso. Play to the other character as though they are slightly to the left or right of the camera. Don’t talk directly to, above or below the camera. Speak to whomever you’re speaking to as though they are right beside the camera. Self Tape Instruction

Parking PLAN YOUR VISIT DIRECTIONS PARKING FAQ ​ Parking is available along Blackstone Avenue, the Front Street lot, and behind PFC Kyle Joseph Couto USMC Memorial Field (from Exchange Street). Parking areas are highlighted in yellow below. You can find us at Entrance A towards the Blackstone River.

August 24 - September 16 BUY TICKETS PRESS RELEASE PHOTOS PRESS/REVIEWS EVENT DATES: Friday, August 24 at 8pm SOLD OUT Preview Performance Saturday, August 25 at 8pm SOLD OUT PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN Performance Sunday, August 26 at 2pm PRESS Preview Performance ​ Friday, August 31 at 8pm SOLD OUT Saturday, September 1 at 8pm SOLD OUT Sunday, September 2 at 2pm ​ Friday, September 7 at 8pm SOLD OUT Saturday, September 8 at 8pm SOLD OUT Sunday, September 9 at 2pm Sunday, September 9 at 7pm ​ Friday, September 14 at 8pm SOLD OUT Saturday, September 15 at 8pm SOLD OUT Sunday, September 16 at 2pm SOLD OUT Sunday, September 16 at 7pm SOLD OUT ​ TICKETS (PREVIEW PERFORMANCES $15) GENERAL ADMISSION $25 STUDENTS $15 Contact: info@burbagetheatre.org For Event Updates: www.burbagetheatre.org facebook.com/burbagetheatreco instagram.com/burbagetheatreco ​ Members of the PRESS are invited to our PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN Performance as well as our Sunday Preview Matinee. To reserve to complimentary Press Seats contact Jeff Church, Artistic Director, at jeff.church.jr@gmail.com . ABOUT SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE ​ ​ Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block... the deadline for his new play is fast approaching but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse – Viola. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play. Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms and inspires him to write his greatest masterpiece. “Funny, often genuinley moving, and generates a glow you could warm your hands by...The best British comedy since One Man, Two Guvnors and deserves equal success.” – Daily Telegraph "Marvelously fluid, riotously funny, and often intensely, even startlingly poignant...This may be, in part at least, a comedy about Shakespeare falling in love; but joking aside, it could just make you fall, all over again, in love with Shakespeare.” – Chicago Tribune ABOUT THE PRODUCTION SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE adapted for the stage by Lee Hall based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard directed by Jeff Church ​ ​ CAST Will, Dillon Medina Viola, Alison Russo Marlowe, Jeff Church Mr. Henslowe, Roger Lemelin Fennyman, Andrew Stigler Nurse, Cassidy McCartan Mr. Tilney, Aaron Blanck Burbage, Nicolas Menna Queen Elizabeth, Rae Mancini Wessex, James Lucey Ned Alleyn, Patrick Keeffe Ralph, Brian McGuirk Sam, Gabe McCauley Webster, Nick Griffin Wabash, Jack Clarke Kate, Gabrielle McCauley Molly, Helena Tafuri Adam, Brian Kozak Nol, Andrew Iacovelli ​ PRODUCTION CREW Stage Management/Lighting Design, Jessica Winward Set Design, Trevor Elliot Operations Manager, Andrew Iacovelli Costume Coordination, Morgan Clark Production Assistant, Liz Hallenbeck ​ Photos Photos All photos by Maggie Hall Press/Reviews September 1, 2018 Providence Journal - Burbage Theatre's 'Shakespeare in Love' worthy of the Bard In its unofficial quest to make Shakespeare more accessible to local audiences, Burbage Theatre launches its 2018-19 season with a rollicking romantic comedy that goes behind the scenes... READ MORE August 27, 2018 Broadway World - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Delights at Burbage Theatre Company It may seem a bit odd to base a play on a movie, but when one considers that SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE was co-written by Tom Stoppard and won him an Academy Award, it becomes a no-brainer. Under the capable direction of Jeff Church this witty and heart-warming story comes alive in a new... READ MORE September 3, 2018 Motif RI - AUDIENCES ARE IN LOVE WITH SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Shakespeare in Love has had an interesting journey to the stage. It's not uncommon for movies to get theatrical adaptations, and in this case, the film was written by Tom Stoppard an deals with the greatest playwright of all time - so in that sense, it's a natural fit. READ MORE September 4, 2018 Edge Providence - Shakespeare in Love "Shakespeare in Love," Burbage Theatre Company's 2018-2019 season opener, is a creative triumph. This past year has featured several stellar adaptations of Shakespeare's works, including "As You Like It," "Othello," "Much Ado About Nothing," and Burbage's "Twelfth Night." READ MORE August 30, 2018 Pawtucket Times - Burbage's 'Love' is a strong one PAWTUCKET - The Burbage Theatre Company opens its eighth season - its first full season in Pawtucket - with the entertaining escapism of "Shakespeare in Love." READ MORE August 31, 2018 Johnston Sunrise - Burbage sets the bar high with 'Shakespeare in Love' Burbage Theatre Company gets a head start on the fall theatre season with a late-August production of the delightfully funny “Shakespeare in Love.” The original movie by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard was adapted for the stage by Lee Hall. Both movie and play have received a great reception from Shakespeare lovers... READ MORE Press/Reviews