The terrific production of the 90-minute punk opera based on Green Day’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning concept album brings a “new kind of tension” to the local theater scene.

Check out just released production photos by Erin X. Smithers of the Wilbury Theatre Group's Rhode Island premiere of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Drama: Fat Ham by James Ijames.

SPECIAL EVENTS! Motion State Dance Festival and Manton Avenue Project in the theater this week and next

A federal judge ruled that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) violated the First Amendment by disfavoring grant applicants accused of promoting 'gender ideology.' The lawsuit was filed by the ACLU and ACLU of Rhode Island on behalf of National Queer Theater and other arts organizations. The court found that the NEA's policy requiring applicants to attest they would not promote 'gender ideology' was a clear violation of free speech. This ruling is seen as a significant victory for arts organizations and sets a precedent against government censorship related to gender expression.

Family secrets, divides over gender, and immigration stories. Local theaters dive into heavy topics this season. Theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair shares the productions she's looking forward to.