The Arctic Playhouse

THE ARCTIC PLAYHOUSE

A Short History

2014-2015

IT STARTED WITH AN IDEA

When Daydream Theatre

Company was looking for

a new location after 13

years in Providence, the

idea surfaced to revive a

once thriving arts

community that had

abundant store front

space available.

FINALLY A DECISION!

After months of

collaborating with local

West Warwick town officials

and landlords,

117 Washington Street was

secured and became home to

The Arctic Playhouse.

NOW WHAT DO WE DO?

With a team of

dedicated leaders, a

few markers and a

bunch of pizza, ideas

began to flow and a

plan formed as to how

we would organize

and what were our

next steps.

THE BEGINNING

There were many ideas on

how to layout the playhouse.

Where would the stage go?

Where would we put a

handicapped bathroom? So

many decisions to make!

LET THE FUN BEGIN!

A group of family and

friends rallied and

volunteered to renovate

a vacant dog salon and

within 12 weeks the

curtain opened on our

first performance to

sold out crowds (despite

a blizzard with

hazardous driving

conditions).

AN AMAZING TEAM

This group of enthusiastic

family and friends spent

endless hours, working

tirelessly through the

Thanksgiving and

Christmas holidays of

2014 to create what is now

The Arctic Playhouse.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

SO MUCH DEDICATION!

WINDOW DRESSING

While we worked through

the holidays, we wanted the

community to become

curious about what might be

coming to their

neighborhood.

PEAKING AN INTEREST

People were eager to stop

by and ask questions

when they saw our

windows dressed for the

holidays. Some would

come in for a peak and

looked forward to our

new little theater.

THE WORD IS OUT!

Newspapers became

curious too and began

writing articles. The

excitement was building as

our volunteers put on the

finishing touches.

ALMOST READY

OPENING NIGHT

In January, 2015 our Board of

Directors, Jim Belanger, Lenny

Schwartz, Lloyd Felix and David

Vieira were ready for our first

show Daydream Theatre

Company’s “A Man Called

Snoopy” (the story of Charles

Schulz).

“A MAN CALLED SNOOPY”

With a capacity

of 90 seats, we

ran three shows

of A Man Called

Snoopy with

nearly sold out

crowds.

NEXT SHOW

With the proceeds from Snoopy, we

were able to finish renovations to

the stage and apply final touches

to the new accessible bathroom.

Daydream Theatre Company’s

presentation of “Co-Creator –

The Man Behind the Bat”

became our next offering with

nine shows and rave reviews.

CO-CREATOR IS A HIT!

Co-Creator brought

crowds locally and from

around the state especially

from those with an interest

in the real story behind the

creator of Batman.

LIVE THEATER

The Arctic Playhouse, in collaboration local directors and playwrights,

has provided the following live entertainment in its new location in

West Warwick:

Mind Mysteries (Lon Cerel) – June, 2015

Crystal Romance (Daydream Theatre Company) – June, 2015

The Boys in the Band (LoisAnnie Productions) – June, 2015

Social Avenger (Daydream Theatre Company) – August, 2015

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

In addition, we have collaborated with the following individuals/organizations in providing

other art activities:

West Warwick School Department Arts Program – May, 2015

(Month long art exhibit of district wide West Warwick students)

Wine Tasting Event to benefit local charities (West Warwick Lions Club) –

May, 2015

Tuesday Night Film Series of RI independent films (Scorpio Film Releasing) –

July, 2015

SPONSORS

We are grateful for the support we have received so far from the following sponsors:

Cardi’s Furniture

Arpin Worldwide

Arpin Van Lines

John Clarke Insurance

Centerville Bank

Shimmer Technologies

Commodity Haulers Express Inc.

Joe Belanger

Jillian Belanger

Gus Belanger

Aimee Belanger

Greg Lowe

Matt Belanger

Joe Rogers

Deb Belanger

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

Lisa Vieira

Michael Vieira

Angela Vieira

Filomena Felix

Lauren Felix

Bryan Sawyer

Gabe Sousa

Dave Wilbur

We could never have accomplished so much in such a short period of time

without the following amazing family and friends:

WHAT’S NEXT?

9/16/15 @ 7:00 pm – Human Nature (an independent film written

and directed by Christopher Ferreira). This is the first in our Wednesday

night film series (more to come).

10/8, 10/9, 10/10, 1015, 10/16, 10/17, 10/22, 10/23 @ 8:00 pm –

Daydream Theatre Company presents Our Distance Between Stars (a

play written and directed by Lenny Schwartz)

10/24 @ 3:00 pm – Daydream Theatre Company presents Our Distance Between Stars

WHAT’S NEXT?

11/7 (TBD) – Book Signing by Barry Prizant, Ph.D. (Barry will be here

to sign books, take pictures and discuss his new book UNIQUELY

HUMAN: A Different Way of Seeing Autism published by Simon &

Schuster on August 4, 2015) This is a fundraiser for Community Autism

Resources annual retreat for parents of children with autism. Wine and light

hors d'oeuvres will be available.

11/14, 11/19, 11/20, 11/21 @ 8:00 pm - Late, A Cowboy Song (a play

written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Kelli Noonan)

We’re just getting started and

looking forward to carrying out

our mission of bringing

affordable arts and culture to

the wider Rhode Island

audience. Our work connects

artists with the public to build

stronger, vibrant communities.

MORE TO COME!

HOPES AND DREAMS

The Arctic Playhouse hopes to become an open venue for artists and

focal point in the West Warwick community, bringing people from around

the state together to enjoy a wonderful night of entertainment and have

fun. With the heart and passion of all those invested in the success of

The Arctic Playhouse, and the wide diversity of artists available in

Rhode Island, the sky is the limit!

“I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theater is the outward and

visible sign of an inward and probable culture.” — Laurence Olivier

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit our website at:

www.thearcticplayhouse.com

Or our Facebook page at

:https://www.facebook.com/the

arcticplayhouse?ref=aymt_home

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