The Providence Phoenix has come out with its annual “Best Of” survey, and Elemental Theater Collective was one of five nominations for Best Theater Company.
We’re honored to have been selected, and to be keeping such good company. Please take a moment to click on the survey link below, and vote for ETC!
Providence Phoenix “Best Of” List!
The Providence Journal praised Elemental’s “engaging,” “well-crafted” plays, and the Phoenix called it “as absorbing as a campfire tale.”
Read more.“Even the way they dovetail each other’s thoughts in a discussion confirms that “collaborative” is a key part of their company chemistry. All graduates of the Trinity MFA program, they’ve stumbled on one of those lucky synergies that makes artistic magic, and they’re running with it.”
Read more.This year’s production, the father, the son and the holy go.go, draws its title from the seven Catholic Sacraments, which were randomly assigned to the three playwrights. The playwrights used their chosen sacraments to inform the plays as they wrote them, and were given the additional challenge of setting the plays in a common location. The setting, chosen at random from a hat full of suggestions, was a cabin.
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