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RIC/RIPBS Collaboration Provides Opportunities for Students to Perform

Rhode Island College Impact

"Black Joy," a Rhode Island PBS documentary series, features RIC students both in front of and behind the camera.

Award-Winning Producer & Alumna Profiles Actor Behind Vampire Cape

In the soap opera “Dark Shadows,” Jonathan Frid played a 175-year-old vampire unintentionally released from his chained coffin.

Alumna was a Pioneer for Latinx Culture on Campus

Rhode Island College Impact

“The kind of poetry that I do is intended to be heard.”

RIC Alum Lands New Theatre Fellowship

This new fellowship is designed to establish mentoring relationships between aspiring and established theatre professionals.

The Show Must Go On: RIC Alumni Ensure that Latinx Theater Thrives, Even During a Pandemic 

Rhode Island College Impact

Jennifer Sanchez '16 (pictured) and Anna Cano-Morales M.S.W. ’99 have both found ways to ensure that their communities are represented on stage.

The Wizard Behind the Curtain: Alumnus Cameron Whitehorne

As head of Production Engineering for the Met, Cam Whitehorne ’02 combines technical expertise with innovation, artistry and creativity to bring productions to life.

Magician, Puppeteer, Actor: Alumnus Matt Furtado

Rhode Island College Impact

“One of the greatest things Professor Bill Wilson taught me was to command the stage when you’re on it, says Matt Furtado ’05.

Actor Retools His Trade for the World of Business

Though COVID ended Kevin Patrick Martin’s national tour of the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys,” the actor didn’t give up. He returned to Rhode Island and created a business for himself. Martin is seated far left.

Miranda Scholarship Winners

Lin-Manuel Miranda's scholarship supports first-generation and underrepresented students in the performing arts.

Alumna Builds STEAMM-Powered Nonprofit

A normal day for Beth Cunha is dropping off one of her children at school and then heading to Lower South Providence, where she rents office space at the South Side Boys &​ Girls Club.