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Due to the uncertainty of the timeline that was needed for repairs as we addressed the necessary maintenance of our historic community theatre, The Historic Park Theatre's management team is actively still working with managers, bands and agents to reschedule a number of our in house productions from August, September and early October.  All of…

We are sad to announce that the remainder of our summer series productions were forced to be rescheduled due to an unexpected maintenance issue within our theatre. For the safety of our guests and entertainers our team is in the process of rescheduling these productions to new dates this fall/winter. All rescheduled productions will be…

HOW MANY TAPS: The ice breaker activity required the students to work together to keep track of how long they could keep their red and green balloons in the air. Some groups were able to tally as many as 160 taps on their balloons or more.ENJOYING A MEAL TOGETHER: Thanks to the Park Theatre, the…

CRANSTON — Like the Energizer Bunny, the Park Theatre in Cranston just keeps going and going. Now under the ownership of restaurateurs Ed Brady and Jeff Quinlan, the historic Park, across the street from City Hall at 848 Park Ave., most recently rebounded from a flood in the main theater after intense rainstorms in September.…

The Park Theatre will reopen its main stage on Oct. 28 for the first time in six weeks since flooding from excessive rain burst through the theatre’s walls and ceiling. All postponed shows have successfully been rescheduled and Ed Brady, co-owner of the Park Theatre and co-founder of Dig In Dining and Entertainment, said the…

After a historic rain and floods, the Park Theatre had to close their doors due to flooding inside of the theatre. "It was just dripping down and dripping down in another spot and after nine months of putting our heart and souls into this and our team getting this building back to life I…

Dig In Dining and Entertainment first announced it would be revitalizing the 98-year-old cinema back in Februry. The Historic Park Theatre first opened in the 1920s and its doors were forced to close amid the pandemic. The restaurant group described the newly-renovated theater as “an incubator for the arts right in the heart of Rhode Island.” The event…

The Dig In Dining group, composed of Ed Brady, Justin Erickson and Jeff Quinlan, has roots deep in Rhode Island, and even deeper in Cranston. When the brand recently bought the closed, and somewhat worse for wear, Park Theatre at the intersections of Park, Pontiac and Rolfe Street, they were focused on bringing it back to…

With just two weeks of prep time and 30 campers, Rhode Island Youth Theatre (RIYT) is ready to perform “Music Man Jr.” at the Historic Park Theatre and Event Center this Friday and Saturday. Nine Cranston residents will be in the performance including Holden Butler, Hazel Capaldi, Quddus Esperanza, Lacie Fortes, Jake Manzi, Maxx Manzi,…