Pop Goes the Culture

The Zabinski Studio in the Hope Artiste Village 

999 Main St, Pawtucket, RI   (view map)

Epic Theatre Company is unleashing a new installment of Pop Goes the Culture, one-night-only events celebrating the highs and lows American diversions. Tonight Bob Colonna will face “The Actor’s Challenge,” performing 10 short pieces (e.g., something from a movie; from a role you’d never be given; that scares you) and then parsing the results with the audience. On the 25th, the crowd is the star, sharing cringing curiosities in “Look What I Found On Facebook!” And on Halloween, get interactive at a screening of Troll 2, yet another masterpiece often called the “worst movie ever made.” The gatherings are at the Zabinski Studio in the Hope Artiste Village, 999 Main St, Pawtucket, at 7 pm | Free for the Actor’s Challenge, $10 for the other events | 401.368.7689

"A series of one-night-only events celebrating American arts and pop culture" | Oct 21, Actor's Challenge with Bob Colonna; he will given 10 categories ("something from a movie," "gender swap") and perform the pieces and discuss them | Oct 25, "Look What I Found On Facebook!," an audience participation "evening of found material people will wish we hadn't found" | Oct 31, "Tell It To the Screen," a screning of Troll 2 at which the audience is encouraged to shout, scream, yell, laugh, mock, and heckle