Your favorite Christmas tale told with fantastical puppets made by CTC artists. The magic of the season is in the air as three ghosts work to reform Scrooge in time for Christmas! A classic the whole family will love!

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A Puppet Christmas Carol

Contemporary Theater Company

Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the US. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human show, Heidi resurrects her teenage self to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.

What the Constitution Means to Me

This joyful festival features amazing Black Improvisers and troupes from across the country! The festival features nightly headliner performances, guest troupes, mixer shows, and workshops!

4th Annual Ocean State  Black and Funny Improv Festival

In this brave, bold, and moving play, a Sicilian fisherman who makes his living salvaging the bodies of migrants, and a young woman working as a debt collector confront the dehumanizing aspects of their jobs while finding hope and connection across cultural divides.

Lampedusa

As you wish! Join us for a fun new event with roaming musicians, an immersive atmosphere, vendors, sword fights, and a live D & D game! Don't forget to wear your best medieval outfit!

1st Annual CTC Renaissance Faire

Get ready to see your favorite past Wakefield Idol Champions go head to head in this ultimate sing-off! Pass holders will get to pick their seats for all three performances

Wakefield Idol Tournament of Champions

A piece of paper that will shape the world as we know it today is on the table and fights, deals, and history are in the air. In this award-winning musical, the Founding Fathers grapple with the decision to declare our independence

1776

Shipwrecked twins Viola and Sebastian search for each other and along the way find love, secret identities, and mischievous schemes in one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies. Join us for a lovely evening outside on our Riverfront Patio.

Shakespeare on the Saugatucket: Twelfth Night

On a farm in 1927, Ruby has a dream. She's going to invent television. This captivating show follows her as she struggles to bring her revolutionary vision to life and as her daughter fights for how Ruby's story is told in a McCarthy Era TV studio.

The Ruby Sunrise

It's a whirlwind of scandalous secrets and jaw-dropping twists! This season our soap opera is a medical drama, and each week's "episode" builds on the last! You'll never see what's coming next in this soap opera... and neither will the actors! Escape into a world of drama, intrigue, and non-stop entertainment, all made up right before your eyes!

To Be Continued...  An Improvised Soap Opera

Based on true events, Predictor is the real-life story of Margaret Crane who, in 1967, defied all odds and expectations to become the inventor of the first home pregnancy test. This show is a fast-paced, fun, and thoughtful look at one of the forgotten women of history.

Predictor

Classic whodunits with a twist: it’s all improvised! Our actors weave webs of secrets, deception, and mystery as we wind our way through a different murder each week.

This time, it's the early 1900s, and we're backstage at a vaudeville theater where mysteries lie behind the velvet curtain. Every week is different, so you never know what might happen, and neither do we!

Whodunit? An Improvised Murder Mystery

Wakefield Idol is a karaoke-style singing competition where 64 local singers compete for a $1500 cash prize! In the final rounds as the competition heats up, the audience votes to see who goes on and who will be crowned the Wakefield Idol Winner.

It's our most popular event of the year, so get your tickets early to check out all of the amazing local talent we have! This is our 10th season, so come celebrate!

Contemporary Theater Company

5 - 22 Dec, 2024

A Puppet Christmas Carol

Oct 25 - Nov 23, 2024

What the Constitution Means to Me

Contemporary Theater Company