This Can't Be Broccoli

In most places, summer isn't usually the time of year when interesting and provocative contemporary theater gets produced. Even in that great Mecca of New York City, only one or two shows ever open between the Tony Awards and September. It just seems like the combination of heat and the temptation of hanging out at the beach for a few more hours makes it difficult to put on anything other than summer stock musicals and outdoor Shakespeare. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.  Put out your torches, Shakespeare lovers--but seriously, how many more productions of The Tempest am I going to have to sit through before I die?  Hundreds?  Probably hundreds.) Lucky for Rhode Islanders, summer isn't what it used to be.  Oh sure, if you're up for a fun night of musical theater you can check out Theatre by the Sea and if you want Shakespeare done by a master, go see TRIST's As You Like It directed by Bob Colonna right in downtown Providence. If you're lo