Studio 10, WJAR, 2024

To view our interview with Studio 10, please use the following link: WJAR

Studio Playground Artistic Directors, Matthew Bretschneider & Anna Basile, discuss our annual summer theater camp in Lincoln Woods State Park and upcoming productions.

Motif Magazine, 2024

“Laughter and the performing arts can transcend differences."

-Artistic Director, Matthew Bretschneider, Motif Magazine

Providence Monthly, 2023

“This sentiment is the bedrock philosophy of Studio Playground.”

-Robert Isenberg, Providence Monthly

”If you go on stage and make someone laugh, you’ll boost their serotonin, you’ll boost their endorphins, you’ll relieve their stress, you’ll speed up their immune system. So the idea is, if you’re feeling nervous to go on stage, it’s an act of generosity. It’s an act of bravery. You can change the world that way.”

-Studio Playground Founders, Matthew Bretschneider & Stefanie Resnick

For information about upcoming acting classes and summer theater programs for kids, visit: Rhode Island

Discover Rhode Island, 2023

To view our interview with Discover Rhode Island, use the following link: Discover Rhode Island.

Studio Playground founders, Matthew Bretschneider & Stefanie Resnick, discuss our annual summer theater camp in Lincoln Woods State Park.

Pawtucket Times, 2023

-Jon Baker, Pawtucket Times

“When you’re working on clown as a professional actor, it’s good for flexibility, for range, for emotional intelligence, physical intelligence, and when we offer it to children, one of the concepts we start with is the gift of laughter. Essentially, we’re trying to teach students to be generous with their work. We talk about the health benefits of laughter - the release of endorphins and serotonin, relief from stress. We’re trying to teach them that if they make someone laugh, they’re going to make that person feel better, which may help them live a little longer and make the world a more compassionate place to live in. If a child is nervous about going onstage, one of the concepts we reiterate to them is that if they make someone laugh, they are doing something good for someone else. That’s why we risk it.”

-Studio Playground Founders, Matthew Bretschneider & Stefanie Resnick

For information about upcoming acting classes and summer theater programs for kids, visit: Rhode Island