Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Aphra Behn’s life story – 17th century dramatist, poet, spy, and England’s first professional female playwright – has the makings of an engrossing Netflix documentary or biopic. But for now, theater enthusiasts can enjoy a live version of Behn’s story in Liz Duffy Adams’ popular, bawdy farce, “Or,” which opens Thursday, Dec. 8, in the University of Rhode Island’s Robert E. Will Theatre.
Aphra Behn’s life story – 17th century dramatist, poet, spy, and England’s first professional female playwright – has the makings of an engrossing Netflix documentary or biopic. But for now, theater enthusiasts can enjoy a live version of Behn’s story in Liz Duffy Adams’ popular, bawdy farce, “Or,” which opens Thursday, Dec. 8, in the University of Rhode Island’s Robert E. Will Theatre.
