PS21 Announces 2026 Summer Season

After a long, cold winter, we emerge from The Dark into the light. Today, we’re proud to announce our summer 2026 program. It’s a slate of interdisciplinary contemporary performance illuminated by new work: ten world and US premieres, many of which were commissioned by PS21, developed in residency here at PS21,…

Ancram Center for the Arts Announces 2026 Season

Ancram Center for the Arts announced its 2026 season with five ambitious works that explore the themes of our times: polarization but yearning for de-escalation, finding love in an age of anxiety, art’s capacity to hold grief and remembrance, the human ethics of scientific advancement, and the psychic damage of…

REVIEW: “Cry-Baby” at Playhouse Stage Company

by Jess Hoffman If you’re looking to transport yourself to a time of culture wars, class disparity, overseas conflict, and a deadly epidemic—as opposed to our current time of culture wars, class disparity, overseas conflict, and a deadly epidemic—come to the Cohoes Music Hall to see the Playhouse Stage Company…

REVIEW: “1776” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss 2026, the 250th anniversary of our country, is the perfect time to bring back the Tony award musical, 1776, first performed on Broadway in 1969 and made into a popular film in 1972, book by Peter Stone, and music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards. A revival was…

Easthampton Theater Company Presents “Applause”

EASTHAMPTON, MA — Easthampton Theater Company is excited to announce its upcoming production ofApplause, running June 7–14 at the Williston Theater in Easthampton. This vibrant and witty musical, based on theclassic film All About Eve, promises an unforgettable experience of music, drama and show-stopping performances. With a dynamic score by…

Mount Holyoke College Summer Theater Seeks to Fill Design/Tech Positions

Mount Holyoke College Summer TheaterDesign/Tech Positions Needed for MHC Summer Theater May 31, 2026Mount Holyoke College Mount Holyoke College Summer Theater is looking for applicants for in the areas of Design and Technology for their upcoming 2026 summer Season! Includes a stipend and housing provided for those who are not…

Applications Are Open for Pay It Forward 2026

The Pay It Forward program provides complimentary venue access to CitySpace’s Blue Room, a performance and incubator space located in Old Town Hall in Easthampton, MA. The program offers Western Massachusetts performers of all kinds a venue to incubate, create, present and perform. The short-term residencies include financial support, and…

Play Incubation Collective Presents PIC PIPS 3: “Trying”

Play Incubation Collective presents PIC PIPS 3:TryingA Screenplay by Morgan Tabb Sunday, May 3rd, 7:30pmThe Workroom at 33 Hawley St. in Northampton Synopsis: Mallory, a high school senior on the brink of a big decision, must navigate her confusion about the future, all while having to handle her seemingly depressed…

Starlight’s Youth Theatre Presents “Les MisĂ©rables School Edition”

Starlight’s Youth TheatreLes MisĂ©rables School Edition May 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM05/02/2026 at 7:00PM and 05/03/2026 at 1:00PMThe Academy of Music in Northampton, MA Artistic Director, Cyn Strycharz, and Music Director, Dan Mashia, lead a group of talented local children in grades 7-12 in this exciting production of Les Mis…

UMass Theater Presents “Rhinoceros”

RHINOCEROSBy Eugene IonescoTranslated by Derek ProuseDirected by Rose Schwietz MallaMay 1, 2, 7, 8 at 7:30 p.m.May 2 & 9 at 2 p.m.May 6 at 10 a.m.The Rand Theater Rhinoceros ticketsDaily life in a small village is unexpectedly interrupted when a rhinoceros barrels through, trampling pets and crushing the social order.…