ALBANY, NY — After winning two Berkie Awards and landing on four “Best of 2025” lists, Harbinger Theatre returns with big things in 2026! As we enter our fifth full season, we’re proud to present four Capital Region premieres, fulfilling a mission the theater has championed since day one. Three…
by Jess Hoffman In the era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” I think everyone has strong opinions about truth, accuracy, and the difference, if any exists, between the two. But whatever your opinions, The Lifespan of A Fact, presented by Creative License and playing at Cohoes Music Hall, will…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Lorraine Hansberry, the first black woman to have a play on Broadway in 1959, wrote A Raisin in the Sun, depicting a poor black family on the Southside of Chicago, wrestling with how to spend a $10,000 life insurance check left by the late Walter Lee Younger,…
by Sierra Pasquale Schenectady Civic Players’ production of In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play) approaches Sarah Ruhl’s quietly subversive comedy with clear affection for the text and a strong commitment to its period sensibilities. Set in the late nineteenth century at the dawn of modern gynecology, the play…
Last weekend we had our season announcement party, and had a great time challenging each other with theatre trivia, and shared plenty of laughs along the way. We even gave away season passes to both SoloFest and the MainStage season to people who “won” trivia (based on vibes, not facts). You can…
Pittsfield, Massachusetts – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul and Managing Director Greg Reiner, is pleased to announce four titles for the theater’s 2026 season, including two Pulitzer Prize-winning modern classics, one of the greatest theatrical farces ever written, and a world premiere play. More productions, concerts, and cabarets will…
by Shera Cohen, In the Spotlight, Inc. This season’s Majestic Theater offerings commonly bookend its schedule with musicals, and 2025/26 continues that tradition. Sweet, homespun, and slice of life topics take place in slots #2 and #4. Smack in the middle, at #3, is the comedy – not just any…
Albany Civic Theater is about to be taken over by the one, the only, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. A smash hit off Broadway and on, this Obie-winning musical tells the story of internationally-ignored song stylist and problematic non-binary trans icon Hedwig Schmidt. Backed by their hard-rocking band, “The Angry Inch,”…
UMass Needs Rhinos! Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco Translated by Derek Prouse Directed by Rose Schwietz Malla Rhinoceros auditions are scheduled for Feb. 9 & 10, 6:30-10:30 p.m. in BCA Room 413, with callbacks scheduled for Feb. 11 & 12, 6:30-10:30 p.m. LOCATION CHANGE: If you’re interested in auditioning for Rhinoceros, auditions are…
Double Edge TheatreRainbow Exodus Feb 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM2/12 7pm, 2/13 7pm, 2/14 7pmDouble Edge Theatre, 948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA 01330 Created/ performed by Double Edge Company Artist Karol Matuszak and directed/ designed by DE Co-Artistic Director Travis Coe, Rainbow Exodus was created in 2022 at a moment…
Holy Smokes TheatreDrop Dead, Hippie Scum! Feb 6, 2026 at 8:00 PMand Saturday, Feb 7th at 8pmThe Sanctuarry, 295 Clemente Street, Holyoke MA An improvised play about the sixties. Two church-going women are thrust into the counter-culture, and recognize they can’t go back to the status quo. Holy Smokes Theatre…
Pittsfield, MA—Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) seeks young actors to audition for its upcoming non-Equity musical production of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach JR. Roles are open to young actors of all ethnicities and genders currently in grades 3–9. The production will be directed and choreographed by Kathy Jo…
Performance culminates 10-day Adams Theater residency ADAMS, MA—On February 21, eight puppeteers and object performers will present work they’ve spent time developing at the Adams Theater. The inaugural Curious Festival of Unfinished Works, created by New England Puppet Arts in collaboration with the Adams Theater, has artists in residency working with a crack…
For two weekends starting February 20th, Home Made Theater will present Arthur Miller’s classic American masterpiece, The Crucible, at the Anthony “Skip” Scirocco Music Hall in the Saratoga Springs City Hall. Set against the backdrop of the 1692 Salem witch trials, The Crucible remains one of the most acclaimed plays…
Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire’s hilarious and heartfelt hit opens March 6 Salem, NY | Fort Salem Theater launches its highly anticipated 2026 season with “Ripcord,” a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud comedy by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire. Running March 6-15, the production sets the tone for a bold, wide-ranging year of…
