Play Incubation Collective Piedmont Plays Project to Northampton

Play Incubation Collective presents Piedmont Plays ProjectAugust 14 and 15 at 5:00 PMNorthampton Arts Trust Parking Lot @ 33 Hawley Street The Play Incubation Collective is pleased to share our first live and in-person presentation of a script-in-progress: excerpts of Darcy Parker Bruce’s “Piedmont Plays,” a 4-play-cycle that PIC has been developing…

“My Evil Twin” Comes to APE@Hawley

MY EVIL TWIN The Workroom at APE@Hawley, 33 Hawley Street, Northampton MA August 13-14, 8pm, August 15, 2pm A genre-bending new theater work comes to the stage at A.P.E.@33 Hawley this August. My Evil Twin is an intimate musical starring identical twin opera singers Jim and John Demler – as Jim and…

NYC’s Dramatic Question Theatre brings “Rita is the Goat” to The Foundry in August

West Stockbridge, MA – American Woman is an ongoing series of solo shows presented by NYC’s The Dramatic Question Theatre (DQT) about women living in the United States. Rita is the Goat, written and performed by Melanie Maria Goodreaux , was developed during her fellowship with DQT’s American Woman and will be…

Anthony Rapp to Star in August 22 Staged Reading of “Andy Warhol in Iran” at Barrington Stage

A NEW PLAY BY BRENT ASKARI DIRECTED BY REGINALD L. DOUGLAS COMMISSIONED BY BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY  (Pittsfield, MA – July 28, 2021) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Founder/Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, is pleased to announce that Obie Award winner Anthony Rapp (Rent, If/Then) will take on…

Cirque Barcode Premieres “Branché, a Human Homage to Nature” in Chatham

Branché – Cirque Barcode, Acting for Climate Montréal Sat, Aug 7, 2021 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PS21 Open-Air Pavilion Theater, 2980 New York 66, Chatham, NY Branché, by Cirque Barcode and Acting for Climate Montreal, is spectacular celebration of nature and the power of community.  Presented by PS21 among…

Bella Merlin & Tina Packer: “When Action is Eloquence” Discussion and Book Signing

On August 5 at 11 a.m., join Bella Merlin and Tina Packer at Shakespeare & Company for a discussion of their book, When Action is Eloquence, followed by a book signing afterwards. This free event will take place at Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. RSVPs are available here. Shakespeare & Company: When Action is…

REVIEW: “Mr. Fullerton” at Great Barrington Public Theater

by Barbara Waldinger Mr. Fullerton, now playing at Bard College at Simon’s Rock’s Daniel Arts Center, is one of the most delightful works of historical fiction to be seen on our Berkshire stages. Produced by the Great Barrington Public Theater written by Anne Undeland and directed by Judy Braha in…

REVIEW: “Next to Normal” at Fort Salem Theater

by Emily Edelman The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Next to Normal,” currently playing at Fort Salem Theater in Salem, New York, is an empathetic and accessible portrayal of a familyaffected by mental illness. The show includes adult language and themes that could be triggering for some, and so a certain amount…