REVIEW: “The Happiest Man on Earth” at Barrington Stage

by Roseann Cane The Barrington Stage Company has opened their season with a play that’s a mesmerizing punch in the gut. I urge you to experience it. Eddie Jaku, the man at the center of the play, was born Abraham Jakubbowicz in Leipzig, Germany in 1920. As playwright Mark St.…

REVIEW: “East of Berlin” at Bridge Street Theatre

by Macey Levin Rudi, A young German man, watches his life fall apart as he learns of his father’s past. The results of this knowledge is exacerbated when he falls in love with Sarah, a Jewish-American. These relationships are at the core of the brilliant production of East of Berlin…

The Rooted Voyageurs Present Shakespeare’s ROMEO & JULIET at Parks, Farmers Markets and Wineries This Summer – FREE!

Spencertown, NY, May 22, 2023…The Rooted Voyageurs will kick off their second season of presenting free live theater at beautiful outdoor spaces this summer at venues throughout Columbia County and now one in Dutchess County too. This season’s performance will be Romeo & Juliet directed by The Rooted Voyageurs Artistic…

REVIEW: “Dear Jack, Dear Louise” at Shakespeare & Company

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The sun starts to set on a glorious late spring evening over Shakespeare & Company’s outdoor Roman Garden Theatre. As the birds chirp and fly overhead and 40’s music is piped in, we are in a perfect setting for a love story: Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear…

‘Unfolding Olana: A Day of Dance’ June 17

Hudson— On June 17th, the Olana Partnership presents “Unfolding Olana: A Day of Dance” at the Olana State Historic Site. Join the Olana Partnership and Site-Specific Dances at Olana State Historic Site for a day of dance, distributed throughout Olana’s 250 acres of artist-designed landscape. Pack a picnic and spend the day exploring…

MCLA Arts & Culture and MASS MoCA to present new play reading ‘The Celestials’ 

North Adams— On June 8th at 7 p.m., MCLA Arts & Culture and MASS MoCA present the debut of Peter Glazer’s play, “The Celestials” adapted from Williamstown author Karen Shepard’s mesmerizing novel which shines a light on the history of North Adams and Chinese laborers. “The Celestials” is set in North Adams…

TurnPark Art Space Annual Summer Festival June 10

West Stockbridge— On Saturday, June 10th from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., TurnPark Art Space presents its Annual Summer Festival, a day-long celebration of art and nature.  This year’s event, titled “Open Heart”, will feature a variety of performing and visual arts across the grounds, as well as food by HAND CRAFTED…

R’ville Stage Creations Presents “The Underpants” at Conkling Hall

A full-length satirical play adapted by comic genius Steve Martin This bawdy laugh-out-loud farce opens in scandal: conservative bureaucrat Theo Maske is outraged at his young wife Louise for allowing her bloomers to fall to the ground at a public parade for the king. As scandal unfolds into spectacle, a…

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