2nd Street Second Chances Collaborates with Theatre Makers

For the last several months, Amy Brentano and Sara Katzoff have had the incredible privilege of co-creating an original theater piece called RELEASE alongside a collective of formerly incarcerated women and theater artists working together through 2nd Street organization in Pittsfield. RELEASE works towards humanizing the overwhelming statistics of racial…

Seeking Four Actors for Paid Production

Looking for 4 actors for a paid production.  8 nights in Octobers, every Friday and Saturday night from 6:30pm – 10:30pm (OK if you cannot make all 8).  Preferably looking for 2 females ages 20-40 and 2 males ages 20-60 that enjoy embracing their comedic inner darkness or madness, as…

Hudson River Maritime Museum Seeks Performers for “Haunted Roundout”

Seeking performers for HAUNTED RONDOUT-a haunted tour featuring stories of sunken shipwrecks, maritime murders and ghostly apparitions. Experience the history and haunted happenings of the Rondout Creek and Hudson Valley. Take a stroll through the Hudson River Maritime Museum and meet our storyteller who is simply dying to share some…

The Bunbury Players Accepting Submissions for Second Annual Festival of One-Acts

The Bunbury Players are accepting submissions for their second annual Festival of One-Acts! Plays MUST be 20-25 pages long (NOT including Title Page, Character/Scene Descriptions, etc.) and must be submitted in Standard Play Format. Works MUST be original and not based on or contain previously copyrighted material. The submission form link can be found here:…

“The Kite Runner” Comes to Proctors for a Limited Run in May

Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the Novel by Khaled Hosseini Directed by Giles Croft  (Sept. 6) –THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel, will be on the MainStage at Proctors Wednesday, May 1- Thursday, May 2, 2024 for two performances. Tickets are available starting Thursday, Sept.…

Dorset Theatre Festival Cancels Remaining Performances of “The Thanksgiving Play” Due to Illness

A Message from Will Rucker, Executive Artistic Director of the Dorset Theatre Festival It has been an incredible 46th Dorset Theatre Festival season. We’ve seen great stories magnificently told and welcomed record-breaking audiences to the Dorset Playhouse all summer long. Just this past weekend we opened our hilarious season finale,…

WAM Theatre Announces $5,000 Donation to the Elizabeth Freeman Center

LENOX, MA (September 6, 2023) – In keeping with their mission to empower women and girls, WAM Theatre continues its tradition of supporting front-line community organizations by donating a portion of their box office income. Today, WAM announced a $5,000 donation to the Elizabeth Freeman Center, along with a collection of household…

Shakespeare & Company Awards 2023 Philip Heller Award for Distinguished Service to Sandra Bourgeois of Richmond 

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has awarded the 2023 Philip Heller Award for Distinguished Service to Sandra Bourgeois of Richmond, Mass.  Bourgeois, a member of Shakespeare & Company’s Board of Trustees and past president of its Volunteer Company, is the sixth and latest recipient of the award, established in 2019…