REVIEW: “La Bohème” at the Berkshire Opera Festival

by Roseann Cane Today one of the most frequently performed operas in the world, La Bohème premiered in 1896 in Turin, conducted by the 28-year-old Arturo Toscanini. Set in Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830s, it focuses on four young, impoverished bohemian artists, Marcello, a painter (baritone Benjamin Taylor);…

Schenectady Civic Players Kick Off 96th Season with “Bull in a China Shop”

Schenectady Civic Players will kick off their 96th season in September with the mystery comedy Bull in a China Shop by C.B. Gilford, directed by Laura Darling & Jeff Lurie. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday (September 22-24) and Wednesday–Sunday (27-October 1). Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8 pm, Wednesday and…

Shakespeare & Company Presents Staged Reading of “Hamlet,” featuring Christopher Lloyd & Finn Wittrock

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company presents a staged reading of Hamlet featuring Christopher Lloyd and Finn Wittrock, Friday, Sept. 1 through Sunday, Sept. 3, 2 p.m. Murder both intentional and accidental as well as madness both piteous and pretended will haunt the Tina Packer Playhouse as Shakespeare & Company for a three-performance-only reading…

Home Made Theater & Saratoga Arts Present a Fundraising Concert: Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon

On Sunday, September 10th Home Made Theater, in partnership with Saratoga Arts will present a concert staging of the classic Lerner and Loewe musical Brigadoon. This concert performance will feature a 19-member cast and an eight-piece orchestra, but minimal set and costumes, and very few technical aspects to emphasize the…

Caffè Lena Hosts Playwright’s Jam September 3

Writers, Actors, Directors, Theater-lovers! PLAYWRIGHT’S JAM! Sunday, September 3, 2023 2:00pm – 4:00pm Caffe Lena  47 Phila Street Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Doors open at 1:30pm  Casting begins at 1:45pm Readings begin at 2:00pm Playwrights, bring a short scene (7 pages/minutes). Cast your actors from the audience, including your fellow playwrights.  Give them brief directions, put…

Voice Theatre Casting Two Roles in “Refugee Stories”

Voice Theatre casting REFUGEE STORIES by Bertolt Brecht and Others  TWO ROLES AVAILABLE: Young refugee boy age: 15-25 and refugee woman age 20-35 from Central America. If you speak Spanish that is a plus. Actor must move well and sing. If you feel passionate about the refugee crisis all the better. At audition…

Auditions for “Murder at Cherry Hill”

Historic Cherry Hill is thrilled to announce that we will be holding auditions for “Murder at Cherry Hill,” a dramatic tour exploring the true story of a murder that took place at the historic site in 1827 through storytelling and live actors.  On May 7, 1827, Jesse Strang, a hired hand at…