REVIEW: “Out of Character” at the Berkshire Theatre Group

by Barbara Waldinger Ari’el Stachel, playwright and solo performer in his one-man show at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn, describes his motivation for writing this script: “When I started writing OUT OF CHARACTER six years ago, I had no idea where it would lead.  All I knew was this:  as a…

REVIEW: “100 Words for Snow” at the Chester Theatre Company

by Jeannie Marlin Woods The landscape of grief and loss can be a perilous territory in which to find oneself and those boundless emotions can plunge one into darkness and hopelessness. However, in Tatty Hennessy’s play, 100 WORDS FOR SNOW, that landscape becomes a place of wonder, beauty, and danger…

July at Happier Valley Comedy

Flip the ScriptSaturday, July 12th @7pmWe invite a local playwright to bring an unfinished script to the show; an original work that’s never seen the stage. Then we read the character descriptions, cast the show, and launch into its first ever performance. Once we run out of lines, we drop…

New England Premiere of “Still” Comes to Northampton

STILL – NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE OF A PERFORMED MUSICAL MEMOIR BY MARCIA GOMES,  DIRECTED BY ROBERTA UNO  After two previously sold out staged readings, the New England Premiere of STILL, a performed musical memoir, written and composed by Marcia Gomes, and directed by Roberta Uno, opens with two performances on…