REVIEW: “What the Constitution Means to Me” WAM Theatre and the Berkshire Theatre Group

by Macey Levin Heidi Schreck’s play What The Constitution Means To Me is an ambitious piece of theatre.   Kate Baldwin portrays Ms. Schreck, who acted in the original Off-Broadway/Broadway productions that received two Tony Award nominations and was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.   Baldwin…

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…

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…

REVIEW: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Capital Rep

by Jess Hoffman I must start my review by admitting that A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare is my single favorite play of all time. And because of that I have seen many productions. I have seen professional productions, volunteer productions, and even one high school production. I have…

REVIEW: “Ruthless!” at the Ghent Playhouse

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss EDITOR’S NOTE: An unfortunate error was made in the editing of this review when it was first posted. That error has been corrected to the satisfaction of the editor and the critic. Berkshire on Stage apologizes for the distress that the original post caused. When Sylvia St.…

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