Berkshire on Stage

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—FEB. 12, 2018—It’s here! Monday evening, in a sweeping singalong presentation, Proctors and Capital Repertory Theatre announced the 2018–2019 Key Private Bank Broadway Series at Proctors and the 2018–2019 Season at Capital Repertory Theatre. Dates for Hamilton, which will play its premiere Capital Region engagement and anchor the 2018–2019 season—and is also featured in both subscription packages—were revealed,…

Pittsfield, MA– Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director/CEO) are thrilled to announce Berkshire Theatre’s 90th Anniversary Summer Season. In addition to a season cast announcement, an additional Unicorn Theatre production and BTG’s No Boundaries in Art free staged reading series will be announced in the next several weeks. According to Maguire,…

More performances, an American Premiere, a special theatre event, and the return of many favorite artists mark CTC’s 29th season. Chester, MA (February 16, 2018) – Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer has announced Chester Theatre Company‘s 2018 Summer Season, which will feature an American Premiere, a Pulitzer Prize winning play, and…

by Roseann Cane In the Paris Time playbill, Production Dramaturge Teresa Campbell quotes an article from The Washington Post: “France is home to the largest Jewish community in Europe, and its most troubled. A wave of anti-Semitic violence in recent years has shaken Jews in the country to the point…

by Gail M. Burns Joe DiPietro has something to say about being married for the long haul – it’s a slog. This is neither news nor entertainment, it is simply a rather dreary fact of life. And it is a crummy basis for a comedy, which is what Clever Little…

Seasonal Tent Venue Transformed to Year-Round Facility [CHATHAM, NY] – PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century will open the doors to its new state-of-the-art black box theater on April 14, 2018. For the previous 12 years PS21 has presented a dynamic program of contemporary dance, classical and roots music, and…

(Lenox, MA) –  Shakespeare & Company announces its 2018 summer season. Exploring themes of Delight, Deceit, and Desire, the season includes three Shakespeare plays: Macbeth, As You Like It, and Love’s Labor’s Lost; plus the New England Premiere of Morning After Grace by Carey Crim; Creditors by August Strindberg adapted by David Greig; Heisenberg by Laurence Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens; Mothers and Sons by Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally; and HIR by Pulitzer…

by Gail M. Burns AUTHOR’S NOTE: I have written extensively about The Tarnation of Russell Colvin. My preview piece for the June performances at the Dorset Theatre Festival can be found HERE, and in the program insert that you will receive at Hubbard Hall. In addition I reviewed the June…