“It is a unique flame that burns in Catskill, New York.” J. Peter Bergman, Berkshire Edge In its first full season since the onset of the pandemic, one of the region’s most adventurous and innovative small theatre companies came roaring back! Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre got through all of 2022…
by Roseann Cane Prepare to be dazzled…if, like me, you’re fortunate enough to see theRep’s current production of The Wizard of Oz. I always expect to enjoy a first-rate evening of theater when I attend a show at theRep, but I’m so familiar with the film and various stage adaptations…
by Barbara Waldinger The Lion in Winter, James Goldman’s 1966 Broadway play, contains a unique mix of historical and contemporary elements. Though the year is 1183 and the place is Henry II’s castle in Chinon, France, it’s the story of a dysfunctional family, squabbling over which of his three sons…
EAST HADDAM, Conn. (November 9, 2022) – Goodspeed Musicals is holding local Connecticut auditions for its 2023 Goodspeed season, on Saturday, December 3rd, starting at 10 a.m. in East Haddam, Conn. Goodspeed is seeking non-union boys and girls between 8-12 years old and under 4’10” for the spring musical, Gypsy, and Equity adult…
by Macey Levin When entering the Sharon Playhouse to see Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 classic A Raisin in the Sun the audience is guided to stairs leading up to the stage. Seating is on four bleachers toward the rear of the stage and the set occupies the rest of the playing…
by Barbara Waldinger In describing Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, director Margo Whitcomb refers to “the common and overused device of an older celebrity professor and a young female student.” What makes this play unique is that Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch has written it from the male point of…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods The WAM Theatre is a remarkable company in the Berkshires and in the country. With a devout mission to create “a place of groundbreaking theatrical stories, female empowerment, and transformative action,” the theater does just that. The company’s newest work, CADILLAC CREW, now playing at Shakespeare…
(Pittsfield, MA) – The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) is pleased to announce the nominees for the 6th Berkshire Theatre Awards, known colloquially as The Berkies. This year’s awards recognize shows that opened in the greater Berkshire region between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022. The purpose of the…
