REVIEW: “Dracula” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Macey Levin Bram Stoker wrote his four-hundred-plus page novel Dracula in 1897. The world’s best-known vampire story has changed considerably on its way to…
REVIEW: “To the Moon and Back” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Barbara Waldinger Chester Theatre Company’s mission statement includes two important goals: offering audiences “fresh perspectives on vital issues” and developing and supporting new work. …
REVIEW: “Hymn” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger The Shakespeare & Company production of Hymn by Lolita Chakrabarti feels like two actors and a director searching for a plot. Overstuffed…
REVIEW: “A Little Night Music” at Barrington Stage
by Roseann Cane To see a well-produced Stephen Sondheim musical is a delight. To see a magnificently crafted Sondheim musical is sublime, especially if that…
REVIEW: “INVASION!” at the Ancram Opera House
by Macey Levin The intimate Ancram Opera House in Ancram, New York, is producing “Invasion!” by Jonas Hassen Khemiri and translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles, a…
REVIEW: “Next to Normal” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger Bravo to the Mac-Haydn Theatre for daring to produce Next to Normal as part of their busy summer season schedule! Imagine a…
REVIEW: “we are continuous” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
by Roseann Cane “So many plays in the HIV/AIDS theatrical canon are about white gay men and death and dying. I wanted to add something…
REVIEW: “Things I Know to be True” at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Barbara Waldinger It is said that “It Takes a Village” to successfully rear a child. The same may be said about what is required…