by Barbara Waldinger Actors are hired for piecemeal work–one production at a time—unless they are fortunate enough to be part of a continuing series, as was Dan Lauria in The Wonder Years, among others.But even series come to an end and what’s next? Some actors turn to directing and others…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods Summer in the Berkshires is chocked full of delights and Shakespeare and Company is offering a super-duper production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. The play, with multiple love stories, magical fairies, and gorgeous poetry, is always entertaining. This version, under the masterful direction of artistic Director…
by Jess Hoffman Playhouse Stage Company has chosen a play with local roots for its second summer production. Based on a 1911 novel of the same name, The Secret Garden first premiered in 1989 in New York’s Capital District in a collaboration between Skidmore College and Capital Rep, according to…
by Macey Levin The Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, Connecticut, is currently presenting Lionel Bart’s Oliver! a show seldom produced on local stages. Presented on Broadway in 1960 it won a Tony for Bart’s score. This was followed by a movie in 1968 which won the Oscar for best picture. The…
by Lisa Jarisch I have been waiting not-so-patiently many a year for the Mac-Haydn Theatre to take on this show, one of my absolute personal favorites. Without shame or embarrassment, I confess that Godspell holds a special place in my heart as the only show I have ever “graced” with…
by Macey Levin Enduring love requires people to look into themselves in order to realize who they really are or what they have become in relationship to each other. In Loy A. Webb’s riveting The Light at Chester Theatre Company in Chester, Massachusetts, Genesis and Rashad confront themselves and their…
by Barbara Waldinger August Wilson’s towering play Fences, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama, is a challenging work for any theatre to produce. Expectations are high among critics and audiences alike as to how the production will bring to life the story of Troy Maxson, a garbage collector in…
by Jess Hoffman So far this year I have reviewed plays about such heavy topics as drug addiction, incest, revolution, and pedophilia. And yet none of those shows left me quite as disturbed as Schenectady Civic Player’s production of The Goat (or Who is Sylvia). This show put me in…
