REVIEW: “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger How does a director in 2024 attempt to update a 1938 Pulitzer-winning play–ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS by Robert E. Sherwood—so that it…
REVIEW: “Lunar Eclipse” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger A particular advantage of living in the Berkshires is the opportunity to witness gifted artists of all types creating the magic of…
REVIEW: “On Cedar Street” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger On Cedar Street is a musical based on Kent Haruf’s final novel, Our Souls at Night,a simple, bittersweet story about two lonely,…
REVIEW: “Faith Healer” at Barrington Stage
by Barbara Waldinger Of the twenty-four plays written by the great Irish dramatist Brian Friel (1929-2015), (probably best known in America for his multi-award winning…
REVIEW: “Just Another Day” at Great Barrington Public Theater
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…
REVIEW: “Fences” at Shakespeare & Company
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…
REVIEW: “Off Peak” at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Barbara Waldinger If the script of a play is a blueprint, then its journey from page to stage depends not only on the playwright,…
REVIEW: “Million Dollar Quartet” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger Pondering why Million Dollar Quartet is so popular, Berkshire Theatre Group Director/Choreographer Greg Santos attributes its success to the “nostalgia factor”—the hit…