by Emily Edelman Peter Shaffer’s farce “Black Comedy,” onstage at the Ghent Playhouse, centers around an aspiring sculptor intent on impressing an art buyer who has arranged a visit to his apartment to view his work. Just before the buyer’s arrival, however, an electrical fuse blows causing a blackout. In this…
Holiday greetings from all of us at Berkshire on Stage! This is your Webmaster (Webmistress??), Gail M. Burns (and my dog, Sylvie). I asked my excellent team of theatre critics to write a little something about their favorite experiences of 2025. I gave them no instructions as to length or…
by Emily Edelman In Larissa FastHorse’s “The Thanksgiving Play” at the Ghent Playhouse, four well-meaning people attempt to devise a historically accurate play for elementary school students about the origins of the Thanksgiving holiday while dealing with complications such as a disgruntled school board, conflicting interpersonal relationships, and the complete absence…
by Emily Edelman Bennington Theater’s “The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On” sees the return of the 1950s high school girl group of Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy as they perform at the 1969 retirement party of their former homeroom teacher (Act I) and then again at their 20th high…
by Emily Edelman In “Satellites” by Erin Breznitsky at Dorset Theatre Festival, astronaut Mike embarks on what is supposed to be a short space mission but doesn’t return to Earth and marine biologist wife Katherine for seven years. The play chronicles the couple’s readjustment to each other interspersed with vignettes from…
by Emily Edelman Living Room Theatre’s “Get It Right” is written and directed by LRT co-founder Randolyn Zinn and is the story of a New York City playwright who rewrites a screenplay for the comeback movie of a washed-up Hollywood star. The story is engaging, with a definite sense of…
by Emily Edelman In Karen Zacarías’ “The Book Club Play,” onstage at Dorset Theatre Festival through Saturday, July 26, a local book club has become the subject of a documentary film, with a camera set up in the home of journalist Ana and her corporate husband Rob to record the club’s meetings, discussions and other…
by Emily Edelman Lena Kaminsky’s play “Salvage” at Dorset Theatre Festival is set at a small-town transfer station, and uses the actions of sorting through trash and unwanted personal items as a metaphor for reclaiming and repairing the pieces of broken lives. Each of the play’s three main characters has…
