by Emily Edelman In the world premiere of Maggie Kearnan’s “How to Not Save the World With Mr. Bezos” presented by Great Barrington Public Theater, an alternate reality in which it is illegal to be a billionaire sees journalist Cherry Beaumont interviewing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos about his motivations for wealth.…
by Emily Edelman February 14-16 performances POSTPONED Though Ghent Playhouse’s presentation of Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me a Tenor” runs for just two weeks and six performances, it has already sold out several of those performances and it’s easy to see why: Ludwig’s very funny and fast-paced farce gets an uplift from…
by Emily Edelman If you’re a fan of the traditional British Christmas panto, Bennington Theater’s current show will be of definite interest to you: With the premise that all but three members of an English music hall cast of “A Christmas Carol” fell ill just before showtime, “Scrooge in Rouge” is…
by Emily Edelman in Paul Slade Smith’s “The Outsider,” being staged by the Ghent Playhouse, a scandal that forces a state’s governor to resign thrusts the lieutenant governor into the prominence he never wanted. Smith’s fast-moving comedy is hilarious from its first moments and remains that way till the end.…
by Emily Edelman In Dorset Theatre Festival’s world premiere production of “True Art” by Jessica Provenz, museum art curator Jodi Dean acquires a world-famous work of art as well as a new intern while navigating the inner workings of institutional politics and personal relationships. Provenz’s funny and clever dialog coupled with…
by Emily Edelman Clocking in at just 65 minutes, “Sidekicked” by Kim Powers, currently being staged at Dorset Theatre Festival, is a riveting look at the real-life goings-on behind the scenes of America’s perennial favorite TV show, “I Love Lucy.” The title refers to the position of actress Vivian Vance as…
by Emily Edelman Immediately upon entering Bard College at Simon’s Rock’s McConnell Theater for Great Barrington Public Theater’s “Night at the Speakeasy,” one is met not by the usual rows of theater seats, but by a meandering alleyway filled with vines and garden statuary ending at a bright red door,…
by Emily Edelman In the first scene of the world premiere of “Pamela Palmer” by David Ives at Williamstown Theatre Festival, the title character has a premonition that she has done something horrible that she can’t remember and hires a private detective to discover what it is. Initially coming across…
