REVIEW: “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Jeannie Marlin Woods “Nobody is free until everybody is free.” So declared Black activist Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper’s daughter with a 6th grade…
REVIEW: “Deceived” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Jeannie Marlin Woods The venerable Dorset Theatre Festival has opened its new season with a spectacular old-fashioned thriller titled DECEIVED. This evening of theatre…
REVIEW: The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY Presents “The Wedding Band”
by Jeannie Marlin Woods It is a rare opportunity to see the work of Alice Childress, a highly esteemed Black playwright and social activist whose…
REVIEW: “Driving Miss Daisy” at Barrington Stage Company
by Jeannie Marlin Woods DRIVING MISS DAISY is a little gem of a production now playing in Barrington Stage Company’s intimate St. Germain Theatre. Directed by…
REVIEW: “A Doll’s House, Part 2” at the Bennington Theater
by Jeannie Marlin Woods The Bennington Theater is a performing arts center formed in 2022 in the charming theatre space that was formerly the home…
REVIEW: “Dear Jack, Dear Louise” at The Majestic Theater
by Jeannie Marlin Woods This charming “two-hander” playing at the Majestic Theater is a perfect little love letter that should not be missed. Based on…
Berkshire On Stage Critics Pick Their Favorites
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…