REVIEW: “Dirty Blonde” at the Ghent Playhouse
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Mae West is the subject of Claudia Shear’s play, Dirty Blonde, being performed at the Ghent Playhouse. First seen on Broadway in…
REVIEW: Green Day’s “American Idiot” at SLOC
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Unfamiliar with Green Day’s music, but aware it attracts a younger crowd, I had few preconceptions about American Idiot, performed at SLOC…
REVIEW: “1776” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
Berkshire on Stage highly recommends the CapDist Theater Events page! by Paula Kaplan-Reiss 2026, the 250th anniversary of our country, is the perfect time to…
REVIEW: 2026 10 x 10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage Company
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss In the midst of a frigid winter in the Berkshires, we had a sunny day where the above freezing temperature gave a…
REVIEW: “A Raisin in the Sun” at Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Lorraine Hansberry, the first black woman to have a play on Broadway in 1959, wrote A Raisin in the Sun, depicting a…
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…
Favorites of 2025: Paula Kaplan-Reiss
After a fulfilling theater season of seeing close to 50 plays, musicals, and staged readings, I have walked away with some impressive highlights which have…
REVIEW: “Pippin” at The Two of Us Productions
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The quest for purpose and meaning in life is universal. Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz used this theme in their musical,…