REVIEW: “The Seafarer” at Schenectady Civic Players

by Dan Mayer Just on the heels of St. Patrick’s Day, Schenectady Civic Players feature award-winning Irish playwright Conor McPherson with their latest production. The Seafarer is a dark comedy about a struggling alcoholic with a guilty conscience surrounded by heavy drinkers at Christmastime, but there may be more dark…

Berkshire Theatre Group Seeks Local Non-Equity Actors for “1776”

Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) is seeking local, Non-Equity, high school, college and pre-professional actors of all ethnicities, gender identities and backgrounds for its upcoming community-centered production of 1776!  For full details, please visit berkshiretheatregroup.org/join-our-team/casting-auditions/

Ghent Playhouse Postpones Production of “Grand Horizons” to Next Season

Ghent, NY    The Ghent Playhouse’s April production of “Grand Horizons” has been postponed and will be part of their next Season line-up.   Any advance tickets purchased for this show will be refunded in full. Their final play of Season 51, Dirty Blonde, has been cast and rehearsals have begun.  The play…

Elsewhere Shakespeare Brings Back North County Shakespeare Festival

Elsewhere Shakespeare‘s doing another, bigger North County Shakespeare Festival here in the Berkshires. They’ve put together seven different Shakespeare events over the last week of April. 4/23 (Thu) 8p Shakespeare’s birthday trivia at Door PrizeCome celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with free cake and bar trivia. Door Prize is located in Hotel…

The Rooted Voyageurs Seeks Non-equity Actors/musicians for “As You Like It”

The Rooted Voyageurs theater company is looking for a group of non-equity actors/musicians for its 2026 production of As You Like It! This production will go to multiple parks and venues in Columbia County, Berkshire County, and the Upstate New York area. Stipend of at least $300 paid at the end…

Hubbard Hall Theater Company Announces Auditions for “Sunday in the Park with George

Announcing Open Auditions for Hubbard Hall Theater Company’s June Production ofSunday in the Park with George Book by James LapineMusic and Lyrics by Stephen SondheimDirected by Dianna HeldmanMusic Directed by Richard CherryAudition Dates and Location March 14 & 15 1pm to 3pm Hubbard Hall, 25 E Main St., Cambridge, NY…

Ensemble TĂ©lĂ©maque Brings New Transatlantic project “Sounds, Tears and Skins” to Bombyx

On Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 3:00pm (pre-concert talk at 2:00pm) at Bombyx (130 Pine Street) in Florence, Marseille-based Ensemble TĂ©lĂ©maque brings a striking new transatlantic project to the United States, Sounds, Tears and Skins, a program of four newly commissioned works by American composers David Dominique, Yu-Hui Chang, John Aylward, and Kate Soper, exploring migration, exile, and…