Berkshire on Stage

“I need to believe there is hope that tomorrow can be better than today.” – Lucy Grossman, THERE IS HOPE This play is about the belief that you CAN become a better person, you CAN make up for your past mistakes, and you CAN heal old wounds, as long as…

Audition Notice: The Hagaman PlayersWorld Premiere of Good Sir Barkeep by Alexandra ReichelThe Hagaman Players is holding auditions for the world premiere of Good Sir Barkeep, a fast-paced,two-act medieval farce filled with wit, slapstick humor, and outrageous characters.Character Breakdown● Horace – Middle-aged tavern owner. Frustrated and practical.●Yolande – Horace’s wife.…

by Barbara Waldinger From the moment we notice the set (designed by Luke Cantarella) of Rajiv Joseph’s KING JAMES at Barrington Stage Company’s St. Germain Stage, it is clear that we are in the presence of a well-oiled production that has had the time to mature and grow.  And this…

Antigone bade her sister say no more. “Your choice was to live,” she said, “mine to die.” —Antigone, quoted by Edith Hamilton The LAVA Center and playwright/director Jan Maher are thrilled to announce a special collaboration to present Maher’s play Ismene in mid-September. The project, made possible in part by…

Featuring an All-Star Broadway and Television Cast Sharon, CT – The Sharon Playhouse, the award-winning regional theater in Northwest Connecticut, will present a one-night-only staged reading of Charles Busch’s riotous comic melodrama Die Mommie Die! on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 PM in The Bobbie Olsen Theater. This special benefit…

Single Ticket Sales Available August 18  West Springfield, MA (8/17/25) – West Springfield’s Majestic Theater has announced the lineup for its 28th season.  Producing Director Danny Eaton will present a five-play season that incorporates a mix of classic and newer works featuring music, comedy and drama.  Single tickets for the five plays are available…

Announcing auditions for Not So Common Players’ production of  Directed by Brennan Koenigsreuter  Musical Direction by Carol Hawks  Choreography by Laura Marra  Monday, September 8 and Tuesday, September 9 at 6 PM  Sign-in begins at 5:30 PM  Clifton Park Senior Community Center  6 Clifton Commons Blvd We will ask you to sing 16-32…

by Sierra Pasquale “Taming of the Shrew is a hard one”, my companion for the evening noted as we were leaving thetheater and, especially in 2025, I agree. Few works in Shakespeare’s canon provoke as much heatedconversation as this battle-of-the-sexes comedy, whose closing monologue can seem like a ringingendorsement of…