REVIEW: “Puffs” at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts

by Dan Mayer Not everyone is destined to defeat the dark lord and save the world. Puffs takes us back to a familiar school of magic to follow the stories of characters usually relegated to the background. SLCA‘s production casts quite a spell, delivering both hilarity and heart. Audience members…

REVIEW: “Satellites” at the Dorset Theatre Festival

by Emily Edelman In “Satellites” by Erin Breznitsky at Dorset Theatre Festival, astronaut Mike embarks on what is supposed to be a short space mission but doesn’t return to Earth and marine biologist wife Katherine for seven years. The play chronicles the couple’s readjustment to each other interspersed with vignettes from…

PS21 Presents the US Premiere of “Life in this House is Over”

US PREMIERE Life in this House is Over  PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance, Pavilion Theater, 2980 Route 66, Chatham NY Friday & Saturday, August 15—16 at 8 pm  Making its US premiere at PS21, Life in this House is Over is an original theater work from rising American interdisciplinary artist Samantha Shay. An emotionally-charged,…

Highlight Acting Troupe Looking to Cast Tituba in “The Crucible”

Highlight Acting Troupe CASTING Update:We are looking to cast specifically the role of Tituba.Originally from Barbados, Tituba is the servant to the Parris household. She agrees to perform a voodoo spell at the young girls’ of Salem request and is the first person accused of witchcraft. AUDITION NOTICE: The CrucibleBy…

BCC Players Announce Auditions for Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale”

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Community College Players will hold auditions for its fall show, Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale,” on Thursday, Sept. 18 and Friday, Sept. 19 from 6:30-9 p.m.  Auditions will be held in the Boland Theatre on BCC’s main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield.  According to…

REVIEW: The Plein Air Plays 3.0 at the Ancram Center for the Arts

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss What better way to spend a gorgeous August evening in the scenic fields of Ancramdale than seeing three wonderful short plays? For the third year, Ancram Center for the Arts has treated its audience to this Plein Air experience, with the audience not finding out the location…

Theater Voices Announces Auditions for a Staged Reading of “The Children”

Theater Voices announces auditions for a staged reading of “The Children” by Lucy Kirkwood, directed by Patricia Bunce. Two retired English nuclear scientists live in an isolated cottage by the sea as the world around them crumbles. Together they plan to live forever on yogurt and yoga, until an old…

Amherst Community Theater Announces Auditions for “The Wizard of Oz”

Amherst Community TheaterAuditions for the Wizard of Oz 9/12: 6 pm-9:15 pm, 9/13: 10 am-6:45 pm, 9/14: 10 am-6:45 pm. Callbacks 9/15 6-9 pmAmherst Regional Middle School, 170 Chestnut St, Amherst, MA 01002. Amherst Community Theater is pleased to announce auditions for The Wizard of Oz, directed by Stephanie Flinker…