REVIEW: “A Case for the Existence of God” at the Chester Theatre Company

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The title, A Case for the Existence of God playing at Chester Theatre Company gives little hint to the theme of this moving play between two actors. Playwright, Samuel D. Hunter, best known for his Oscar winning screenplay adaptation of his play, The Whale, opened this play…

Volunteer Actors Sought for Chapman Museum Cemetery Tour in Glens Falls

Each year, the Chapman Museum in Glens Falls, NY, presents a Cemetery Tour that brings local history to life through a series of monologues performed by actors at a local cemetery. Each actor performs their monologue six times, once for each tour group of approximately 20 people. Tours are staggered…

Capital Repertory Theatre Announces Single Tickets on Sale for 2025-2026 Season

ALBANY (July 25) – Capital Repertory Theatre announced that single tickets for the 2025-26 season, sponsored by Overit, will be on sale 12 p.m. Friday, July 25. This season will mark the first with Miriam Weisfeld, from the Adirondack Theatre Festival, as the new Producing Artistic Director. Weisfeld has been…

“Jesus Christ Superstar” Opens at the Mac-Haydn Theatre

CHATHAM, NY (July 24, 2025)—The Mac-Haydn Theatre is thrilled to announce the opening of Jesus Christ Superstar, running this season for the first time since 2001. The iconic rock opera will launch on the Mac-Haydn stage under the direction of Producing Artistic Director John Saunders, marking his first directorial project of the 2025…

The Count Down Begins for “Tick, Tick… Boom!” at Fort Salem Theater

SALEM, N.Y. — Fort Salem Theater presents “Tick, Tick… Boom!,” the explosive, autobiographical rock musical by “Rent” creator Jonathan Larson. Performances run August 8–17, with shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The production is directed by Brittany Martel, an NYC-based director and intimacy coordinator…

Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York

ROOM TO IMPROV…E is here! Join Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York for a FREE 4-week improv acting workshop series led by the amazing Hayes M. Fields II & Maria Ayoob! Whether you’re looking to boost your acting chops, gain confidence, or just have fun — we’ve got two…

REVIEW: “Romeo and Juliet” at Shakespeare & Company

by Simon Brighenti, Special to Berkshire on Stage “Unexpected” is not a word you might expect in a review of a play written over 300-years ago which has been performed in one form or other thousands if not millions of times. But there are many moments in this Shakespeare &…