Favorites of 2024: Mark G. Auerbach

Of the limited numbers of shows I saw, 2024 was the year of brilliant solo performances, particularly Felicia Curry in David Cade’s Sandra at TheaterWorks Hartford, and Jay Sefton in his and Mark Basquiill’s Unreconciled, which for me was the best new play of the year., 2024 was also the year that video and projections became a major…

2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Award Winners Announced

The 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, were presented on Monday, November 11 in the Zion Lutheran Church Community Room, on First Street in Pittsfield MA. Presenters included J. Peter Bergman, Paul Sugarman, Mark G. Auerbach, and Berkshire on Stage critics Macey G. Levin, Barbara Waldinger, and Paula…

Personal Essay: Back on Stage

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Editor’s Note: Berkshire on Stage critic Paula Kaplan-Reiss had the opportunity to work on the other side of the footlights when she was cast as Kate Keller a production of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” directed by Ed Dignum, which ran from February 9-12, 2024, at the…

REVIEW: “All My Sons” at the Ghent Playhouse

by Jess Hoffman Arthur Miller is perhaps best known for Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, but also amonghis notable works is All My Sons. Like Death of a Salesman, All My Sons concerns a seeminglyordinary businessman with a checkered past. But unlike Death of a Salesman, which is…

Ghent Playhouse Opens 2024 season with “All My Sons”

Opening February 9, 2024 [GHENT, NY] The Ghent Playhouse opens its 2024 season with “All My Sons,” the Tony award-winning drama by the iconic American playwright Arthur Miller. This tense family drama was Miller’s second and established him as a the leading voice in American theater. “All My Sons” runs…

Ghent Playhouse Announces Auditions for “All My Sons”

ALL MY SONS Written by Arthur Miller Directed by Ed Dignum OPEN AUDITIONS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 and WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023 at 7:00pm At The Ghent Playhouse 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY 12075 The Ghent Playhouse announces auditions for Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, ALL MY SONS, to…

Ghent Playhouse Cancels Fall 2023 Shows – Seeks Volunteers

It is with extreme disappointment and frustration that we at the Ghent Playhouse have had to postpone the opening of our 49th season until our February 2024 production of ALL MY SONS. It will be followed by THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and ending with CIRCLE, MIRROR, TRANSFORMATION. An abbreviated,…

Ghent Playhouse Announces 49th Season

The doors of the Ghent Playhouse will open on their 49th Season October 6th (preview October 5th) Tickets available August 1st OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Written by John Patrick Shanley Directed by John Trainor In rural Ireland, next door neighbors, Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Watching the years…