2025 was an exciting and innovative season—a mix of new plays and classics, chock full of exceptional performances, directors and designers. Barbara Waldinger’s Top Ten Plays For first rate ensemble performances: Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Robert Egan. Dorset Theatre Festival The Piano Lesson by August…
Pittsfield, MA—Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) is proud to celebrate the Off-Broadway opening of Ari’el Stachel’s solo play Other at Greenwich House Theater this fall, running October 8–December 6 with opening night set for October 19. The play has strong roots in the Berkshires, where it was first presented at BTG…
by Barbara Waldinger Ari’el Stachel, playwright and solo performer in his one-man show at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn, describes his motivation for writing this script: “When I started writing OUT OF CHARACTER six years ago, I had no idea where it would lead. All I knew was this: as a…
Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Artistic Director, CEO Kate Maguire are thrilled to announce the company for the upcoming production of Out of Character, the deeply personal and profoundly moving solo play written and performed by Tony Award winner Ari’el Stachel. Directed by the acclaimed Tony Taccone,…
Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are thrilled to announce BTG’s 2025 Summer Season, featuring an exciting lineup of plays and musicals at both The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge and The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. At The Unicorn Theatre, audiences can experience The…
Produced by Berkshire Theatre Group, The Jewish Plays Project and plays2gather An immersive three-day experience celebrating the depth and diversity of Jewish theatre from near and far featuring works by Deborah Zoe Laufer and Ari’el Stachel and performances by Josh Malina, Ella Stiller, Mimi Lieber and Thom Niemann Pittsfield, MA – Join us…
