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 &…

Shakespeare & Company Opens Outdoor Production of “Romeo and Juliet”

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company presents Romeo and Juliet, directed by Kevin G. Coleman and Jonathan Epstein, July 18 through August 10 outdoors at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre. Epstein, who noted he and Coleman have collectively directed more than 20 productions of Romeo and Juliet, said this production explores the pursuit…

REVIEW: “The Comedy of Errors” at Shakespeare & Company

by Sierra Pasquale Ah, me, Shakespeare. Hearing the name of The Bard, can evoke one of many reactions among folks; “THAT guy?”, “I don’t understand Shakespeare”, “I know Romeo and Juliet”, “They made me read Hamlet in High School” and many others that could be laced with various colorful language…

Shakespeare & Company Presents “The Comedy of Errors

LENOX, Mass. – William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors takes over Shakespeare & Company’s outdoor mainstage this summer, directed by Kate Kohler Amory July 13 through August 18 at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre. The Bard’s fast-paced and farcical story of mistaken identities begins with two sets of twins separated by a storm…

Book Signing with August Wilson Biographer Patti Hartigan August 12 at Shakespeare & Company

LENOX, Mass. – In tandem with its production of August Wilson’s Fences, Shakespeare & Company will host a book signing, pre-show reception, and post-show talkback with Patti Hartigan, author of the forthcoming biography AUGUST WILSON: A Life, on Saturday, August 12, beginning at 12:30 p.m. By special arrangement with the author, publisher Simon…

REVIEW: “Fences” at Shakespeare & Company

by Barbara Waldinger August Wilson’s towering play Fences, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama, is a challenging work for any theatre to produce.  Expectations are high among critics and audiences alike as to how the production will bring to life the story of Troy Maxson, a garbage collector in…