REVIEW: “John & Jen” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger Imagine a full-length musical with twenty-five vocal numbers, accompanied by keyboard, cello and percussion, staged on a simple, practical but stunning set,…
OLLI Players Present Staged Reading of “It Can’t Happen Here”
Barbara Waldinger, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Theatre, Director, and Theatre Critic, is helming the OLLI Players’ staged reading of Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here…
The OLLI Players Announce Auditions for Reading of “It Can’t Happen Here”
The OLLI Players are holding auditions for a reading of IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE, adapted from Sinclair Lewis’s novel and play. This full-length script relates…
Favorites of 2025: Barbara Waldinger
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…
REVIEW: “On Golden Pond” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger Sometimes a performer leaves such an indelible impression in the interpretation of a character that it’s hard to accept another actor in…
OLLI Players Announce Auditions
OLLI PLAYERS, a group that performs at Berkshire Community College, is seeking two African-American actors, a female and a male, for a reading of two…
REVIEW: “Other Desert Cities” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Barbara Waldinger What could be better, when producing a play about conflicts within a family, than casting three superb actors (in a cast of…
REVIEW: The Berkshire Opera Festival Presents “La Traviata” at the Mahaiwe
by Barbara Waldinger To celebrate their tenth anniversary, the Berkshire Opera Festival has selected one of the most beloved, most frequently produced operas in the Verdi canon: LA…