REVIEW: “Camp Siegfried” at WAM Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger In a January 18, 2024 article for PBS’s American Experience entitled: “Scenes from Nazi Summer Camp,” Kirstin Butler writes: “In the years…
REVIEW: “Vanya” at Barrington Stage Company
by Barbara Waldinger Google’s AI Overview defines a tour de force as “an impressive or extraordinary achievement, performance, or creation that demonstrates a high degree…
REVIEW: “Noises Off” at Barrington Stage Company
by Barbara Waldinger Of the many forms of comedy, farce can be the most difficult to design, direct and perform. Although it has existed…
REVIEW: “The Legend of Georgia McBride” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger From the moment David Adkins appears at a microphone wearing a baseball cap (as Eddie, the nearly bankrupt owner of Cleo’s bar…
REVIEW: “Shake It Up: The Remix” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger Allyn Burrows, Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, has been seeking ways to expand the company’s repertoire by collaborating with…
REVIEW: “iBoss” at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Barbara Waldinger If we question whether plays really are blueprints for an eventual production that will bring them to life through the collaboration of…
REVIEW: “Estate Sale” at Barrington Stage Company
by Barbara Waldinger You know this is going to be an unusual production when, instead of entering the auditorium of the St. Germain Stage to…
REVIEW: “Fragments” at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Barbara Waldinger Reflecting on the first of three productions by the Great Barrington Public Theater this question arises: how do we categorize FRAGMENTS? Playwright/Performer…