REVIEW: “King James” at Barrington Stage Company
by Barbara Waldinger From the moment we notice the set (designed by Luke Cantarella) of Rajiv Joseph’s KING JAMES at Barrington Stage Company’s St. Germain…
REVIEW: “The Last Five Years” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger Mac-Haydn Theatre’s latest “Special Event” is a two-day run of Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS, sandwiched in just before the…
REVIEW: “The Piano Lesson” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger On January 27, 1997, August Wilson (playwright) debated Robert Brustein (director, critic, professor) in New York’s Town Hall about race in the…
REVIEW: “The Mousetrap” at the Berkshire Theatre Group (Colonial Theatre)
by Barbara Waldinger Who hasn’t heard of THE MOUSETRAP? Reputed to be “the world’s longest running play,” Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, offered to director Gerry McIntyre…
REVIEW: “Madame Mozart: The Lacrimosa” at Great Barrington Public Theater
by Barbara Waldinger One of the most important missions of the Great Barrington Public Theater is: “to develop and produce new plays, with a focus…
REVIEW: “Out of Character” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
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:…
REVIEW: “Where We Stand” at WAM Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger WHERE WE STAND, the 2025 summer production of WAM Theatre, was written by Donnetta Lavinia Grays in order to create community. One…
REVIEW: “N/A” at Barrington Stage Company
by Barbara Waldinger “Stop talking,” says Nancy Pelosi to the newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whom she has invited to her office. But discussion is…