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…
Congregation Knesset Israel Presents a Reading of “Jacob’s Torah”
Jacob’s Torah: A Staged Reading Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield MA Written by Jesse Waldinger Directed by…
REVIEW: “Galileo’s Daughter” Produced by WAM Theatre
by Barbara Waldinger GALILEO’S DAUGHTER by Jessica Dickey, produced by WAM Theatre at Shakespeare & Company’s Bernstein Theatre, is the physical, intellectual and emotional journey…