Once again, the remarkable Berkshires theatre scene was replete with variety, excellence, and creativity. Writing in December, as I look back on a season that stretched from October 2024 to October 2025, there were successes and a few productions that were not yet ready for prime time. However, this reviewer…
Red Like Fruit at Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill, NY, was a mesmerizing, offbeat production of this American premiere. An actor reads to the audience the autobiographical story of a woman who is mostly silent. With a lectern, a platform and a chair, the simplicity and the intensity of this play…
(Pittsfield, MA – November 20, 2025) – Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Greg Reiner, Managing Director) is pleased to announce that the company’s 2026 season will feature a 50th Anniversary production of A Chorus Line, the legendary Broadway musical that won nine 1976 Tony Awards and the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.…
PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has presented the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on Monday, November 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This is the ninth time in ten years that these awards have…
PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies. The awards will be presented on the evening of Monday, November 10, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods Delightful, inventive and disarming, THE WEEKEND: A STOCKBRIDGE STORY is making its world premiere at the St. Germain Theatre. A longtime denizen of the Berkshires, playwright Ben Diskant, has created a charming story set in autumn in the Berkshires. Directed by Alan Paul, the Artistic Director…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods The 2025 Berkshire Theatre Season is beginning to wind down and the reflection on the season as a whole is beginning. One theme that has emerged is the need for humor and laughter in what many feel are dark days. So, I suppose it is not…
In a one-night only performance, Benjamin Lerner, the great-grandson of Irving Berlin, will present a powerful concert of his new show PERFORMER. Vermont musician hits the Berkshires in support of regional recovery centers. On September 3, Lerner will share the inspiring story of his devastating addiction and hard-won recovery, iniviting the…
