Shakespeare & Company’s Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare Offers Free Public Performance of “Macbeth”

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company’s Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare will stage a free, public performance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth directed by Kirstin L. Daniel and Kevin G. Coleman at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s Public Library, on Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m., with a post-show forum to follow. Sponsored by The Friends of the…

Berkshire Opera Festival Continues Season with Mainstage Production of “La Bohème”

The “innovative, clever and thoroughly professional” (Bachtrack) Berkshire Opera Festival continues its 2023 summer season with a mainstage production of La Bohème on August 26, August 29, and September 1 at The Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, MA. One of the most beloved operatic love stories of all time, La Bohème is based on Henri Murger’s 1851 novel, Scènes de la vie de…

Nutshell Playhouse Announces First Two Shows of the 2023 Summer Season

Nutshell Playhouse announces its first two performances of the 2023 summer season – FREE TOY for 1st 50 attendees of the season!  Pittsfield/Adams, MA— Nutshell Playhouse announces its first two performances of the 2023 Summer Season. The troupe will perform “SpyJinks LIVE!”  In “SpyJinks LIVE!”, three intrepid spies and a parrot named Taco are on their very…

Shakespeare & Company Offers Free Community Presentation of “Romeo and Juliet” at Berkshire Athenaeum

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company will stage a free, community presentation of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare at the Berkshire Athenaeum on Saturday, April 15 at 1:30 p.m., featuring the cast of the Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare and directed by Kevin G. Coleman. This production of Romeo and Juliet features Travis…

WAM Theatre Commemorates Banned Books Week with “Erased Histories,” a Free Conversation Series

LENOX, MA (September 4, 2022) – WAM Theatre is delighted to announce a series of lively conversations with scholars, artists, and community members who will tell the true stories of Black and Indigenous Women who were Civil Rights pioneers. These FREE events will take place throughout Berkshire County, and in…

How to Start a Play: A Free Playwriting Workshop at Williamstown Theatre Festival

Wednesday, June 22, 4:00-5:30 PM ET Are you a seasoned playwright looking for that spark to start a new play? Are you someone who has never tried playwriting but wants to explore? Are you a writer of another discipline looking to stretch your literary skills? Join local artist and educator Kori…

REVIEW: “A Picasso” at Barrington Stage Company

by Gail M. Burns, May 2007 I cannot tell you how many times I have repeated the title of this show to people. “What is it called?” they would ask me. And no matter how carefully I enunciated the answer, the next question out of many people’s mouths was “Who’s…