Harbinger Wins Two Berkies for “Deep Blue Sound”

(Pittsfield, MA) the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association held the Ninth Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards (the Berkies) at Zion Lutheran Church and Harbinger, the small community theater in Albany, NY was nominated for three awards and won two on the week that they are opening their 18th Capital Region premiere. The…

2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Award Winners Announced

The 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, were presented on Monday, November 11 in the Zion Lutheran Church Community Room, on First Street in Pittsfield MA. Presenters included J. Peter Bergman, Paul Sugarman, Mark G. Auerbach, and Berkshire on Stage critics Macey G. Levin, Barbara Waldinger, and Paula…

2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Award Nominations

The 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, will be presented at 7 pm on Monday, November 11 in the Zion Lutheran Church Community Room, on First Street in Pittsfield MA. All are welcome and admission to the event is free, but reservations are required. E-mail for more information.…

Seventh Berkshire Theatre Awards Presented

Top Honors Split Four Ways PITTSFIELD, MA (November 13, 2023) – At an SRO ceremony held at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield, the Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) presented the Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on the evening of Monday, November 13, 2023. This was the seventh time the awards…

Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Announces Nominees for 2023 “Berkie” Awards

1. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play:  Nominees: A. Bella Merlin, The Contention, Shakespeare & Co. B. Jasminn Johnson, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Barrington Stage Company C. Sally McCarthy, Invitation to a March, Ghent Playhouse D. Marinell Madden-Crippen, Our Town, Sharon Playhouse E. Geneva Turner, The Lion in Winter, Bridge…

Westfield Community Programming to Broadcast the 2021 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards on December 24 & 31

Westfield, MA–Westfield Community Programming will broadcast the video of the 2021 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards (“The Berkies”), which was held in Pittsfield, MA on November 15. The video, produced by Pittsfield Community Television, will screen on Westfield Community Programming Channel 15 (WCPC15) at 9AM ET on Friday, December 24 and…

Winners of the 2021 “Berkie” Awards Announced

PITTSFIELD, MA (November 15, 2021) – The fifth “Berkie” Awards for outstanding achievements in theatre arts for productions in the greater Berkshire region between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2021, were presented by the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) on the evening of Monday, November 15 at Zion Lutheran Church in downtown Pittsfield,…

Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Announces Nominations for the 5th Berkie Awards

(Pittsfield, MA) – The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) is pleased to announce the nominees for the 5th Berkshire Theatre Awards, known colloquially as The Berkies. This would be the 5th annual awards, but of course last year no awards were given because of the pandemic, so this year’s awards recognize shows that…