REVIEW: “Ghosts” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

by Roseann Cane Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), often referred to as the father of realism in modern theater, created a body of work that unflinchingly examined social mores (including marital roles), hypocrisy, religion, and ethics. In his day, theatergoers found themselves shocked and scandalized by the subject matter he explored as…

Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Additional Casting for 2019 Season

ELLEN BARKIN, ANDRÉ BRAUGHER, PRISCILLA LOPEZ, THOMAS SADOSKI, BERNARD WHITE, JOBETH WILLIAMS, AND MORE JOIN LINEUP ADVANCE SINGLE TICKET RESERVATIONS NOW AVAILABLE New York, NY (April 12, 2019) – Williamstown Theatre Festival (Mandy Greenfield, Artistic Director) announced today additional casting for the 2019 summer season, including Ellen Barkin, AndrĂ© Braugher, Priscilla Lopez,Thomas Sadoski, Bernard White, JoBeth Williams, and…

REVIEW: “Blithe Spirit” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2007 “The stately homes of England tho’ rather in the lurch,Provide a lot of chances for psychical researchThere’s a ghost of a crazy younger son,Who murder’d in thirteen fifty one,An extremely rowdy nun (who resented it),And people who come to callMeet her in the…