Berkshire on Stage

by Macey Levin Joan Alexandra Molinsky began her career in comedy at various clubs in New York’s Greenwich Village.  Unknown and raw, she learned her craft as a stand up comedian on the punishing “Paris Island” of live performance in smoky downtown joints.  She was rejected and demeaned but persisted. …

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…