(Dorset, VT – March 30, 2026) Dorset Theatre Festival has announced that film, television, and stage stars Katie Lowes and Adam Shapiro have joined the cast of the upcoming New England premiere of Advice by Brent Askari, part of Dorset’s 49th Main Stage Summer Season playing July 31-August 15, 2026.…
(Dorset, VT – March 2026) — Dorset Theatre Festival is proud to announce its 49th Main Stage Summer Season beginning June 19, 2026. The four-show lineup includes Deceived, a chilling new adaptation of the classic thriller Gaslight, by Johnna Wright & Patty Jamieson (June 19 – July 4); The Understudy by Theresa Rebeck (July 10 –…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The beauty of ten ten-minute plays is the variety of stories and genres capturing the audience’s attention, the chance to see the work of diverse playwrights, and the quick resolution of conflicts and dramas. The challenge is one cast portraying wildly different characters in limited time with…
(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, announces the 10-minute plays and playwrights for the 14th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival, part of the 2025 10X10 Upstreet Winter Arts Festival. “This is my third 10×0 New Play Festival as Artistic Director, and I look forward to it…
by Emily Edelman Barrington Stage Company’s 10X10 New Play Festival is a welcome break in the doldrums of winter in the Berkshires, and this year’s 13th annual edition continued the tradition of ten 10-minute plays by diverse writers in a fast-paced evening of bite-sized vignettes. The opening number, a lively…
(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, announces the 10-minute plays, playwrights and casting for the 13th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival, part of the 2024 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival. “The 10×10 New Play Festival is one of my favorite events at Barrington Stage,” said Alan Paul.…
(Pittsfield, MA) By popular demand, Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, has announced the 12th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival, part of the 2023 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival, will be extended through March 12. Added performances are…
by Macey Levin The unofficial kickoff for the Berkshire Theatre season is Barrington Stage Company’s 10×10 New Play Festival – 10 short plays by 10 different authors running approximately 10 minutes each. The opening has the 10×10 cast singing and dancing to a clever lyric by cast member Matt Neely…
