REVIEW: “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Jeannie Marlin Woods “Nobody is free until everybody is free.” So declared Black activist Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper’s daughter with a 6th grade…
REVIEW: “R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe” at Chester Theatre Company
by Emily Edelman “R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe” by D.W. Jacobs, the current offering from Chester Theatre Company, is a one-person…
Chester Theatre Company Announces Return of “A Hundred Words for Snow”
A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW By Tatty Hennessy Directed by Michelle Ong Hendrick June 23-27, 2026 After her father’s unexpected death, 15-year-old Rory discovers that…
Chester Theatre Company Announces 2026 Season
What does the future hold? Can we change the world? Those are the questions at the heart of Chester Theatre Company’s 2026 season. Our four plays are…
Favorites of 2025: Paula Kaplan-Reiss
After a fulfilling theater season of seeing close to 50 plays, musicals, and staged readings, I have walked away with some impressive highlights which have…
Favorites of 2025: Barbara Waldinger
2025 was an exciting and innovative season—a mix of new plays and classics, chock full of exceptional performances, directors and designers. Barbara Waldinger’s Top Ten…
Favorites of 2025: Jeannie Marlin Woods
Once again, the remarkable Berkshires theatre scene was replete with variety, excellence, and creativity. Writing in December, as I look back on a season that…
Winners of the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards Announced
PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has presented the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, colloquially known…