2026 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards Winners Announced
LENOX, MA (November 9, 2026) – The 2026 Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, were presented on the evening of Monday, November 9,…
REVIEW: “Dear Alien” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Macey Levin Dear Alien, a quirky, humorous play, with a terrific cast, is the last of Chester Theatre Company’s summer productions. Described as an…
REVIEW: “Amchitka” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Emily Edelman In Mark St. Germain’s “Amchitka,” presented by Chester Theatre Company, three scientists at an environmental monitoring station on a remote island in Alaska…
Chester Theatre Concludes 2026 Season with “Dear Alien”
Chester Theatre Company presents EAST COAST PREMIEREDEAR ALIENBy Liz Duffy-AdamsDirected by Michelle Ong Hendrick August 14-23 In this cheeky existential comedy, a reclusive advice columnist…
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…
REVIEW: Chester Theatre Company Presents “A Hundred Words for Snow” at the ’62 Center
by Patrick White The ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance on the Williams College campus in Williamstown is thankfully hosting performances this summer by much…
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…