REVIEW: “Naked” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger Many twenty-first century theatre audiences, who expect real life behavior onstage, much like reality TV, may not know how to react to…
Berkshire Theatre Group Announces Casting for 2018 Summer Season
Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director/CEO) are thrilled to announce casting for Berkshire Theatre’s 90th Anniversary Season. Church & State by…
Art, faith and forgery at the heart of WAM Theatre’s “Bakelite Masterpiece”
Working with only two actors, director Kristen van Ginhoven creates fascinating stage pictures, especially with the creative lighting design by Lily Fossner. Juliana Von Haubrich’s set is fittingly grimy and spare placing the play’s focus on the artist’s easel and paints.
Edgar Allan Poe’s life and death on stage at the Unicorn
A classic author of terror tales takes the stage just in time for Halloween.
REVIEW: “Ghosts” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival
by Gail M. Burns Anders Cato’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts is breathtaking. By that I mean that it literally takes your breath away. You…
REVIEW: “Faith Healer” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 2009 What is a fact in the context of autobiography? A fact is something that happened to me or…
REVIEW: “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Barrington Stage Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, October 2008 Harper Lee (1926- ) published only one novel, but in her case one is enough. To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)…
REVIEW: “Waiting for Godot” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2008 “Let’s think of something to do while we’re waitingWhile we’re waiting for something new to do.Let’s try to…