REVIEW: “The Weir” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger The second most important announcement by the Berkshire Theatre Group, after its decision to produce THE WEIR, an exquisite play by Conor…
REVIEW: “Pipe Dream” at the Berkshire Theatre Festival
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss We are all familiar with the iconic musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein. We have seen them on the stage and screen, and…
REVIEW: Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Emily Edelman Berkshire Theatre Group’s “Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein,” being staged at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is as delightfully funny as you’d…
REVIEW: “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger How does a director in 2024 attempt to update a 1938 Pulitzer-winning play–ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS by Robert E. Sherwood—so that it…
REVIEW: “4000 Miles” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss The beauty of being a resident of the Berkshires is having to travel less than 15 miles to see excellent theater, as…
REVIEW: The 13th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage
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…
REVIEW: “Copenhagen” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Roseann Cane In 1941, the German atomic physicist Werner Heisenberg met with his former mentor, Danish physicist Neils Bohr, and Bohr’s wife Margrethe, in…
REVIEW: 12th Annual 10×10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage
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…