Seventh Berkshire Theatre Awards Presented

Top Honors Split Four Ways PITTSFIELD, MA (November 13, 2023) – At an SRO ceremony held at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield, the Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) presented the Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on the evening of Monday, November 13, 2023. This was the seventh time the awards…

Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Announces Nominees for 2023 “Berkie” Awards

1. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play:  Nominees: A. Bella Merlin, The Contention, Shakespeare & Co. B. Jasminn Johnson, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Barrington Stage Company C. Sally McCarthy, Invitation to a March, Ghent Playhouse D. Marinell Madden-Crippen, Our Town, Sharon Playhouse E. Geneva Turner, The Lion in Winter, Bridge…

Dorset Theatre Festival Cancels Remaining Performances of “The Thanksgiving Play” Due to Illness

A Message from Will Rucker, Executive Artistic Director of the Dorset Theatre Festival It has been an incredible 46th Dorset Theatre Festival season. We’ve seen great stories magnificently told and welcomed record-breaking audiences to the Dorset Playhouse all summer long. Just this past weekend we opened our hilarious season finale,…

Dorset Theatre Festival Closes 46th Season with “The Thanksgiving Play”

(Dorset, VT– August 17, 2023) Dorset Theatre Festival will conclude its 46th Season with Larissa FastHorse’s hilarious and groundbreaking satire, The Thanksgiving Play, directed by Raz Golden, beginning performances at the Dorset Playhouse on September 1, 2023.  The cast for The Thanksgiving Play will feature actors Kate Maccluggage, who recently co-starred in the feature film version of Judy Blume’s Are You There…

REVIEW: “Ms Holmes and Ms Watson – Apt. 2B” at the Dorset Theatre Festival

by Jeannie Marlin Woods MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON – APT. 2B at the Dorset Theatre Festival is a rollicking and thoroughly entertaining farce currently onstage at the Dorset Theatre Festival in Vermont. Award-winning playwright Kate Hamill provides a new twist on that classic sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his partner…

Dorset Theatre Festival Announced Casting for the World Premiere of “Still”

“Madam Secretary” Stars Tim Daly and Jayne Atkinson Join the Cast (Dorset, VT– June 27, 2023) Dorset Theatre Festival has announced full casting for the World Premiere of Still by Lia Romeo, which will begin performances at the Dorset Playhouse on July 21, 2023.  Film, theater, and television star, Jayne Atkinson, best known for…

REVIEW: “Misery” at the Dorset Theatre Festival

by Jana Lillie Friday night, I went to the Dorset Theatre Festival see the preview of Misery, the play by William Goldman, based on the book of the same name by Stephen King. Executive Director Will Rucker, informed us that this would be the first full run-through of the play.…

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