LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company returns to August Wilson’s American Century Cycle with The Piano Lesson, July 25 through August 24 at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, presented in collaboration with Actors’ Shakespeare Project (ASP). Set against the backdrop of 1936 Pittsburgh during the Great Depression, Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Victimhood, the Holocaust, racism, classism, abuse, revenge, dementia, fear, helplessness and family. All these moving themes and more are addressed in Lawrence Goodman’s world premiere play, The Victim, at Shakespeare & Company. Introduced to three women on a relatively spare stage, save a bed, a table, and…
LENOX, Mass. — On Thursday, June 19, Shakespeare & Company opens Season 2025 with the World Premiere of The Victim by Lawrence Goodman, directed by Daniel Gidron. Through interconnected monologues, three women — a doctor, a home healthcare aide, and a Holocaust survivor — present their claim to be the true victims of…
LENOX, Mass. – Theater enthusiasts are invited to go Behind the Curtain this spring and summer, through Shakespeare & Company’s series of discussions led by Shakespeare scholar Ann Berman. Held on select Saturdays throughout the spring and summer at the Shakespeare & Company campus, these free public talks offer audiences insight into the…
Women Take Center Stage: WAM Champions Female Leadership & Artistry LENOX, MA (February 26, 2025) – Artistic Director Genée Coreno, Managing Director Molly Merrihew, and the WAM Theatre Team announced their 2025 Season today. WAM Theatre’s 2025 Season boldly underscores the power, impact, and urgency of women’s leadership in the arts. Through the…
Lenox, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced that auditions are now open for its 48th season, offering opportunities for actors to join a diverse lineup of productions. Season 2025 will include LORT D and SPT contracts, with productions set to take place at Shakespeare & Company venues in Lenox, Mass.,…
A World Premiere, a New Play Reading Series, and a Return to August Wilson join the Bard LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced its first titles of Season 2025, including a World Premiere, two Shakespeare productions, and a new Jewish play reading series. Allyn Burrows, Shakespeare & Company’s Artistic Director,…
by Barbara Waldinger GALILEO’S DAUGHTER by Jessica Dickey, produced by WAM Theatre at Shakespeare & Company’s Bernstein Theatre, is the physical, intellectual and emotional journey of a New York City playwright in the midst of a painful relationship crisis. As narrator of the play, she explains to the audience her…
