REVIEW: “1999” at WAM Theatre
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was written in response to a preview performance of 1999. As with any world premiere production, some changes…
WAM Theatre Announces World Premiere of “1999”
LENOX, MA (September 4, 2025) — WAM Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2025 Fall Mainstage production: 1999, an electrifying world premiere production written by the acclaimed playwright Stacey Isom…
Shakespeare & Company Presents the New England Premiere of “Mother Play”
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company presents the New England Premiere of MOTHER PLAY: a play in five evictions by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Paula Vogel, directed by Ariel…
Shakespeare & Company Presents Paul Vogel’s “Mother Play”
Shakespeare & Company MOTHER PLAY: a play in five evictions August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PMOctober 5 70 Kemble St, Lenox MA 01240 With a martini…
August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” Opens at Shakespeare & Company
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…
REVIEW: “The Victim” at Shakespeare & Company
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…
Shakespeare & Company Opens Season with World Premiere of “The Victim”
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…
Shakespeare & Company’s Free Behind the Curtain Talks Return
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…