2025 was an exciting and innovative season—a mix of new plays and classics, chock full of exceptional performances, directors and designers. Barbara Waldinger’s Top Ten Plays For first rate ensemble performances: Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Robert Egan. Dorset Theatre Festival The Piano Lesson by August…
Once again, the remarkable Berkshires theatre scene was replete with variety, excellence, and creativity. Writing in December, as I look back on a season that stretched from October 2024 to October 2025, there were successes and a few productions that were not yet ready for prime time. However, this reviewer…
PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has presented the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on Monday, November 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This is the ninth time in ten years that these awards have…
PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies. The awards will be presented on the evening of Monday, November 10, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods The 2025 Berkshire Theatre Season is beginning to wind down and the reflection on the season as a whole is beginning. One theme that has emerged is the need for humor and laughter in what many feel are dark days. So, I suppose it is not…
by Macey Levin There is an extraordinary theatrical experience at Barrington Stage Company’s Saint Germain Stage. This world premiere, imaginatively written by Jeff Talbot, of a play entitled “fuzzy” (all lower case) stars a hand-puppet by that name. This is not a children’s play; rather, it is a small musical…
(Pittsfield, MA – April 25, 2025) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, is pleased to announce initial casting for the 2025 Season. Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot (June 25-July 19 on the Boyd Quinson Stage), will star Ken Wulf Clarke (Broadway: Water for Elephants,…
 (Pittsfield, MA – February 7, 2025) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, is pleased to announce the theatre’s 2025 season which includes seven productions, including two regional premieres and two world premieres. “Our 2025 season is inspired by the once-and-future leaders of American theatre” commented Alan…
