REVIEW: “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” at the Chester Theatre Company
by Jeannie Marlin Woods “Nobody is free until everybody is free.” So declared Black activist Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper’s daughter with a 6th grade…
Chester Theatre Company Announces 2026 Season
What does the future hold? Can we change the world? Those are the questions at the heart of Chester Theatre Company’s 2026 season. Our four plays are…
“Unfinished Women Cry in No Man’s Land While a Bird Dies in a Gilded Cage” at UMass Amherst
Unfinished Women Cry in No Man’s Land While a Bird Dies in a Gilded Cage By Aishah RahmanDirected by Judyie Al-Bilali March 7, 8, 11,…
REVIEW: “Two Trains Running” at Hartford Stage
by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage August Wilson was a prolific playwright who wrote about the 20th century African American experience. His…
The Value of the Ticket – A Community Conversation with Hartford’s Leading Arts Organizations
The Value of the Ticket The Power of Artistic Voices A moderated panel discussion that discusses how artists leave lasting impressions, deepen our sense of…
Black Playwrights: 50th Anniversary Special Event Celebrates Five Decades of Productions at UMass Theater
In the past five decades, UMASS Theater has produced nearly forty plays by Black Playwrights, and the first one was directed by Paul Carter Harrison,…