by Paula Kaplan-Reiss Have we made much progress in how we treat ‘the other?’ Do we struggle with learning and accepting the interior of a human while being repulsed by his exterior? Playwright Bernard Pomerance poses these questions in his play The Elephant Man, presented at the Berkshire Theatre Group‘s…
by Paula Kaplan-Reiss We are all familiar with the iconic musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein. We have seen them on the stage and screen, and many of us saw them performed at our high schools. Likely, we have never heard of Pipe Dream, originally performed on Broadway in 1955 and…
Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) are excited to announce casting for its upcoming production of Abe Lincoln in Illinois , Robert E. Sherwood’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that tells the tale of the remarkable journey of Abraham Lincoln. Abe Lincoln in Illinois written…
by Macey Levin Through history humanity has escaped extinction numerous times but total destruction is still a distinct possibility. There was, of course, the flood that Noah and his ark overcame after forty-something days. The Black Plague. The atomic bombs that closed World War Two, and today who knows what…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, October 2007. “Now listen and attend!” “BEFORE the High and Far-Off Times, O my Best Beloved, came the Time of the Very Beginnings; and that was in the days when the Eldest Magician was getting Things ready. First he got the Earth ready; then he…
