Seventh Berkshire Theatre Awards Presented

Top Honors Split Four Ways PITTSFIELD, MA (November 13, 2023) – At an SRO ceremony held at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield, the Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) presented the Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on the evening of Monday, November 13, 2023. This was the seventh time the awards…

REVIEW: “Invitation to a March” at the Ghent Playhouse

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss [Production photos coming soon!] “Why do you sleep? Is it because of me?” asks Schuyler Grogan (Matt Benincasa)  of his betrothed, Norma (Leigh Fisher-Troche), who constantly, narcoleptically nods off three days before their wedding. In Invitation to a March, a play by Arthur Laurents, this question is…

Ghent Playhouse Seeks Two Male Actors and One Female for “Invitation to a March”

The Ghent Playhouse seeking two male actors and one female actor, aged early 20’s to early 30’s, for our production of Arthur Laurents’ dramedy, INVITATION TO A MARCH, scheduled for February 2023. Set in the early 1960’s, this delightful, imaginative, and sharp-witted dramedy deals largely with the conflict between summer…

The Ghent Playhouse Presents “Invitation to a March”

[GHENT, NY] – The Ghent Playhouse continues its 2022-2023 season with the whimsical “Invitation to a March.” A young Long Island bride-to-be falls asleep whenever her fiancé discusses their future together. Wedding plans become complicated when she is woken by the kiss of a free-spirited stranger. Written by Arthur Laurents,…

Ghent Playhouse Announces Auditions for “Invitation to a March”

Invitation to a March By Arthur Laurents Directed by Peter J. Bergman AUDITIONS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28 AND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 7:00 p.m. at The Ghent Playhouse 6 Town Hall Place, Ghent, NY 12075 PLAY SYNOPSIS: Norma Brown is everything a proper young society girl should be: obedient, quiet, malleable and…

Ghent Playhouse Announces 2022-2023 Season

[GHENT, NY] – The Ghent Playhouse is thrilled to announce its exciting lineup for the 2022-2023 season. Kicking off the 48th year is the one-man comedic play “Buyer & Cellar,” starring Sam Reilly. November 13 is a one-show-only benefit performance of “Aged to Perfection,” with Alaina Warren Zachary and Lisa Carman. Up next…

Ghent Playhouse Announces 2022-2023 Season

The Ghent Playhouse announces their 2022-2023 season. BUYER & CELLAR – Written by Jonathan Tolins – Directed by Cathy Lee-Visscher This outrageously funny and irresistible one-man play from the most peculiar of fictitious premises – a struggling L.A. actor takes a job working in Barbra Streisand’s Malibu, California basement –…