Berkshire on Stage

New York, N.Y.— On Sunday, December 7th at 5:30 p.m., Berkshire Playwrights Lab presents “Resistance Theater: Acting to Renounce Autocracy, Reclaim History, Rescue Democracy…Together” an evening of original works and motivational speeches in defense of democracy, at Symphony Space.  The evening features three original short plays, poetry, and music alongside motivational speeches…

Edith boasts a solid script with superb acting in a performance that carries you back a century in a stunning series of 54 fast moving, almost cinematic scenes. This is one history lesson you will long remember. Read More…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2009 I saw the first act of this one-man play by Conor McPherson ten years ago at Barrington Stage. Unfortunately I passed out at intermission and had to be taken home. So when I heard that Dorset was opening with St. Nicholas this season I jumped…

by Gail M. Burns, August 2007 One of the trickiest things about being a theatre critic is having to review different productions of the same play in close succession, particularly if the first one you see really moves you. I was clear in my review of the Hubbard Hall production…