by Mark G. Auerbach (This review originally appeared in Westfield News. Used with the author’s permission.) There are three heroes onstage in Chester Theatre’s 35th season finale, the American Premiere of Tom Wells’ Big Big Sky. First hero is Joel Ripka, an actor with multiple Chester credits, who stepped in at…
by Barbara Waldinger “This is a play about trauma in all its forms. It’s about those moments in life when nothing that we think we know feels real any longer—nothing that we depended on, nothing that we knew in our hearts to be true.” These are the words of Lee…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company opens its 47th season on Friday, June 21 with A Body of Water by Lee Blessing, a comedic thriller presented outdoors at the Roman Garden Theatre through July 21. A revised script staged only once before, Blessing’s A Body of Water tells the story of Moss and…
Chester, MA – Co-Producing Artistic Directors James Barry and Tara Franklin are pleased to announce the full casting for Chester Theatre Company’s 2024 season, the second under their direction, and the 35th for CTC. Barry and Franklin are proud to celebrate this milestone season with the extraordinary artists and audiences that make Chester Theatre Company so special. “Welcoming…
Great Barrington Public Theater will host a Conversation With Berkshire Theater Artists Forum, March 18, 6:30pm, at St. James Place. Great Barrington Public Theater holds the third in a series of live talks with theater professionals, Monday, March 18, 6:30pm at St, James Place, Great Barrington. GB Public Associate Artistic Director Judy Braha sits…
Two World Premieres and New Spins on Shakespeare Lead Off the 47th Season LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced the titles of its 2024 season, including two World Premieres, a regional premiere, a musical exploration of Shakespeare’s language and music, and two Shakespeare productions staged under the stars on…
The 2024 line up includes two World Premieres! Chester Theatre Company, Chester, MA –  The Season: The Thin Place Written by Lucas Hnath Directed by Gabrielle Farrah June 20 – 30 DESCRIPTION: Everyone who ever died is still here, just in a different part of here. Linda can communicate with…
by Barbara Waldinger A particular advantage of living in the Berkshires is the opportunity to witness gifted artists of all types creating the magic of live performance. On September seventeenth, Donald Margulies, considered to be one of America’s foremost living playwrights, was in attendance at the sold-out opening of his…
