2025 was an exciting and innovative season—a mix of new plays and classics, chock full of exceptional performances, directors and designers. Barbara Waldinger’s Top Ten Plays For first rate ensemble performances: Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Robert Egan. Dorset Theatre Festival The Piano Lesson by August…
Once again, the remarkable Berkshires theatre scene was replete with variety, excellence, and creativity. Writing in December, as I look back on a season that stretched from October 2024 to October 2025, there were successes and a few productions that were not yet ready for prime time. However, this reviewer…
One of the most produced plays in the world, the vignette-style piece will round out a record year of readings from the Tivoli-based company Tivoli, NY, December 2, 2025 – Tangent Theatre Company, based in Tivoli NY, has presented a record number of pop-up play readings over the past year,…
Connecticut’s favorite twisted holiday returns to TheaterWorks Hartford for its 13th season on the naughty list. Conceived and directed by Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero, CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS features work from six playwrights, each adding their own spin to the canon of holiday traditions past. This year’s 13th anniversary production includes Jen Cody,…
Easthampton High School Drama ClubAlmost, Maine Nov 13, 2025 at  6:00 PM11/14 7pm; 11/15 7pm; 11/16 2pmEasthampton High School, 70 Williston Ave, Easthampton MA 01027 Tickets for the EHS Drama Club’s production of, “Almost, Maine” are on sale now! Performances are November 13th-16th. Tickets $5.25 for Students/Senior Citizens $10.50 for Adult…
PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has presented the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on Monday, November 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This is the ninth time in ten years that these awards have…
13 Years On The Naughty List! Connecticut’s Favorite Twisted Holiday Tradition Returns CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS at TheaterWorks Hartford November 25 through December 21, 2025 (Not part of the subscription season) Connecticut’s favorite twisted holiday returns to TheaterWorks Hartford for its 13th season on the naughty list. Conceived and directed…
PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies. The awards will be presented on the evening of Monday, November 10, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This…
