PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Community College (BCC) Players will present the musical “Lucky Stiff” by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty during the weekends of May 2 and May 9 at the Robert Boland Theatre. The production is directed by BCC alumnus Joseph Sicotte. “Lucky Stiff” is a musical farce…
by Jess Hoffman Arthur Miller is perhaps best known for Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, but also amonghis notable works is All My Sons. Like Death of a Salesman, All My Sons concerns a seeminglyordinary businessman with a checkered past. But unlike Death of a Salesman, which is…
Auditions for BCC Players‘ Production of Mother of the Maid by Jane Anderson at Berkshire Community College, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA Show Description The story of Joan of Arc’s mother, a sensible, hard-working, God-fearing peasant woman whose faith is upended as she deals with the baffling journey of her odd…
by Roseann Cane The term “Boston Marriage” was likely derived from Henry James’s 1886 novel The Bostonians. In the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, the term was used to describe a household where two unmarried women lived together, independent of men. Whether all such relationships were romantic and/or sexual…
by Gail M. Burns The PantoLoons are back! The Ghent Playhouse has reopened its doors post-pandemic with its signature family-friendly laugh-fest, based on the British holiday tradition of the Panto. What is a Panto? Well, it is a British theatrical tradition for the holiday season. Basically you take a familiar…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods GOOD PEOPLE is the final production of the 2021 season at The Theater Barn. Founded in 1984 by Joan and Abe Phelps, this summer’s season is being produced by their son, Allen Phelps, the new Producing Artistic Director. This drama is an excellent choice for the…
Good People by David Lindsay-Abaie, is set in the South Boston blue-collar neighborhood where the playwright himself grew up. We meet our protagonist, Margie Walsh, when she is let go from yet another job and faces eviction. She decides to appeal to an old summer flame who has become a wealthy…
by Emily Edelman The Theater Barn’s current production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised)” — “Revised” refers to the fact that this is the 1999 revival version that includes additional songs — brings to life Charles Schulz’s classic characters with the help of a solid, youthful cast and…
