Shakespeare & Company Presents “Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley”

LENOX, Mass. – A beloved, annual holiday tradition returns to Shakespeare & Company December 15, 16, and 17: a lively, costumed reading of Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon and directed by Ariel Bock. Drawn from the pages of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, four performances…

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…

Actor Gerald Charles Dickens Performs “A Christmas Carol” at Ventfort Hall!

November 30 & December 1 at 5:30 PM The great-great-grandson of the literary legend Charles Dickens, British actor Gerald Charles Dickens returns to Ventfort Hall (104 Walker Street, Lenox, MA) to present a one-man theatrical performance of his ancestor’s classic work A Christmas Carol on Thursday, November 30, and Friday, December 1. An elegant…

Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Announces Nominees for 2023 “Berkie” Awards

1. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play:  Nominees: A. Bella Merlin, The Contention, Shakespeare & Co. B. Jasminn Johnson, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Barrington Stage Company C. Sally McCarthy, Invitation to a March, Ghent Playhouse D. Marinell Madden-Crippen, Our Town, Sharon Playhouse E. Geneva Turner, The Lion in Winter, Bridge…

WAM Announces the Musical Trio for their Special WAM Cabaret—4 Nights Only!

Me and the Sky: A Cabaret of Empowering Broadway Hits, Nov 1-4 LENOX, MA (October 11, 2023) – WAM Theatre Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven and Managing Director Molly Merrihew are proud to announce the musical trio for their Fall Cabaret event: Me and the Sky. The Cabaret will play November 1-4,…

REVIEW: “Lunar Eclipse” at Shakespeare & Company

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…

World Premiere of Donald Margulies’ “Lunar Eclipse” Starring Karen Allen and Reed Birney

LENOX, Mass. – Lunar Eclipse, a new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies (Dinner With Friends, Time Stands Still, Collected Stories) makes its World Premiere at Shakespeare & Company this fall, featuring Karen Allen (Animal House, Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Tony Award-winner Reed Birney (recent: The Menu, Succession)…

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