Berkshire on Stage

On August 20, 23, and 26, Berkshire Opera Festival‘s 2022 season culminates with the summer’s most ambitious undertaking: a new staging by BOF co-founder Jonathon Loy of Mozart’s comedy-tragedy masterpiece DON GIOVANNI at the historic, intimate Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA. BOF Artistic Director and co-founder Brian Garman, called a “wizard” with complex scores by Bachtrack, conducts the Berkshire Opera…

Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center has added new live shows, Spanish-language film screenings, and other events this September and October to its year-round performing arts schedule.  “The Mahaiwe never stops rolling and these additions to our fall calendar speak to the widely varied program typical of this theater,”…

Hosted by the Acclaimed Jayne Atkinson LENOX, MA (June 7, 2022) — Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, Managing Director Molly Merrihew, and the WAM Theatre team are proud to present a special one-night-only benefit cabaret at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA. hosted by Tony Award and Drama Desk Nominee…

Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center has added two performances by Parsons Dance, on Saturday, July 16 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 17 at 1 p.m., to its year-round schedule.  “We are so pleased to be presenting this iconic troupe in our intimate space,” says Mahaiwe Executive Director…

Great Barrington, Mass.—Continuing its tradition of bringing the best of the world’s performing arts houses to the Berkshires, the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center has added three HD broadcasts from London’s National Theatre to its year-round schedule: Henry V on June 18, Prima Facie on July 22, and Straight Line Crazy on September 10.   “Offerings from…

Great Barrington, Mass.—A celebration of the Mahaiwe Performing Art Center’s founder Lola Jaffe (1926 – 2021) will take place at the theater on Sunday, April 24 at 5 p.m. The celebration will include live performances by the Paul Taylor Dance Company and Deborah Grausman, as well as virtual tributes by…

Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center and The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home co-present a conversation with couple Debbie Millman and Roxane Gay about Millman’s new book Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People, on Sunday, May 15 at 4 p.m.  “As our existence grows more complex, the…

Great Barrington, Mass.—Three major infrastructure projects have a tangible impact at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, the restored Southern Berkshire cultural hub originally built in 1905. Thanks to significant underwriting from foundation, business, and individual funders, every single light in the building is newly installed to the best standards in…