When I think back to the stand-out theater of this year, three shows come to mind. Two plays are familiar; one is brand new. Centuries, a theatrical concert developed by Kate Douglas, Matthew Dean Marsh and Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez at the Summer Play Lab at Ancram Center for the Arts, brings…
by Barbara Waldinger Oxford Languages’ English dictionary defines farce as “a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay, and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.” For those, like this reviewer, who are not avid fans of slapstick comedians like the Marx brothers, Abbott and Costello, Harold Lloyd, Buster…
(Pittsfield, MA – June 6, 2024) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, is pleased to announce casting for four of the company’s 30th anniversary season productions. “As we launch Barrington Stage Company’s 30th anniversary, we are so proud to welcome a range of extraordinary talent to…
(Pittsfield, MA – February 22, 2024) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, will celebrate its 30th  anniversary season with two major musical revivals, a world premiere play, two regional premiere plays and a raucous comedy featuring three of BSC’s most beloved associate artists. “Our 2024 season offers…
by Jess Hoffman I’ve spoken to some theatergoers who tell me how tired they are of Boeing Boeing. It’s not that it isn’t a good play, they say, just that it is so overdone. To be sure, Boeing Boeing is a community theater favorite, but before you decide that we…
AUDITION ANNOUNCMENTBoeing, Boeingby Marc Camoletti AUDITION DATES: April 24 & 25, 2023.SIGN IN:Â 6:30pm. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.AUDITION LOCATION: Sand Lake Center for the Arts. 2880 NY 43, Averill Park NY 12018Production dates: June 9,10,11,16,17,18, 2023Tech week begins June 4. (No conflicts) Boeing Boeing tells the exploits…
The second show of the Majestic Theater’s 24th Season opens this Thursday.  Don’t Dress for Dinner, a madcap French farce written by Marc Camoletti (who wrote Boeing Boeing, a recent Majestic production) runs through December 5. The comedy is set in renovated French farmhouse two hours from Paris. Bernard is hoping to send his…
Classic Theater Guild announces…….. Auditions for BOEING, BOEING written by Marc Camoletti, translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans. Directed by Glenn Read (contact glenn.read@me.com with inquiries) Audition Dates and Location: July 21, July 22, at 7pm and July 25 at 4pm at Congregation Beth Israel, 2195 Eastern Parkway, Schenectady.…
