The Humanist Project Presents “No Body Cares: America’s Favorite Healthcare System” at The Foundry

West Stockbridge— On April 18th at 7:30 p.m. and April 19th at 3 p.m., The Humanist Project presents “No Body Cares: America’s Favorite Healthcare System” performed by Michael F. Toomey at The Foundry.  After a near-fatal horse accident, Death finds themselves trapped in the endless, surreal maze of the American healthcare system…

Barrington Stage Annouces Casts and Creative Teams for Four Summer Shows

(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…

REVIEW: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Shakespeare & Company

by Jeannie Marlin Woods Summer in the Berkshires is chocked full of delights and Shakespeare and Company is offering a super-duper production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. The play, with multiple love stories, magical fairies, and gorgeous poetry, is always entertaining. This version, under the masterful direction of artistic Director…

Shakespeare & Company Announces Casts for its 46th Season

LENOX, Mass. – With marquee actors including Christopher Lloyd, Karen Allen, Tony Todd, Ella Joyce, Reed Birney, Annette Miller, Jacob Ming-Trent, and Finn Wittrock added to the boards among many others, casts have been announced for Shakespeare & Company’s 46th Season Thieves of Love, opening Friday, May 26 and running through October 22, 2023.  Artistic Director Allyn Burrows said the season…

Shakespeare & Company Presents Samuel Beckett’s “After That Fall” Starring Annette Miller

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company will present All That Fall by Samuel Beckett, featuring Annette Miller and directed by Robert Egan, on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31, and Saturday and Sunday, August 6 and 7. A limited run of four performances of Beckett’s first, tragicomic radio play will be presented as…

REVIEW: “Much Ado About Nothing” at Shakespeare & Company

by Barbara Waldinger Every once in a while a production comes along in which all of its elements coalesce perfectly, creating a whole world in which you’d like to remain long after the lights dim.  Kelly Galvin’s production of Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare & Company is such a…

Cast Announced for Shakespeare & Company’s “Much Ado About Nothing”

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company announces the cast of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, to be staged outdoors at the Company’s New Spruce Theatre, July 2 through August 14. Directed by Kelly Galvin, Much Ado About Nothing is a celebration of true love, friendship, and comedy that features some of Shakespeare’s most…

REVIEW: “ART” at Shakespeare & Company

by Barbara Waldinger Yasmina Reza’s play ART is enjoying a robust production by Shakespeare & Company in their outdoor Roman Garden Theatre this month.  In this dark comedy, seen during its final preview, Reza uses the purchase of an expensive work of modern art as a springboard to plumb the…