REVIEW: “tiny father” at Barrington Stage Company

by Roseann Cane We first see Daniel (Andy Lucien), a 30-something event planner for a major bookstore chain, as he bursts into the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) of a leading hospital. In the center of the stage is an isolette (a plastic-encased crib equipped to maintain temperature control and…

Chautauqua Theater Company & Barrington Stage Announce Casting for World Premiere of “tiny father”

(June 9, 2023) – Chautauqua Theater Company and Barrington Stage Company are pleased to announce full casting for their co-world premiere production of tiny father, a new play by Mike Lew (Teenage Dick) and directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Hand to God). The production will play from June 25 through July 22 at BSC’s St. Germain Stage at the…

Barrington Stage Announces Full Cast & Creative Teams for “Cabaret” and “The Happiest Man on Earth”

(Pittsfield, MA–April 27, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is pleased to announce full casting for the world premiere of Mark St. Germain’s new play The Happiest Man on Earth(May 24-June 17) and a new production of the legendary Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret (June 14-July 8). Kenneth Tigar (Broadway: Fish in the Dark; Amazon Prime: “The Man in the High…

Dorset Theatre Festival Adds One-Night-Only Staged Reading to Summer Line-Up

Danny DeVito Stars in New Theresa Rebeck Play “I Need That” (Dorset, VT– May 6, 2022) Dorset Theatre Festival has added a star-studded event to its 45th season. The developmental staged reading of I Need That by Theresa Rebeck, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, will star Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito,…

REVIEW: “Tell Me I’m Not Crazy” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

by Barbara Waldinger Gun control, stay-at-home fathers, working mothers, breast feeding,  immigration, fear of “the other,” white rage, forced retirement, a young child acting out, home invasions.  These are only a few of the contemporary hot-button issues raised in Sharon Rothstein’s world premiere comedy, Tell Me I’m Not Crazy, directed…

Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces 2019 Season

A RAISIN IN THE SUN By Lorraine Hansberry  Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste and S. Epatha Merkerson Lorraine Hansberry’s fearless interrogation of hope in the face of racial and economic strife in America is as powerful today as when it premiered 60 years ago on Broadway. JUNE 25 – JULY 13  |  MAIN…

REVIEW: “Seared” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

by Barbara Waldinger Wilted spinach salad with warm bacon dressing; seared wild salmon with a Bengali onion chutney; seared asparagus with olive oil, salt and pepper; gnocchi, pork belly sliders, scallops. . . This is not a restaurant menu but rather a gustatory appreciation of Theresa Rebeck’s Seared at Williamstown…