Berkshire on Stage

Lenox— From April 23rd through the 25th, Shakespeare & Company celebrates Shakespeare’s 462nd birthday with a full slate of storytelling, community, and festivities representing Shakespeare & Company’s IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Diversity) initiatives designed  to make theater more accessible to all. The weekend includes open-captioned and sensory-friendly performances of the Northeast Regional…

LENOX, Mass. — To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday and school vacation week, Shakespeare & Company presents a series of accessible performances and accompanying events April 23 through 25.  Performed by the Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, Hamlet directed by Kevin G. Coleman and Victoria Rhoades will be staged at the Tina…

LENOX, Mass. – Casting has been announced and routes are being planned for Shakespeare & Company‘s Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, hitting the road to present Hamlet, directed by Kevin G. Coleman, February 10 – May 1. A story full of mystery, revenge, and tough choices about truth and loyalty, Hamlet follows its titular character…

LENOX, Mass. – This March, Shakespeare & Company will stage sensory-friendly and open-captioned performances of the Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, directed by Kirstin L. Daniel and Kevin G. Coleman. The sensory-friendly performance will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, at the Tina Packer Playhouse. A pre-show walk-through is planned for Friday, March 14,…

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company’s Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare will stage a free, public performance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth directed by Kirstin L. Daniel and Kevin G. Coleman at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s Public Library, on Saturday, March 29 at 2 p.m., with a post-show forum to follow. Sponsored by The Friends of the…

Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare Presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 17 – 20 LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced a series of four open-captioned performances of the Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, staged from April 17 through 20 to coincide with Massachusetts and New York States’ April…

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company will stage a sensory-friendly performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, presented by the Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare, on Saturday, March 16, at 2 p.m., at the Tina Packer Playhouse. Sensory-friendly performances have been adapted to be less overwhelming to the senses. They are designed to welcome individuals…

LENOX, Mass. – The 2024 Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare will stage The Course of True Love: A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Tom Jaeger on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 3 p.m., at the Tina Packer Playhouse on the Shakespeare & Company campus. Part of the company’s long tradition of offering performances on or near…