Berkshire Theatre Group Seeks Young Actors for “James and the Giant Peach”

Pittsfield, MA—Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) seeks young actors to audition for its upcoming non-Equity musical production of Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach JR. Roles are open to young actors of all ethnicities and genders currently in grades 3–9. The production will be directed and choreographed by Kathy Jo…

Barrington Stage Company Announces Four More Titles for 2026

Pittsfield, Massachusetts â€“ Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul and Managing Director Greg Reiner, is pleased to announce four titles for the theater’s 2026 season, including two Pulitzer Prize-winning modern classics, one of the greatest theatrical farces ever written, and a world premiere play. More productions, concerts, and cabarets will…

Barrington Stage Company Announces Line-up for 2026 10×10 New Play Festival

2026 10×10 New Play Festival line-up celebrates its fifteenth season with date nights, coffee shops, and a Christmas Eve story 100 Minutes of comedy and drama to unfold with familiar faces in fast-paced theatrical relay as centerpiece of Pittsfield’s 10×10 Upstreet Winter Arts Festival Pittsfield, Massachusetts – With a cast of Barrington…

Favorites of 2025: Barbara Waldinger

2025 was an exciting and innovative season—a mix of new plays and classics, chock full of exceptional performances, directors and designers. Barbara Waldinger’s Top Ten Plays For first rate ensemble performances: Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Robert Egan.  Dorset Theatre Festival The Piano Lesson by August…

Favorites of 2025: Jeannie Marlin Woods

Once again, the remarkable Berkshires theatre scene was replete with variety, excellence, and creativity. Writing in December, as I look back on a season that stretched from October 2024 to October 2025, there were successes and a few productions that were not yet ready for prime time. However, this reviewer…

Favorites of 2025: Macey Levin

Red Like Fruit at Bridge Street Theatre, Catskill, NY, was a mesmerizing, offbeat production of this American premiere.  An actor reads to the audience the autobiographical story of a woman who is mostly silent.  With a lectern, a platform and a chair, the simplicity and the intensity of this play…

Berkshire Theatre Group Announces Winter/Spring Shows at the Colonial

Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire are pleased to announce the 2026 late winter and early spring lineup at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. The schedule features returning favorites, nationally touring performers—including…comedian Kristin Key and the country’s premier Disney tribute band—alongside tribute…

Barrington Stage Company Announces 50th Anniversary Production of “A Chorus Line”

(Pittsfield, MA – November 20, 2025) – Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Greg Reiner, Managing Director) is pleased to announce that the company’s 2026 season will feature a 50th Anniversary production of A Chorus Line, the legendary Broadway musical that won nine 1976 Tony Awards and the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.…