Pittsfield High School’s Proteus Presents “Hamlet”
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School’s Proteus, in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company, has announced a joint production of William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Hamlet.” The production features a student-led creative team, including directors Darius Journigan and Naire Poole, costume designer Michelle Hathaway, and production designer Alec Westmoreland. The show is scheduled…
Winners of the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards Announced
PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has presented the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on Monday, November 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This is the ninth time in ten years that these awards have…
OLLI at BCC Presents Staged Reading of “Benedict Arnold: A Tragedy in Two Acts”
OLLI at BCC and Plays in Progress Present:Benedict Arnold. A Tragedy in Two Acts Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.In-person at Berkshire Community College (BCC), 1350 West St, Pittsfield, MAÂ Free and open to the public. A Staged Reading, followed by a Panel Discussion. Written by Steven SomkinDirected by…
Shakespeare & Company Presents 37th Annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare
LENOX, Mass. – Since 1988, Shakespeare & Company’s Education Program has brought together high school students from across the region to introduce and nurture a love of theater and language through the Fall Festival of Shakespeare. Back for its 37th year, the Fall Festival of Shakespeare includes nearly 500 students from 10 schools…
Nominees for 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards Announced
PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies. The awards will be presented on the evening of Monday, November 10, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This…
REVIEW: “The Weekend: A Stockbridge Story” at Barrington Stage Company
by Jeannie Marlin Woods Delightful, inventive and disarming, THE WEEKEND: A STOCKBRIDGE STORY is making its world premiere at the St. Germain Theatre. A longtime denizen of the Berkshires, playwright Ben Diskant, has created a charming story set in autumn in the Berkshires. Directed by Alan Paul, the Artistic Director…
Berkshire Theatre Group Seeks Local Non-Equity Actors for “A Christmas Carol”
Pittsfield, MA–Berkshire Theatre Group seeks local non-Equity actors of all ethnicities and genders for its upcoming community production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, adapted by Eric Hill and directed by David Adkins and Isadora Wolfe, running December 4 through December 21 at The Unicorn Theatre located in Stockbridge, MA.…