Fort Salem Theater is proud to announce the casting for three exciting upcoming productions that close out the 2025 season: the world premiere staged reading of the original musical “Good For You,” the mainstage presentation of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and the fifth anniversary production of the beloved holiday revue…
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…
Fort Salem Theater will hold auditions for Romeo and Juliet on Wednesday, October 1st from 7PM-9PM by appointment. All roles are open to actors of all ethnicities and gender identities. CLICK HERE to sign up for an audition appointment. Audition Details Auditions will run in 10-minute slots, where you will read a monologue…
All patrons 18 and under may attend Romeo and Juliet free of charge through August 10 LENOX, Mass. – Thanks to a gift from the Virginia & Harvey Kimmel Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation, Shakespeare & Company is offering free Romeo and Juliet tickets to patrons 18 and under for the remainder of its run, through August…
by Simon Brighenti, Special to Berkshire on Stage “Unexpected” is not a word you might expect in a review of a play written over 300-years ago which has been performed in one form or other thousands if not millions of times. But there are many moments in this Shakespeare &…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company presents Romeo and Juliet, directed by Kevin G. Coleman and Jonathan Epstein, July 18 through August 10 outdoors at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre. Epstein, who noted he and Coleman have collectively directed more than 20 productions of Romeo and Juliet, said this production explores the pursuit…
by Mark G. Auerbach Its a given that Romeo & Juliet is a classic, but Melia Bensussens vision of Shakespeare’s love story brings the classic into the contemporary, and the dynamic staging and choreography and plenty of swordplay are thrilling. The physical production from its angular platform and ramps of the attractive…
Lenox, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced that auditions are now open for its 48th season, offering opportunities for actors to join a diverse lineup of productions. Season 2025 will include LORT D and SPT contracts, with productions set to take place at Shakespeare & Company venues in Lenox, Mass.,…
