Berkshire on Stage

by Jeannie Marlin Woods Hope for the future is an ephemeral sensation—sometimes seeming like a broken scrap of wood in a stormy sea. That glimmer of hope is the connecting framework of SANCTUARY CITY, a captivating and intelligent production, now playing at TheaterWorks Hartford. Set in Newark, New Jersey, in…

TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, continues its 2023–2024 season with Sanctuary City by Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok. Co-Directed by theatermaker Jacob G. Padrón and filmmaker Pedro Bermúdez, this Obie Award-winning play, running March 28–April 25, 2024, asks audiences to consider…