by Simon Brighenti, Special to Berkshire on Stage In this reviewer’s previous life as a lawyer, my colleagues and I would often encounter various Latin words and phrases, the understanding of which was one of the few benefits of my passing familiarity with that not-dead-yet language. One of those phrases…
by Simon Brighenti, Special to Berkshire on Stage The best art is both inspirational and aspirational. It moves us to believe we are capable of accomplishing good things and gets us thinking that there may be a world that transcends the ordinary and brings a certain dignity to humanity that…
by Simon Brighenti, Special to Berkshire on Stage The two-decade plus run of successful theatre experiences at the Majestic Theater continues unabated with the 2025-2026 season opener “Once”. A vibrant mélange of guitars, piano, violins, and fiddles; a mandolin and a cello; with an accordion and a couple of Cajon…
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 &…
