Greenfield, MA and beyond – With a burst of patriotic song and covered in American flags, Miss Katherine Chelsea Hartford from the gorgeous state of Georgia vows to become the next Miss America and make her momma proud. Silverthorne Theater’s production of Lauren Gunderson’s The Taming promises audiences a hilarious romp through the contemporary,…
Easthampton, MA – This July, Passport Theatre Company presents a new take on Willy Russell’s classic comedy, Educating Rita. Starring Stephanie Carlson and Adrian Goldman, the production opens July 21 at 7:30 pm at The Blue Room, Old Town Hall, 43 Main St in Easthampton, with performances on July 22 and 23 at 7:30 pm and July 24 at…
Greenfield MA – Silverthorne Theater brings back the days of radio drama with its production of Dawn King’s haunting play, Foxfinder by Dawn King. A fundraiser for the theater, the show will be broadcast one time only at 7:30 pm on Saturday, July 24, on the Company’s YouTube channel. Listeners will be sent the link to the special broadcast with…
by Jenny Hansell Don’t gore my ox, and I won’t gore yours. If I criticize the musical The Fantasticks, you may react with as much hostility as I did when I read the recent takedown of Hamilton in The Nation, in which the writer accused Lin-Manuel Miranda of glossing over…
by Jenny Hansell In Silverthorne Theater Company‘s Tales of the Lost Formicans, a cheery group of aliens from the future explore and describe an odd life form, their artifacts, and their environment, a place we know as “the suburbs.”  They explain oddities such as chairs and tables, social interactions and…
Greenfield, MA – An ambitious selection of plays makes up Silverthorne Theater Company’s 2019 Season of plays and promises a banquet of theatrical experiences with something for all tastes. TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS Our opening show Tales of the Lost Formicans, by Constance Congdon, is a modern classic. This witty and passionate play explores…
Comments by Gail M. Burns, July 2009 Let’s talk about place. As real estate agents say, its all about location, location, location. Where something happens is as important as when or how. Often events are very site specific, in other words they literally couldn’t have happened anywhere else. Location influences…
