REVIEW: “The Happiest Man on Earth” at Barrington Stage

by Roseann Cane The Barrington Stage Company has opened their season with a play that’s a mesmerizing punch in the gut. I urge you to experience it. Eddie Jaku, the man at the center of the play, was born Abraham Jakubbowicz in Leipzig, Germany in 1920. As playwright Mark St.…

Barrington Stage Announces Headliners for Mr. Finn’s Cabaret

(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Meredith Lynsey Schade, Managing Director) announces the 2023 Summer Series of Mr. Finn’s Cabaret on the lower level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (36 Linden Street) from June 4 through September 3.  The exciting lineup includes BSC…

Barrington Stage Extends the Run of 10×10 New Play Festival Until March 12

(Pittsfield, MA) By popular demand, Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, has announced the 12th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival, part of the 2023 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival, will be extended through March 12. Added performances are…

REVIEW: 12th Annual 10×10 New Play Festival at Barrington Stage

by Macey Levin The unofficial kickoff for the Berkshire Theatre season is Barrington Stage Company’s 10×10 New Play Festival – 10 short plays by 10 different authors running approximately 10 minutes each. The opening has the 10×10 cast singing and dancing to a clever lyric by cast member Matt Neely…

Barrington Stage Company announces 12th Annual 10×10 New Play Festival

(Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, announces the 10-minute plays, playwrights and casting for the 12th Annual 10X10 New Play Festival, part of the 2023 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival.  “I’m thrilled to make my BSC…

Barrington Stage Celebrates the Reopening of Mr. Finn’s Cabaret

FALL CABARET SERIES SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 8 Featuring Chantell & Friends, Andy Tierstein & Friends,  Billy Keane & Friends and Gospel Night! (Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, celebrates the reopening of Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing…

REVIEW: “Waiting for Godot” at Barrington Stage

by Macey Levin One of the first plays of the Theatre of the Absurd was Jean Genet’s “The Maids” in 1947 which was followed by Eugene Ionesco’s “The Bald Soprano” in 1950.  This is a theatrical form that alludes to the absurdity of existence in a grotesque world by a…

Barrington Stage Presents the World Premiere of “The Supadupa Kid”

Free Tickets for Ages 5-17 (Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, presents the world premiere of The Supadupa Kid, based on Pittsfield author Ty Allan Jackson’s best-selling novel. Performances are July 29 through August 12…