by C. L. Blacke, Special to Berkshire on Stage Celebrating its 25th year at Hartford Stage, “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas” is one holiday stage production everyone should see. This retelling of the classic Charles Dickens novella, adapted and directed by Michael Wilson, brings the magic of Christmas and the…
by Jarice Hanson, Special to Berkshire on Stage The World Premiere of “Rope” at Hartford Stage is scintillatingly suspenseful and murderously macabre. It’s theatrically perfect. The theatre commissioned noted playwright, Jeffrey Hatcher, to adapt this version of a 1929 three-act play by Patrick Hamilton, called “Rope’s End”. Audiences may be…
by Emily Edelman In “Satellites” by Erin Breznitsky at Dorset Theatre Festival, astronaut Mike embarks on what is supposed to be a short space mission but doesn’t return to Earth and marine biologist wife Katherine for seven years. The play chronicles the couple’s readjustment to each other interspersed with vignettes from…
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…
by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage August Wilson was a prolific playwright who wrote about the 20th century African American experience. His works, several of which, including Two Trains Running premiered at the Yale Repertory Theatre, were important plays on Broadway and translated into powerful films. He’s best known…
by Shera Cohen, Special to Berkshire on Stage An ideal play to commence Hartford Stage’s 2024/25 season coinciding with Halloween is “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic. It is doubtful that no one in the audience was ignorant of the tale of a…
by Emily Edelman In Dorset Theatre Festival’s world premiere production of “True Art” by Jessica Provenz, museum art curator Jodi Dean acquires a world-famous work of art as well as a new intern while navigating the inner workings of institutional politics and personal relationships. Provenz’s funny and clever dialog coupled with…
by Jana Lillie Friday night, I went to the Dorset Theatre Festival see the preview of Misery, the play by William Goldman, based on the book of the same name by Stephen King. Executive Director Will Rucker, informed us that this would be the first full run-through of the play.…
