Winners of the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards Announced

PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has presented the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on Monday, November 10, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This is the ninth time in ten years that these awards have…

Nominees for 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards Announced

PITTSFIELD, MA (October 14, 2025) – The Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies. The awards will be presented on the evening of Monday, November 10, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. This…

Shakespeare & Company Celebrates Jewish Plays in Weekend of Staged Readings

Shakespeare & CompanyCelebrating Jewish Plays: An Immersive Weekend of Staged Readings Oct 10, 2025 at 7:00 PMOct 1270 Kemble St, Lenox MA 01240 This fall, Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., introduces the Celebrating Jewish Plays: An Immersive Weekend of Staged Readings, October 10 – 12. Four readings will be staged…

Shakespeare & Company Presents the New England Premiere of “Mother Play”

LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company presents the New England Premiere of MOTHER PLAY: a play in five evictions by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Paula Vogel, directed by Ariel Bock, opens Sunday, August 31 and runs through Sunday, October 5 in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. A sharp-witted, darkly comedic exploration of family, identity,…

Shakespeare & Company Presents Celebrating Jewish Plays

LENOX, Mass. – This October, Shakespeare & Company presents Celebrating Jewish Plays, an immersive weekend of staged readings held over the holiday weekend from Friday, Oct. 10, through Sunday, Oct. 12. The weekend will feature four enhanced, staged readings of acclaimed plays, plus a special literary event. Barry R. Shapiro, co-chair of…

WAM Theatre Partners with Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness to Offer Flow & Restore: Mother’s Month Yoga Class for Caregivers

LENOX, MA (APRIL 16, 2025) — WAM Theatre is proud to partner with Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness (Pittsfield, MA) to offer Flow & Restore: Mother’s Month Yoga Class for Caregivers on Thursday, May 8 at 10:30 AM in connection with Cry it Out, WAM Theatre’s first reading in their 2025 Fresh Takes New Play Reading Series.…

Shakespeare & Company Reveals “The Contention (Henry VI, Part II)” Cast

LENOX, Mass. – Casting has been announced for The Contention (Henry VI, Part II) at Shakespeare & Company, directed by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer and staged June 17 through July 15, opening Saturday, June 24. Henry VI, Part II is commonly regarded as the strongest of the Henry VI trilogy, and the inspiration for Game of Thrones.…

Shakespeare & Company Announces Casts for its 46th Season

LENOX, Mass. – With marquee actors including Christopher Lloyd, Karen Allen, Tony Todd, Ella Joyce, Reed Birney, Annette Miller, Jacob Ming-Trent, and Finn Wittrock added to the boards among many others, casts have been announced for Shakespeare & Company’s 46th Season Thieves of Love, opening Friday, May 26 and running through October 22, 2023.  Artistic Director Allyn Burrows said the season…