Berkshire on Stage

Smith College Department of TheatreAUDITIONSEURYDICEby Sarah Ruhldirected by Tara Franklin In Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine.…

by Barbara Waldinger One of the most important missions of the Great Barrington Public Theater is: “to develop and produce new plays, with a focus…

Great Barrington Public Theater announces the cast of its first commissioned work, Madame Mozart, the Lacrimosa, by Anne Undeland. Longtime audience members of GB Public will recognize…

by Mark G. Auerbach Ali Louis Bourzgui, the Pittsfield actor who starred in the recent Broadway revival of The Who’s Tommy, takes on the role of Orpheus…

James Taylor, WMass resident, may see his music on Broadway. According to Broadway News, Tracy Letts (August Osage County) is penning Fire and Rain, an original musical using…

Chester, Massachusetts – January 27, 2025 – Chester Theatre Company, announces that Christopher Baker and Michelle Ong-Hendrick have been appointed as the new Co-Artistic Directors…

2024 was another amazing theatre season in the Berkshires! These are the highlights of the productions that reminded me of why, for me, the Berkshires…

by Mark G. Auerbach (This review originally appeared in Westfield News. Used with the author’s permission.) There are three heroes onstage in Chester Theatre’s 35th…