Milne Library Presents Reading of “The Book Club Play”

On Saturday, May 4th at 10:30 a.m. at the Milne Library and on Sunday, May 5th at 2 p.m. at Sweetwood, Milne Library presents two free staged readings of ‘The Book Club Play,’ a comedy about the meltdown of a book group by Karen Zacarias. The play looks at the great national…

Walloomsac River Theatre Company Presents “Love/Sick”

Walloomsac River Theatre Company in Bennington, Vermont, kicks off their 2023 Theatrical Season with John Cariani’s “Love/Sick” Directed by Vincent Tatro, February 10-12. This is a community theatre production put on by the community, for the community. Performances will take place at Second Congregational Church, UCC at 115 Hillside St…

Fort Salem Theater Presents “Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice”

SALEM, New York, March 30, 2022 – Buckle up! A wild and wacky new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is about to take over the Fort Salem Theater mainstage. From May 27-29, this hilarious play by celebrated author Kate Hamill is directed by guest artist Ariel Francoeur from…

Emmy Award Winner Benita Zahn Anchors Fort Salem Theater’s Steel Magnolias Cast

Pride & Prejudice Casting Also Announced SALEM, New York, March 30, 2022 – Emmy Award winner Benita Zahn will lead Fort Salem Theater’s cast of Steel Magnolias, written by Robert Harling and directed by Tracey Wesley of Salem. The show takes the stage April 22-24. From May 27-29, a hilarious…

PREVIEW: “ALIEN/NATION” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

by Gail M. Burns In 2020 Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Mandy Greenfield attended “American Dream Study,” the Forest of Arden Company‘s site-specific performance in Columbia County, NY, and invited director Michael Arden to come to Williamstown and collaborate with the WTF’s Community Works program to produce something similar here.…

Williamstown Theatre Festival Presents “ALIEN/NATION” Immersive Theatrical Experience

Williamstown Theatre Festival (Mandy Greenfield, Artistic Director) presents ALIEN/NATION, the world premiere immersive theatrical experience in two parts from The Forest of Arden, written and devised by Eric Berryman, Jen Silverman, and the company of The Forest of Arden, and directed by two-time Tony Award® nominee Michael Arden. From Tony Award-nominated director Michael Arden and the company…

PREVIEW: Mt. Greylock Regional High School Presents “Twelfth Night”

Preview article by Gail M. Burns, November 2003. It has become an autumn tradition for Mt. Greylock Regional High School to mount a Shakespearean production, and for many years now those shows have been produced under the aegis of Shakespeare & Company as a part of their Fall Festival of…