Favorites of 2025: Barbara Waldinger
2025 was an exciting and innovative season—a mix of new plays and classics, chock full of exceptional performances, directors and designers. Barbara Waldinger’s Top Ten…
Favorites of 2025: Jeannie Marlin Woods
Once again, the remarkable Berkshires theatre scene was replete with variety, excellence, and creativity. Writing in December, as I look back on a season that…
REVIEW: “The Piano Lesson” at Shakespeare & Company
by Barbara Waldinger On January 27, 1997, August Wilson (playwright) debated Robert Brustein (director, critic, professor) in New York’s Town Hall about race in the…
August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” Opens at Shakespeare & Company
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company returns to August Wilson’s American Century Cycle with The Piano Lesson, July 25 through August 24 at the Elayne P. Bernstein…
Shakespeare & Company’s Free Behind the Curtain Talks Return
LENOX, Mass. – Theater enthusiasts are invited to go Behind the Curtain this spring and summer, through Shakespeare & Company’s series of discussions led by Shakespeare scholar Ann…
Auditions Now Open for Shakespeare & Company’s 48th Season
Lenox, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced that auditions are now open for its 48th season, offering opportunities for actors to join a diverse lineup…