Berkshire on Stage

Award-winning solo play and survivor-led initiative expands its mission to use storytelling as a path toward healing, justice, and systemic change The Unreconciled Project, in conjunction with the acclaimed solo-play UNRECONCILED by Jay Sefton and Mark Basquill, is proud to announce its official designation as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, opening a new chapter in its mission to empower survivors, spark dialogue, and foster systemic accountability through the power of live performance. This federal designation allows The Unreconciled Project to receive tax-deductible donations, apply for grants,…

By all appearances Jay Sefton, co-author and star of “Unreconciled”, which plays tonight and tomorrow night (June 26 & 27) at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield MA, is your average mid-career actor with a day job. After years waiting tables while auditioning, performing, and chasing the dream, he returned…

JAY SEFTON’S AWARD-WINNING SOLO-PLAY “UNRECONCILED” PLAYS WEST SPRINGFIELD’S MAJESTIC THEATER FOR THREE SHOWS ONLY ON JUNE 26–27 The award-winning Unreconciled, based on the true story of an adolescent actor cast as Jesus in a school play directed by a parish priest later named in a grand jury report, plays the Majestic…

West Springfield, MA (5/11/25) – Unreconciled, which won the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Award for 2024 Outstanding New Play, comes to West Springfield’s Majestic Theater on June 26 for two shows at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and June 27 for one show at 7:30 p.m. Unreconciled is the true story of…

West Springfield, MA (5/8/25) – Danny Eaton, producing director at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield, has announced the summer lineup of music, drama, improv comedy, children’s theater and theater education programs. Actor/playwright Jay Sefton brings his award-winning play Unreconciled to the Majestic on Thursday, June 26 (2pm & 7:30pm)…

West Springfield, MA: The award-winning Unreconciled, based on the true story of an adolescent actor cast as Jesus in a school play directed by a parish priest later named in a grand jury report, plays the Majestic Theater in West Springfield, for three performances only on June 26 at 2PM and…

Newsmakers Mazel tov to Alex Hill, Richmond native, on his marriage to Nicole Rodriguez, on February 15, in Punta Cana. Hill, who got his start at Berkshire Theatre Group. received the 2024 Emmy Award for his work on Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller. Alex is the son of Berkshire Theatre Group Artistic Director and CEO  Kate Maguire and director Eric…

Of the limited numbers of shows I saw, 2024 was the year of brilliant solo performances, particularly Felicia Curry in David Cade’s Sandra at TheaterWorks Hartford, and Jay Sefton in his and Mark Basquiill’s Unreconciled, which for me was the best new play of the year., 2024 was also the year that video and projections became a major…