The 7th annual Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, were awarded last night in a ceremony held at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. In 22 categories there are 26 winners, including four ties. 1. Outstanding supporting actress in a play: (TIE) Leah Hocking, All of Me, Barrington Stage Company…
Waiting for GodotNovember 12 at 7:00 PM, November 13 at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PMCityspace’s Blue Room Theater in Old Town Hall, Easthampton, MA Samuel Beckett’s famous tragicomedy about two old men will be staged for one weekend. Content warning: discussions of suicide, sexual themes. A local production directed by…
by Macey Levin One of the first plays of the Theatre of the Absurd was Jean Genet’s “The Maids” in 1947 which was followed by Eugene Ionesco’s “The Bald Soprano” in 1950. This is a theatrical form that alludes to the absurdity of existence in a grotesque world by a…
(Pittsfield, MA – July 26, 2022) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is pleased to announce casting for its new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. The production of one of the great absurdist plays of the 20th century will be directed by BSC Associate Artist Joe Calarco (BSC: Sister Sorry; A Doll’s House, Part 2; Breaking…
Seeking Immediate Video Submission by July 22 (Pittsfield, MA) Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, is seeking immediate video submissions for the role of the Young Messenger/The Kid in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece, Waiting for Godot. Submissions are open until July 22.…
(Pittsfield, MA – April 11, 2022) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Founder/Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, is pleased to announce casting for the first two shows of its 2022 season: the 1978 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical Show, directed and choreographed by Jeffrey L. Page (BSC: Who Could…
(Pittsfield, MA – January 25, 2021) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Founder/Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, will produce a 2022 season that will feature two Tony Award-winning musicals, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, four world premieres and one of the true absurdist masterpieces of 20th century theatre. The 2022 season marks…
