REVIEW: “1999” at WAM Theatre

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss EDITOR’S NOTE: This review was written in response to a preview performance of 1999. As with any world premiere production, some changes may have been made before the official opening. Having the opportunity to see a preview of the world premiere of 1999,, I am confronted with…

WAM Theatre Announces World Premiere of “1999”

LENOX, MA (September 4, 2025) — WAM Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2025 Fall Mainstage production: 1999, an electrifying world premiere production written by the acclaimed playwright Stacey Isom Campbell (Cicadas, The Loophole) and directed by WAM Theatre’s Artistic Director GenĂ©e Coreno(Alien Girls, fragments of Outside, Madge Love). This timely and powerful performance features ZoĂ« Laiz (Cry it Out,…

Schenectady Civic Players Continues 97th Season with “100 Saints You Should Know”

Schenectady Civic Players will continue their 97th season this January with the modern drama, 100 Saints You Should Know by Kate Fodor, directed by Tony Pallone. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday (January 24-26) and Wednesday–Sunday (January 29 – February 2). Friday and Saturday curtains are at 8 pm, Wednesday and Thursday curtains are…

Fort Salem Theater Presents “Mary Poppins”

JUNE 26, 2024: Fort Salem Theater is thrilled to announce the talented cast and creative team for Disney’s Mary Poppins, running from July 26 to August 11. Due to anticipated demand, a third weekend has been added to what is expected to be Fort Salem Theater’s biggest production to date. Tickets…

2nd Street Second Chances Collaborates with Theatre Makers

For the last several months, Amy Brentano and Sara Katzoff have had the incredible privilege of co-creating an original theater piece called RELEASE alongside a collective of formerly incarcerated women and theater artists working together through 2nd Street organization in Pittsfield. RELEASE works towards humanizing the overwhelming statistics of racial…

REVIEW: “What the Constitution Means to Me” WAM Theatre and the Berkshire Theatre Group

by Macey Levin Heidi Schreck’s play What The Constitution Means To Me is an ambitious piece of theatre.   Kate Baldwin portrays Ms. Schreck, who acted in the original Off-Broadway/Broadway productions that received two Tony Award nominations and was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.   Baldwin…