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Kate Burton (seen here in WTF's 2008 Beyond Therapy) takes on the role of a spy chief. Photo: T. Charles Erickson.

Preview: A sold out “Hapgood” with Kate Burton at Williamstown Theatre Festival, July 10-21

James McMenamim plays the stalker and would-be rapist Raul whose role is a tough one for any actor.

Preview: “Extremities,” a harsh play about attempted rape, on stage at Berkshire Theatre Group July 13-27

Don't let the suit fool you.

Greed, lust and intrigue clash in Oldcastle Theatre’s newest play, Other People’s Money

Annette Miller as Maria Callas. Photos by Kevin Sprague.

Annette Miller finds the humanity behind Maria Callas in Master Class at Shakespeare & Company

Richard Schiff appears in "The Chosen" at Barrington Stage Company.

Toby Ziegler among “The Chosen”, “Much Ado” casts Chris Innvar, Gretchen Egolf

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Berkshire on Stage Picks the Twelve Must-See Shows of Summer 2013

Olympia Dukakis (l) and Brenda Fricker in Cloudburst.

Olympia Dukakis opens Mother Courage at ShakesCo as her lesbian film Cloudburst gets released

Annette Miller as Maria Callas in Master Class. Photo by Kevin Sprague.

Terrence McNally on “Master Class” now in previews at Shakespeare & Company

Juri Henley-Cohn as Bashir Lazhar Photo by Scott Barrow

Review: Bashir Lazhar gets a standing ovation from its audience at Barrington Stage, but has flaws

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Free Performances of Boston Abolutionists Project on stage at American Repertory Theatre

Kate Rogan and Kahan James in Muckrakers at Barrington Stage Company.

“Muckrakers” – Zayd Dohrn’s Timely Drama Begins June 13 at Barrington Stage

(l to r) Jenny Strassburg and Melissa Hurst in "A Strange Disappearance of Bees" at Oldcastle Theaetre Company.

Review: ‘A Strange Disappearance of Bees’ Has Critics Buzzing With Excitement

MASTER CLASS features ANNETTE MILLER (r) and DEBORAH GRAUSMAN (l) with ALEC DONALDSON, NORA MENKEN, LUKE REED and JOSEPHINE WILSON. Photo: Kevin Sprague.

Annette Miller stars in Terrence McNally’s “Master Class” as Shakespeare & Co

Above, Juri Henley-Cohn tells the fascinating story of Bashir Lazhar.

Barrington Stage offers “Bashir Lazhar,” American premiere of an unorthodox play

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Oldcastle Theatre presents a play about searching: “A Strange Disappearance of Bees”

Mayu Iwasaki at Ventfort Hall, Lenox, MA.

The Geisha of the Gilded Age returns to Ventfort Hall in Lenox June 28-Sept. 1

Rebecca Brooksher plays Anna Christopherson in Anna Christie.

Oklahoma, Anna Christie, Same Time Next Year Casts announced for Berkshire Theatre Group

Emilie Du Chatelet

WAM Announces Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight for November

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Broken Glass in Williamstown – “A spiritual detective story” at ’62 Center, May 2-4

Jim Briggs enlightens as Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo, now through December 30, 2012.

“Vincent” Leonard Nimoy’s play about Van Gogh plays Springfield in May

Young Frankenstein is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks. It is based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by Brooks and Gene Wilder and directed by Brooks.

Theater Barn Plans Six Shows for Summer-Fall 2013 Season in New Lebanon, NY

Trojan Women: Ellen Lauren (front) and Brent Werzner, Akiko Aizawa, Katherine Crockett & Makela Spielman. Photo: Craig Schwartz

SITI”s “Trojan Women” next for Arts Emerson’s The World on Stage

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Bianca Amato, & Luke Robertson. Photo: Carol Rosegg.

“Neva” is a Chilean Variation on Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard at Arts Emerson April 3-7

Olympia Dukakis (l) and Brenda Fricker in Cloudburst.

Olympia Dukakis on “Cloudburst,” the film US Distributors fear to release

Tina Packer was recently a guest on the Charlie Rose Show on PBS.

Tina Packer and Shakespeare – A Fascinating Collection of Video Clips

Daniel Beaty in Emergency. Photo: Michael Lamont

Dan Beaty’s Surreal “Emergency” Swirls into Arts Emerson March 22-24

Luke Reed (Lysander), Caroline Calkins (Hermia), Adam Huff (Demetrius), Atalanta Siegel (Helena) photo by Chad Champoux

A Midsummer’s Night Dream Tours from Lenox to the Midwest, and back.

Playing at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Of Mice and Men is the tale of migrant workers, and their friendships, during the Great Depression.

Burns and Murray on CircleTheatre Players “Of Mice and Men” at Sand Lake (NY) Arts Center

Seated in the after cabin of the Union steamer River Queen are Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, and Rear Adm. David D. Porter. Less than a week before the fall of Petersburg, Virginia, the four men met to discuss the nature of the peace terms to follow. Painting by George Peter Alexander Healy, "The Peacemakers," oil on canvas, 119.7 × 159.1 cm (47.1 × 62.6 in) Courtesy White House Historical Association.

12 New Civil War Themed Plays as Theatres in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta Undertake Civil War Project

Katherine Banks as Agnes in She Kills Monsters with Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary, Morgan Maher, Jessica London-Shields and Sara Sawicki. Photo credit: Michael Brosilow

Chicago’s Storefront Theatres: They’re Not Steppenwolf…and Damn Proud of That

(left to right) Jesse David-Perez, Gabriel Ruiz, Celeste Williams, J. Salomé Martinez Jr. and Tara Mallen rehearse a scene for Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence by Miles Harvey, directed by Edward Torres. How Long Will I Cry? runs February 26 – March 23, 2013 in Steppenwolf’s Upstairs Theatre (1650 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL).

Steppenwolf Addresses Youth Violence, Gang Leaders of Chicago with “How Long Will i Cry?”

Treat Williams and Christine Lahti co-star in The Lion in Winter in the Berkshire Theatre Group Summer 2013 production.

BTG’s “The Lion in Winter” brings favorite actors back to the Berkshires

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