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Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, August 2010

The (Almost) Complete 2012 Summer Schedules from Berkshire on Stage

Click your mouse on the calendar above to see our planning page containing key links and quick summaries of Berkshire performances for Summer, 2012.

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Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, August 2010

The (Almost) Complete 2012 Summer Schedules from Berkshire on Stage

Click your mouse on the calendar above to see our planning page containing key links and quick summaries of Berkshire performances for Summer, 2012.

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Berkshire Theatre Group Plans Post-Hurricane Irene Parties at their Performances This Week

Thank goodness it is over. But many of us missed something. Lots of us were so busy battening down the hatches and lowering the mainsail that we didn’t get a chance to have a hurricane party. It’s a regular tradition

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Berkshire Theatre Group Plans Post-Hurricane Irene Parties at their Performances This Week

Thank goodness it is over. But many of us missed something. Lots of us were so busy battening down the hatches and lowering the mainsail that we didn’t get a chance to have a hurricane party. It’s a regular tradition

David Adkins and Rachel Bay Jones in BTF's production of Sylvia by A.R. Gurney. Directed by Anders Cato. Photo by Jaime Davidson.

Review: “Sylvia” is the doggone funniest play of the season

Years before Edward Albee wrote a play about a man falling passionately in love with a goat named Sylvia, A.R. “Pete” Gurney wrote his comedy Sylvia. It is the first offering of the season on the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Fitzgerald

David Adkins and Rachel Bay Jones in BTF's production of Sylvia by A.R. Gurney. Directed by Anders Cato. Photo by Jaime Davidson.

Review: “Sylvia” is the doggone funniest play of the season

Years before Edward Albee wrote a play about a man falling passionately in love with a goat named Sylvia, A.R. “Pete” Gurney wrote his comedy Sylvia. It is the first offering of the season on the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Fitzgerald

Tommy at the Colonial Theatre

Randy Harrison Rocked the Berks in The Who’s “Tommy”

(Shown in our lead photo above are Paige Scott and Randy Harrison. Photo by Christy Wright.) Last night there was a miracle – in more ways than one – on South Street in Pittsfield. The Who’s Tommy is the first

Tommy at the Colonial Theatre

Randy Harrison Rocked the Berks in The Who’s “Tommy”

(Shown in our lead photo above are Paige Scott and Randy Harrison. Photo by Christy Wright.) Last night there was a miracle – in more ways than one – on South Street in Pittsfield. The Who’s Tommy is the first

Moonchildren directed by Karen Allen at the Berkshire Theatre Festival.

Review: Karen Allen directs revival of “Moonchildren” at Berkshire Theatre Festival

It seems impossible that eight college students living together could be desperately lonely and unfulfilled. Yet in 1965-66 when the play Moonchildren is set, Michael Weller chooses such a group of nerdy and naive students to populate the rundown communal

Moonchildren directed by Karen Allen at the Berkshire Theatre Festival.

Review: Karen Allen directs revival of “Moonchildren” at Berkshire Theatre Festival

It seems impossible that eight college students living together could be desperately lonely and unfulfilled. Yet in 1965-66 when the play Moonchildren is set, Michael Weller chooses such a group of nerdy and naive students to populate the rundown communal

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The long anticipated Colonial – BTF Merger is now a Done Deal

“The new name, of course, is an interim ‘mouthful,’” – Kate Maguire, new CEO From the News Desk: Some seven months after two of Berkshire County’s preeminent producing and performing theaters said that they intended to join forces, Artistic Director

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The long anticipated Colonial – BTF Merger is now a Done Deal

“The new name, of course, is an interim ‘mouthful,’” – Kate Maguire, new CEO From the News Desk: Some seven months after two of Berkshire County’s preeminent producing and performing theaters said that they intended to join forces, Artistic Director

The Rock Opera Tommy at Berkshire Theatre Festival

Final Casting for “Tommy”, and the full Berkshire Theatre Festival Season Announced

From CEO and Artistic Director Kate Maguire comes the much anticipated news of additional casting for this summer’s theatre productions at the Berkshire Theatre Festival and Colonial Theatre. As expected, the new cast members included some Tony winners and nominees,

The Rock Opera Tommy at Berkshire Theatre Festival

Final Casting for “Tommy”, and the full Berkshire Theatre Festival Season Announced

From CEO and Artistic Director Kate Maguire comes the much anticipated news of additional casting for this summer’s theatre productions at the Berkshire Theatre Festival and Colonial Theatre. As expected, the new cast members included some Tony winners and nominees,

Jenny Allen in I Got Sick Then I Got Better.

Jenny Allen’s Off-Bway Hit “I Got Sick Then I Got Better” Heads to BTF’s Unicorn

When you are a writer and performer as talented as Jenny Allen and you get stopped in your tracks by ovarian cancer you have few choices. The treatments for cancer are unavoidable, but what you do with the whole experience,

Jenny Allen in I Got Sick Then I Got Better.

Jenny Allen’s Off-Bway Hit “I Got Sick Then I Got Better” Heads to BTF’s Unicorn

When you are a writer and performer as talented as Jenny Allen and you get stopped in your tracks by ovarian cancer you have few choices. The treatments for cancer are unavoidable, but what you do with the whole experience,

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Grimm’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs seen cavorting at The Mount

This July at The Mount, when the moon reaches its full phase it will signal the imminent return of live outdoor theatre to Edith Wharton’s classic manse. The Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) has announced that nightly performances of Snow White

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Grimm’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs seen cavorting at The Mount

This July at The Mount, when the moon reaches its full phase it will signal the imminent return of live outdoor theatre to Edith Wharton’s classic manse. The Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) has announced that nightly performances of Snow White

Coffee with Kate Maguire

Interview: Theatre Still Matters to Kate Maguire at the Berkshire Theatre Festival

Grabbing a coffee from Dottie’s I dashed down North Street to the Colonial Theatre with a hundred questions for Kate Maguire. Now in charge of both the Berkshire Theatre Festival and the Colonial Theatre operation, everyone is curious as to

Coffee with Kate Maguire

Interview: Theatre Still Matters to Kate Maguire at the Berkshire Theatre Festival

Grabbing a coffee from Dottie’s I dashed down North Street to the Colonial Theatre with a hundred questions for Kate Maguire. Now in charge of both the Berkshire Theatre Festival and the Colonial Theatre operation, everyone is curious as to

Tommy - Berkshire Theatre Festival

3 World Premieres, 4 Classics, 3 Musicals in Berkshire Theatre Festival 2011 Season – Part II

When the Berkshire Theatre Festival (BTF) and Colonial Theatre decided to get married, great things were promised. At a news briefing today we got a look at how the couple is doing. They have not yet made it legal, (the

Tommy - Berkshire Theatre Festival

3 World Premieres, 4 Classics, 3 Musicals in Berkshire Theatre Festival 2011 Season – Part II

When the Berkshire Theatre Festival (BTF) and Colonial Theatre decided to get married, great things were promised. At a news briefing today we got a look at how the couple is doing. They have not yet made it legal, (the

A Christmas Carol at Berkshire Theatre Festival

Fun facts about “A Christmas Carol” (2010 Version) at Berkshire Theatre Festival

Each year the Berkshire Theatre Festival (BTF) prepares a fresh version of the classic A Christmas Carol. The BTF production is the most lavish in the region, and the best attended. The cast always includes locals as well as professionals,

A Christmas Carol at Berkshire Theatre Festival

Fun facts about “A Christmas Carol” (2010 Version) at Berkshire Theatre Festival

Each year the Berkshire Theatre Festival (BTF) prepares a fresh version of the classic A Christmas Carol. The BTF production is the most lavish in the region, and the best attended. The cast always includes locals as well as professionals,

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A December to Remember – Your Berkshire Holiday Guide

Retailers started their Christmas season weeks ago, but for most of us, Thanksgiving kicked off the traditional holidays, no matter what the merchandisers say. There are 37 glorious days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s and they are jam packed with

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A December to Remember – Your Berkshire Holiday Guide

Retailers started their Christmas season weeks ago, but for most of us, Thanksgiving kicked off the traditional holidays, no matter what the merchandisers say. There are 37 glorious days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s and they are jam packed with