Posts Tagged: Berkshire Theatre Festival
The 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.
The 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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,
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’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’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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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 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
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
Hamlet – (Dec. 9 at the Mahaiwe) the ultimate role for young actors
With a live telecast of Britain’s National Theatre Hamlet starring Rory Kinnear slated for December 9 at the Mahaiwe, (details below) my mind has gone into overdrive. Along with Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet is unquestionably Shakespeare’s most popular play among
Hamlet – (Dec. 9 at the Mahaiwe) the ultimate role for young actors
With a live telecast of Britain’s National Theatre Hamlet starring Rory Kinnear slated for December 9 at the Mahaiwe, (details below) my mind has gone into overdrive. Along with Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet is unquestionably Shakespeare’s most popular play among
Kate Maguire heads newly merged Colonial Theatre and Berkshire Theatre Festival
In a surprise announcement, Kate Maguire was named the head of two gems of the American theater landscape. Plans are well underway for a targeted merger of the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield with the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge. Maguire,
Kate Maguire heads newly merged Colonial Theatre and Berkshire Theatre Festival
In a surprise announcement, Kate Maguire was named the head of two gems of the American theater landscape. Plans are well underway for a targeted merger of the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield with the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge. Maguire,
Interview: Randy Harrison on Ibsen’s “Ghosts”
When Berkshire Theatre Festival Artistic Director Kate Maguire announced Ghosts for her 2009 season (August 12-29 on the Main Stage), it was clear that this was not going to be some embalmed museum version of a classic. In a year
Interview: Randy Harrison on Ibsen’s “Ghosts”
When Berkshire Theatre Festival Artistic Director Kate Maguire announced Ghosts for her 2009 season (August 12-29 on the Main Stage), it was clear that this was not going to be some embalmed museum version of a classic. In a year
Randy Harrison and Waiting for Godot at BTF, revisited
In the first interview with actor Randy Harrison, originally published in Berkshire Fine Arts back in 2008, I was still a bit unsure of how to approach the actor who had made such a stir when he appeared in Showtime’s Queer
Randy Harrison and Waiting for Godot at BTF, revisited
In the first interview with actor Randy Harrison, originally published in Berkshire Fine Arts back in 2008, I was still a bit unsure of how to approach the actor who had made such a stir when he appeared in Showtime’s Queer
News: The latest happenings on and off stage- September, 2010
Shakespeare & Co: The Real Inspector Hound prepares to open A body lies ignored in front of everyone on stage while second string critics once sitting among the audience meet their untimely ends. Sometimes death comes as good news. There
News: The latest happenings on and off stage- September, 2010
Shakespeare & Co: The Real Inspector Hound prepares to open A body lies ignored in front of everyone on stage while second string critics once sitting among the audience meet their untimely ends. Sometimes death comes as good news. There
Review: Albee’s “A Delicate Balance” teeters on the brink of greatness
Edward Albee’s play A Delicate Balance is the work that earned the writer his first Pulitzer Prize in 1967. He earned two more, for Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994. Yet the play he is best known
Review: Albee’s “A Delicate Balance” teeters on the brink of greatness
Edward Albee’s play A Delicate Balance is the work that earned the writer his first Pulitzer Prize in 1967. He earned two more, for Seascape in 1975 and Three Tall Women in 1994. Yet the play he is best known
Review: Eric Hill’s peculiar “Macbeth” at Berkshire Theatre Festival
Macbeth, just opened at the Berkshire Theatre Festival (BTF) in Stockbridge, is not only one of the shortest of the Shakespeare plays, but also his goriest. While the murder of Duncan, King of Scotland takes place offstage, many other horrific
Review: Eric Hill’s peculiar “Macbeth” at Berkshire Theatre Festival
Macbeth, just opened at the Berkshire Theatre Festival (BTF) in Stockbridge, is not only one of the shortest of the Shakespeare plays, but also his goriest. While the murder of Duncan, King of Scotland takes place offstage, many other horrific
Unicorn Company’s “Babes in Arms” opens at Berkshire Theatre Festival
At the outset it should be pointed out that this is not a regular Berkshire Theatre Festival production, but one by their Unicorn Company, whose role is to train the next generation of artists. It consists of pre-professionals, graduate students
Unicorn Company’s “Babes in Arms” opens at Berkshire Theatre Festival
At the outset it should be pointed out that this is not a regular Berkshire Theatre Festival production, but one by their Unicorn Company, whose role is to train the next generation of artists. It consists of pre-professionals, graduate students
For Berkshire Theatre Festival, it’s “A Delicate Balance” to get Albee’s play onstage
Getting an Edward Albee play into rehearsal and on the stage is no easy task. Ask anyone in the business. So it was with a great sense of anticipation that the Berkshire Theatre Festival (BTF) cast and crew of A Delicate
For Berkshire Theatre Festival, it’s “A Delicate Balance” to get Albee’s play onstage
Getting an Edward Albee play into rehearsal and on the stage is no easy task. Ask anyone in the business. So it was with a great sense of anticipation that the Berkshire Theatre Festival (BTF) cast and crew of A Delicate
