Director Julianne Boyd is faced with a difficult challenge — dramatizing an outdated psychological travelogue.
Barrington Stage
Theater Review: A Pretty Ragged “Ragtime”
Barrington Stage director Joe Calarco has come to the material with a radically different production idea.
Theater Review: “peerless” — Unexpectedly Wonderful
peerless will have generations of parents and current as well as former teenagers laughing in concert.
Theater Review: Chaim Potok’s “The Chosen” — Brought Memorably to Life on Stage
The agile hand of adaptor and director Aaron Posner has given us a production of Chaim Potok’s novel “The Chosen” that our children and grandchildren must see.
Theater Review: Two Plays Chronicle the Lives of Pioneering Women
Two Berkshire theaters are offering one-woman shows this summer. Both scripts feature intelligent, frank, and charismatic women. Both productions star gifted and seasoned actors.
Coming Attractions in Theater: June 2011
June is a transitional month for theater — the big Summer Festivals don’t hit their stride until July. But odd and interesting productions pop up, such as a view of life for women in Putin’s Russia, a musical about union activity, a glimpse of what’s billed as “the future of ensemble theatre in America,” and the world premiere of a musical version of the Bible’s Song of Songs that, who knows, might usher in a Summer of Love.
Coming Attractions: Culture Vulture’s October Picks
by Helen Epstein I’m looking forward to what looks to be the best fall foliage season in years in the Berkshires. American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell at the Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA through October 12. A very popular summer exhibit has been held over. It covers Rockwell’s entire 65-year career, interpreted and […]