The Great Holyoke Brick Race

by | Jul 23, 2014 | Free Sport

Several years ago, two artist friends were in their studio on Race St. in downtown Holyoke, brainstorming connections between power tool racing and the street name at which their studio sat. One of them jokingly came up with the idea of brick racing, and the Great...
New Comedy 2-nite

New Comedy 2-nite

by | Jul 9, 2014 | Stage

You’d think two sets of identical twins running around Ephesus, mixing up everything and everybody, was crazy enough. But in Brianna Sloane’s production of The Comedy of Errors for Hampshire Shakespeare Company, that mixup does an additional 180. All the...
Breaking Boundaries

Breaking Boundaries

by | Jul 9, 2014 | Stage

The country’s oldest dance festival is still acting like a youngster. This summer’s lineup of over 350 performances and other events at Jacob’s Pillow includes hip-hop, innovative tap, interdisciplinary experiments and other boundary-breaking...
StageStruck: Love and Care

StageStruck: Love and Care

by | Jul 16, 2014 | Stage

Both of Chester Theatre Company’s first two summer productions pose a geographic puzzle. The first one, Madagascar, takes place mostly in Rome. The second, Annapurna, which opens this week, is set within sight of a mountain peak, but in Colorado, not Nepal....
?What Excites You?

?What Excites You?

by | Jul 23, 2014 | Stage

“The coffee is usually on by 9:30, and the Clybourne Park rehearsal starts at 10,” explained Sam Rush when I asked him what time I should arrive. “But that’s the morning the kids’ show opens, so they’ll be doing last-minute things...