by Chris Rohmann | Aug 1, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Stage, Stagestruck
I’m more a theater person than a dance person – though attending Jacob’s Pillow for the past three summers has given me a much greater appreciation for (and understanding of) the terpsichorean art. So this season I was especially interested in a couple of...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 28, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Stage, Stagestruck
Four plays I saw last week at Berkshire theater companies demonstrate the variety and versatility of the region’s summer stages: a musical born of adolescent angst; a period piece with – a rarity in any season – an all-African-American cast; a glossy drama about...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 23, 2015 | Stagestruck
Leo, a free-spirited 21-year-old, has just completed a 4,000-mile cross-country bicycle trip when he turns up at the Greenwich Village apartment of his 91-year-old grandmother. He’s not just road-weary but soul-sore, having endured a tragedy on the road. During the...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 23, 2015 | Stagestruck
“Hello” is the key word in two shows running at the Berkshire Theatre Group. One is a musical from the 1950s about a telephone answering service and an outgoing girl (more on that term below) who can turn a subway car full of strangers into a dance party. The other is...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 22, 2015 | Stagestruck
Last summer saw the Valley’s oldest-established children’s theater uproot and hit the road, while a brand new one took up residence at the old stand. This year PaintBox Theater has settled into what would seem at a glance to be an unlikely new home, while NCTKids is...
