by Chris Rohmann | Aug 2, 2013 | Stagestruck
Two shows on Barrington Stage’s two stages look at dichotomies in the fabric of American life—on the fringes of that fabric, perhaps. In The Chosen, two worldviews clash, mingle and reconcile through the friendship of two Jewish boys in postwar Brooklyn....
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 6, 2013 | Stagestruck
The summer is barely half over, it seems, and already two Valley theaters are wrapping up their seasons. This weekend sees the year’s final performances at the Ko Festival of Performance in Amherst and New Century Theater in Northampton.NCT’s wide-ranging,...
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 9, 2013 | Stagestruck
The title of Annie Baker’s absorbing play Body Awareness works on several levels. It relates to “Body Awareness Week” at a semi-fictional New England college (Baker grew up in Amherst, so even though the play takes place in “Shirley,...
by Chris Rohmann | Aug 16, 2013 | Stagestruck
When Samuel Murez discovered Shakespeare as a kid, he was entranced by the extravagant language, dashing actors and epic action. As he grew older, he developed a fuller understanding and deeper appreciation of the poet’s genius. But, he says, he’s never...
by Chris Rohmann | Sep 17, 2013 | Stagestruck
Ah, those Berkshire “cottages,” the euphemism itself so evocative of the massive wealth that built them and the easy superiority that occupied them—stone mansions nestled in the hills, summer retreats for the New York elite of the Gilded Age, so...
