Smart Apps vs. Obamacare

Health care costs in the U.S. have been rising so steadily for so long that containment barely seems possible. Even optimists don’t dream of cutting the price tag. As its official name—the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—suggests,...

Alternative Theater

Most of the region's summer theaters are up and running, with a couple more still waiting in the wings. A glance through the schedules—and the ticket prices—reveals two interesting disparities: between the Valley and the Berkshires, and in the hills...
Dream Theater

Dream Theater

There's never much danger of boredom at a Double Edge Theatre performance. There is, however, an occasional sense of real danger—actors swing through the air, rappel down buildings, and have close encounters with fire. Theirs is theater of physicality and...
Shaggy Dog Story

Shaggy Dog Story

My Pal GeorgeWritten and performed by Rick Cleveland; directed by Eric Simonson. Through July 21, Berkshire Theatre Festival (Unicorn Theatre), Main Street, Stockbridge, (413) 298-5576.Two summers ago, Rick Cleveland sat at a center-stage table in the Berkshire...
Younger but Wiser

Younger but Wiser

Kimberly AkimboBy David Lindsay-Abaire; directed by Ed Golden. Through July 28 at New Century Theatre, Theater 14, Smith College, 413-587-3933.This is about those families where the parents are immature and irresponsible, so the kids have to grow up too fast. It...