by Chris Rohmann | Aug 15, 2007 | Stage
Two-HeadedBy Julie Jensen, directed by Marc Geller. Through August 18, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, (413) 298-5576.In September 1857, a wagon train bound for California camped in southwestern Utah near a Mormon settlement. The fanatical and paranoid Mormon...
by Advocate staff | Aug 22, 2007 | Stage
Ashfield’s Double Edge Theatre celebrates its 25th year this weekend with tales of Merlin, Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The Magician of Avalon is a collaboration with Charlestown Working Theatre of Boston, q-Staff Theatre of Albuquerque, New...
by Chris Rohmann | Feb 15, 2008 | Stage
Shakespeare & Company isn’t only about Shakespeare. Over 30 years they have salted their repertoire with non-classical fare, with an increasing emphasis on modern works. This summer, two of the troupe’s mainstage offerings are Shakespeares and two are...
by Sarah Feldberg | Feb 20, 2008 | Stage
Cultural nostalgia and myopia tend to make family psychodramas seem like a symptom of modern malaise as “discovered” by Mr. Freud and dramatized by Mr. Allen. Tony Kushner reminds us that intergenerational conflicts are timeless in his adaptation of Pierre...
by Sarah Gibbons | Feb 21, 2008 | Stage
In Russia, the circus has long been a higher art form, one nearly as revered as ballet. Due to Catherine the Great’s patronage, the circus was quickly woven into Russia’s cultural tapestry, and highly competitive state circus schools were eventually...
