by Jeremy Gardner | Jul 23, 2009 | Stage
Hampshire Shakespeare Company presents an adaptation of Shakespeare's wild romantic comedy Twelfth Night this week. Set in the Caribbean in the 1930s, the company's version of the classic tale brings a Latin twist to one of the Bard's most accessible...
by Michael Cimaomo | Oct 8, 2009 | Stage
For those who like their medieval plays with a dash of craziness, the Renaissance Theater Company proudly presents Francis Beaumont's Knight of the Burning Pestle as their first production of the school year. This groundbreaking 17th-century satire is more Monty...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 30, 2009 | Stage
This summer, Shakespeare & Company are staging more actual Shakespeares than usual, including all three of the mainstage productions and one in the new Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre that's usually home to contemporary work. Now playing are two of the great...
by James Heflin | Oct 8, 2009 | Stage
Two UMass alumnae, Irada Djelassi and Katherine Hooper, come to town this week with the dance troupe they co-direct, BoSoma—Boston Somatic Dance Company. Four other alumnae dance with the troupe. The co-directors also present a lecture on starting a non-profit...
by Chris Rohmann | Jul 30, 2009 | Stage
"Dying is easy. Comedy is hard." Those famous last words, variously attributed to a number of great actors, are famous because every performer knows they're true. It's all, as they say, in the timing. The throwaway quip, the perfectly placed punch...
