StageStruck: Pressure-Cooker Plays

StageStruck: Pressure-Cooker Plays

One of the thrills of summer theater, for actors and audience alike, is its pressure-cooker schedule. The rehearsal period for each show is usually less than two weeks, challenging the actors to put together convincing performances without the luxury of extended...
Stage Struck: Double Header

Stage Struck: Double Header

In these even-tougher times for the arts, the one-person play is enjoying an enforced resurgence. Shakespeare & Company mounted three of them this year, Amherst's Ko Festival formed its whole summer season around solo shows, and now the Berkshire Theatre...
StageStruck: On the Fringe

StageStruck: On the Fringe

Two companies situated on the fringes of the Berkshires invite adventurous playgoers to step outside the comfort zones of the region's major summer theaters. Both Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield and the Berkshire Fringe in Great Barrington specialize in original...
Romeo & Juliet Cubed

Romeo & Juliet Cubed

The stars are aligning for those "star-crossed lovers," as three separate versions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet hit the stage in the coming weeks.Each production comes to the classic romance from a different perspective. A touring company captures...

Grease Is Still The Word

After all these years, Grease is still the word. The beloved rock musical returns to the stage courtesy of the New England Youth Theatre of Brattleboro. Aug. 6-7, 7:30 p.m., August 8-9, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $7.50/ students, $9.50/ seniors, $11.50/ general, New...