theatre

"The Liar" at Shakespeare and Company

Joe Donahue — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:12:00 +0000

The Liar was originally penned by the classic 17th Century playwright Pierre Corneille, in 1664. The play as all of the ingredients of a perfect French farce - a tangled web of lies, misdirected advances, and the unmistakable confusion of love.

Shakespeare and Company is producing an adaptation by award-winning American playwright, David Ives, which merges the iambic humor of classic verse with a contemporary twist.

We are joined by director Kevin G. Coleman and actors David Joseph and Alexandra Lincoln.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at The Theatre Institute at Sage

Joe Donahue — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:10:00 +0000

The Theatre Institute at Sage is putting on a production of Edward Albee’s classic, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. The play, which turns 50 this years, is directed by David Baecker and pits two couples in a long night of vicious games. This blended student and faculty staging in the Meader Little Theatre stars David Bunce and Leigh Strimbeck – who joins us to to talk about the production.

James Sheldon

Joe Donahue — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:35:00 +0000

A new play entitled The Bonus Room will debut at the Grange Theatre in Copake, NY, for eight performances on the weekends of September 28-30 and October 5-7. The play is a light-hearted look at white-collar crime and the loss of trust in America, by Hudson Valley playwright James Sheldon.

James Sheldon’s previous play, Shiverman, opened this spring in London, where it has been nominated as Best New Play of the Year by the Off-West End Awards.

To learn more about The Bonus Room, call 845-677-4446.

Stageworks/Hudson - Tomorrow in the Battle

Joe Donahue — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:10:00 +0000

Kieron Barry’s new play, Tomorrow in the Battle, finds Simon, a heart surgeon, in a heated affair with Jennifer who is a successful a young investor that he met at an opera. Though oblivious to her husband’s betrayal, Simon’s wife Anna has contrived a romantic seduction of her own. With their secrets deepening in risk and intensity, the past and present intertwine, thrusting them toward a desperate moment that changes their lives forever.

Berkshire Fringe and Wardrobe Ensemble

Joe Donahue — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:12:15 +0000

In 2005, Bazaar Productions launched the first season of The Berkshire Fringe, a 21-day festival of theater, dance, music and multi-media works by emerging voices from across the United States.

WordXWord Festival 2012

Joe Donahue — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:10:13 +0000

The WordXWord Festival is an 8-day festival taking place at a variety of venues in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Venues range from store fronts to stages, studios to street corners, and rooftops to restaurants. Word X Word was founded in 2009 by Jim Benson, and he joins us with a preview this morning along with Leigh Strimbeck who will tell us about her new WAM Theatre piece about the impact of social media on women's lives.

Michael Whitney - Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Proctors

Joe Donahue — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:47:24 +0000

We welcome Niskayuna native, Michael Whitney, to the show to talk about what it's like to be on the road with the touring production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The show is running on the main-stage at Proctors through Sunday.