Animal House

As a young actor Peter Riegert (“Local Hero,” “Crossing Delancey,” “Animal House”) played Goldberg in “The Birthday Party,” overseen by Harold Pinter himself. One speech was particularly opaque. “I had no idea what it meant, but to say these words was to be Isaac Stern on the violin.” Learning to trust the writer.

Cast members from the 1978 classic National Lampoon’s Animal House are meeting for a reunion at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington…