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Ghent Playhouse Seeking Directors for 2012-2013 Theatre Season
Posted on January 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe Ghent Playhouse, a non-profit, community theatre located at 6 Town Hall Place (on the corner of Route 66 and Town Hall Place) in Ghent, NY is currently accepting proposals from directors interested in submitting productions for its 2012-2013 season. Those interested may submit up to three... -
From NEA Arts: Community’s the Thing-The Importance of the Summer Theater Festivals to the Berkshires
Posted on December 30, 2011 | No CommentsIn the summer of 1850, David Dudley Field, Jr., an attorney and homeowner in Western Massachusetts’ Berkshire County, arranged a picnic for notable authors and a handful of Berkshire citizens atop Monument Mountain near Great Barrington. That luncheon was said to have sparked the friendship... -
Barrington Stage iCritic™ Detroit Project Wins Challenge
Posted on October 25, 2011 | No CommentsPITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Monday, October 10, five projects that offer innovative models for local arts journalism received funding and were named finalists of the Knight Foundation/National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Community Arts Journalism Challenge, founded this summer to find new ways to use technology to... -
S&Co. Company Member Johnny Lee Davenport Wins Elliot Norton Award
Posted on September 12, 2011 | No CommentsCongratulations to Johnny Lee Davenport who recently won the prestigious Elliot Norton Award for Best Actor at a Mid-size Theater for his work in “Broke-ology” (Lyric Stage Company of Boston). Davenport is also featured in this month’s issue of Boston Magazine profiling the awards. ... -
Creative Opportunities + Grants
Posted on August 30, 2011 | 1 CommentFind other creative opportunities and grants at Artsake, Berkshire Art Start, Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the New York Foundation for the Arts. SEPTEMBER Public Art Chattanooga: Call for Sculptors Deadline: September 6, 2011 Public Art... -
Stockbridge Native Launches Cabaret Career, Maureen O’Flynn to open Berkshire Cabaret’s First Season
Posted on August 16, 2011 | No CommentsWorld-renowned soprano, Maureen O’Flynn is launching her second musical career and it all begins here in the Berkshires at the grand opening of the Berkshire Cabaret. For just four nights from August 28th through August 31st. Ms. O’Flynn, who has been a regular at... -
Deval Patrick to perform at third annual Word X Word
Posted on August 16, 2011 | No CommentsExcerpts of “A Reason to Believe” to become part of the festival’s spoken word performance legacy Pittsfield, MA - Deval Patrick, the governor of Massachusetts, will share “lessons from an improbable life” during the third annual Word X Word Festival. This year’s Word X Word festival, August 13-20, will... -
From WAMC: Berkshires-based “iCritic” Viewed as Next Step in the Evolution of Theater Promotion and Criticism
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsPITTSFIELD, MA (WAMC) – Just prior to their June 17 evening production of “Guys and Dolls,” Pittsfield-based Barrington Stage Company opened their “iCritic” booth; a photo-booth like structure next to their lobby and box-office that allows theatergoers to record a video of their thoughts and... -
Be a part of Made in the Berkshires
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsMade in the Berkshires, Berkshire Theatre Festival’s just announced New Works Festival, will be a celebration of the richness and diversity of visual arts we have in the Berkshires. Held over two weekends in October at both the Colonial and the Unicorn, Made in the... -
From the Berkshire Eagle: Theater groups might unite
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 1 CommentBy Tony Dobrowolski, Berkshire Eagle Staff Thursday November 18, 2010 Representatives of the Berkshire Theatre Festival and the Colonial Theatre have been discussing a potential collaboration that would include the staging of some BTF productions at the landmark Pittsfield venue starting this summer. Kate Maguire,...
