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Chester Theatre Company artistic director Byam Stevens is testing audiences by dedicating three productions to playwright Arlene Hutton.
From Portland to Hollywood, Anna Kendrick is on a meteoric rise
Yasmina Reza's "Art" resembles nothing so much as the white-on-white painting over which its three characters battle.
Shakespeare & Company's "The Taster" samples theatrical styles of past and present.
Now, in the midst of an economy that went sour a year after WHAT's expansion, and in a location disproportionately dependent on the dollars of tourists, retirees, and seasonal residents, the…
"The Guardsman" looks handsome enough, but that only increases the feeling that we're viewing a museum piece brought out of deep storage.
"The Rise and Fall of Annie Hall" tells the story of theatrical ambition and its costs.
After "The Wire," Seth Gilliam turned down two TV police drama roles to avoid being typecast. This week he stars on the Boston Common in a free production.
Thompson's Richard commands the stage as powerfully as did his Othello, but in an utterly different way.
It's hard to see how the idea that everyone in the world is separated by only six people ever seemed fresh - or how the play ever became a hit.
Once upon a time, there was a little theater company (called Company One), where seven playwrights created their own versions of the Grimm stories.
Actor John Douglas Thompson, who plays the title role in a new Shakespeare & Company production starting tonight in Lenox, is trying to find the truths behind the lies.
With "Pool Boy" set to make its premiere at Barrington Stage, everything's going swimmingly for playwright Nikos Tsakalakos.
Making the most of the problematic set-up is Rebecca Brooksher, who is immediately winning, as well as physically evocative, as Molly.
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" is likely to be the funniest show you'll see all summer - or all year.
