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AT THE TRIPLEX: The movies you have missed

November 17 marked The Triplex’s first anniversary since reopening, and as we head into 2025, we will be looking back at the movies, events, and moments that made for a remarkable year at The Triplex.

CrossFit and Berkshire Edge team up to celebrate Karen Chase’s memoir, ‘Polio Boulevard’

Polio is something I never talked to anyone about. Since the age of 10 I’ve not had this conversation with another person who’s had polio. -- Karen Chase, author of "Polio Boulevard."

Lost Silence

The young poet, Matthew Vernon Whalan , now back at Marlboro College in Vermont, muses about silences, real and imagined.

South Mountain concerts open with superb Escher String Quartet

The South Mountain Chamber Music series was first organized nearly 100 years ago, decades before Tanglewood got off the ground.

Film review: ‘Calvary,’ the Catholic Church in the cross-hairs

"Calvary" turns out to be a very black comedy about the state of the Catholic Church and the human condition in microcosm.

‘Polio Boulevard’: A courageous account of illness and recovery

The strength required to survive such an ordeal is more than ought to be demanded of any nine-year-old girl at any moment in history.

Review: Enchanting Rachmaninoff, lethargic Ninth conclude Tanglewood season

Perhaps, however, in playing this piece year after year to close the Tanglewood season, the BSO has forgotten what a pregnant masterpiece it really is.

Review: A chilly night at Tanglewood for Beethoven and Prokofiev

The BSO has a long and commendable tradition of offering chamber music from members of the orchestra at 6 p.m. on Friday evenings, free to anyone who has a ticket to enter the grounds.

A revealing, satisfying ‘Full Monty’ at the Mac-Haydn

This is a perfect show with which to bring to a close the principal season (there is a fall show to come) for this best of all summer stock houses in this region.

Tanglewood: The Gospel according to Jeremy Denk

There was no air of showboating. Denk’s formidable technique was entirely put to the service of musical expression.

I am here and this is now

A poem and collage by The Edge's Some Guy Upstairs.

Review: ‘Tomorrow in the Battle,’ must-see world premiere revival at Stageworks

“Tomorrow in the Battle” is memorable, penetrating theater that will make you think and feel. Who knows. It may even be a masterpiece.

Review: ‘Dancing Lessons’ is signature Julianne Boyd

Director Julianne Boyd, who has a knack and a flair going for these intimate plays, has brought her finest touches to this show.

Review: ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,’ Chekhov in ‘Berkshire’ County

Shakespeare & Company is known for its revelatory clarity of dense speech as well as for its comic abilities. It was made for this play.

Magic and whimsy at Jacob’s Pillow: ‘Chalk and Soot’

They gave new meaning to the ancient integration of music and dance, pioneered in modern times by Sergey Diaghilev and his colleagues in the Ballets Russes.

Review: ‘Mum Bett’s Minute,’ and the passion for freedom

"If one minute's freedom had been offered to me, and I had been told I must die at the end of that minute, I would have taken it — just to stand one minute on God's Earth a free woman." -- Mum Bett, in Jesse Waldinger's "Mum Bett's Minute"

Review I: Henry IV (and IV) at Shakespeare & Company is a hoot

This is Jonathan Epstein's moment of glory, and he deserves every kudo he is getting from this writer right now. The work is risky and the result is wonderful.