“This was an unusual year for the awards. Theaters at all levels saw not just nominations but awards. It was an exciting competition,” said Berkshire Theatre Critics Association President J. Peter Bergman.
Stanton described the mood of the camp, and the water protectors as peaceful but determined in “non-violent resistance. People are clear that they are at the camp in prayer,” he said. “It is a sacred space — the feeling you get is somber, a real sense of purpose, some joy and laughter.”
--Jeremy Stanton, leader of the Fire Roasted catering delegation that helped feed 2,500 Thanksgiving Day dinners to protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline
The Berkshire Edge is partnering with OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College, to bring the Edge beyond your screen and out into the classroom.
The big patterns here are outlying theaters putting on shows already seen in the Berkshires and a slew of inventive and new plays and musicals making our stages into their try-out venues.
