Tag: Alexander Sovronsky

The play that ends the first half of the program, 'Pipeline' written by Michael Brady and directed by Julianne Boyd, is utterly moving and effective as three exuberant protestors on the edge of a mountain forest in south Berkshire County are confronted by an actual moment of disaster.

Every soul's open injuries are bared here; everyone's personal fears and qualms and hopes and dreams coalesce into a tapestry of distorted recollections.

Deb Koffman's "Drawing as Mindfulness Practice" workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to watch their minds; stay connected to their hearts; follow their authentic impulses; make mistakes without consequences; tap into their natural, ordinary, unique creativity; and find the essential beauty in anything.

At Barrington Stage Company, "The Cake" stars, and I mean stars, Debra Jo Rupp as the baker with dreams and delusions, desires and desserts.

For much of what works, thanks goes to the director, Matthew Penn, who has taken the play to a higher plane than the script calls for.

This year, the seventh, we get to know some writers with delicious senses of humor and some characters we will never forget.