Tag: Diane Prusha

Characters prevail with a splendid trio of Shakespeare & Company veterans, who take on colloquial (and fully comprehensible) English accents.

It is deceptively simple, but there are so many layers of truth, humor, history and relationships that to dig through the surrounding fields of emotion to find the right spot for each and every one of them must have been a remarkable experience.

Seldom are audiences treated to such excellent ensemble acting.

I also recently had the distinct pleasure of speaking with another friend and fellow actor/playwright, Anne Undeland. We spoke about her brand new play “Lady Randy,” which is about Winston Churchill’s mother, Jennie Jerome.

“The strings of the heart” is artistic director Allyn Burrows’ concept theme for the summer and he has chosen a quartet of very contemporary plays to flesh out the idea.

In both dramatizations, authentic adaptation, uncluttered direction and skillful acting prevail for two acts of sophisticated storytelling.

Good one-act plays with more than one actor are becoming rare, so these are a must-see.

Of the Berkshires, Finn Wittrock acknowledges that he "was in a community that cared about artistic expression, and Shakespeare & Company was the springboard for my career."

Pythagoras Theatre Works will present two plays adapted from short stories by Edith Wharton and adapted by playwright and Shakespeare & Company founding member Dennis Krausnick, including cast members Corinna May, Diane Prusha, and David Joseph.

Michael Specter, a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1998, focuses on science, technology, and public health.