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THEATRE REVIEW: Dorset Theatre Festival’s witty and wonderful ‘Slow Food’ keeps you laughing

This is more than a simple comedy. It is about the interpersonal skills that keep a marriage alive and well.

‘Mrs. Christie’ is a brilliant, creative treat

In a letter to the editor, Richard Sherman writes, "The story mixed humor, drama and 'whodunit' perfectly and resulted in a well-deserved and rousing standing ovation."

THEATRE REVIEW: Dorset Theatre Festival’s slightly confusing ‘Mrs. Christie’ misses the mark

Too much has been drawn from Agatha Christie's fiction, forced onto the reality of her life and left to the audience to sort out while the play is going on.

Bits & Bytes: Pleasant Valley celebration; Karen Allen at Dorset Theatre Festival; Andrea Harrington at Becket Arts Center; ‘Make Space for All You Need’;...

Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington will appear Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Becket Arts Center for a frank discussion about issues of criminal justice reform.

THEATRE REVIEW: Dorset Theatre Festival’s intriguing ‘DIG’ a comedy with emotional, tear-jerking scenes

There is an awkward reality on the Dorset stage that feels right, that comes together for the sake of exploring what makes unusual people tick.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Pipeline’ new play series; ‘Networking Victorian-Style’ at Ventfort Hall; ‘Food for Thought’ dinner; Blackstone Valley String Quartet

Though the Penny Post facilitated family ties, promoted business and spread information to an ever-widening postal “network,” it also became a tool for blackmail, slander, unsolicited mass mailings and junk mail.

THEATRE REVIEW: Dorset Theatre Festival’s ‘Private Lives’ is a first-class production

It is always surprising when a play that is now 89 years old still has its get-up-and-go, its gumption, its humor relatively intact and its impact just as imperative as it used to when first seen.

THEATRE REVIEW: DTF’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ fills the stage with delicious portraits of classic romance-novel characters

As good as the script is, the bulk of the awarding here must go to the director for directing this comedy romance in such a clever, swift, well-timed fashion.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Skeleton Crew’ creates unique opportunity to learn while appreciating art

The director's sewing machine has created a seamless garment of humanity on the Dorset stage.

Business Briefs: BTCF summer arts grant deadlines; Nonprofit Boot Camp; Diane Wortis joins Jacob’s Pillow; Community Day at Salisbury Bank; Dorset Theatre Festival Community...

The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires will hold a one-day Nonprofit Boot Camp Wednesday, July 11, which will cover the basics of nonprofit management including governance, finance, fundraising, legal and best practices.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Cry It Out’ at Dorset, a moving tale about two new mothers

I love plays where the two principals are changed by knowing one another, and that seems to be the goal of this author: to show how this closeness and community sensibility in new motherhood can alter character.

Berkshire Theatre Critics Association defines categories for third season

The object of the selection of winners is not to single out the “best” in any category, but to reward the outstanding elements of the season, the work that is not possible to forget, that stands out, that exemplifies excellence.

Business Briefs: Holiday farmers’ markets; Audubon Sharon director departs; Dorset Theatre Festival expands leadership team

New this year is the availability of the Healthy Incentives Program, in which Berkshire Grown is one of 40 Massachusetts nonprofits participating.

Bits & Bytes: Active shooter training; ‘Awakening Wild;’ Women Artists Writing group presentation; antique furniture talk; ‘Growing Up in the 50’s’

The goal of the ALICE program is to provide individuals with survival-enhancing options for critical moments in the gap between when a violent situation begins and when law enforcement arrives on the scene.

Bits & Bytes: Murray Dewart at Chesterwood; Goldman-Price at Knosh & Knowledge; ‘Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery;’ scarecrow-making clinic

Silly accents and disguises abound as five actors portray over 40 characters in 'Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,' featuring Liz Wisan as Sherlock Holmes.

Bits & Bytes: BIFF wraps up 12th festival; New Play Reading series; advocating for healthy food; Paul Çelebi at the Southfield Church; golf classic...

On June 4, the Berkshire International Film Festival wrapped up its 12th festival with luminaries such as Christopher Plummer, John Carroll Lynch, Karen Allen, Steven Cantor, Sheila Nevins, David Edelstein and Paul Krugman as well as 40 filmmakers in attendance.
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