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The Egremont Barn storms back, with new owners and big plans

"This is a community place, and that’s why we bought it, because we believe in community and we believe in providing that," said new co-owner of The Barn Heather Thompson. "We’re really, really excited.”

Preview Part II: “Private Eyes,’ the play itself

“Private Eyes” is not a linear story, told in linear time or space. It is much more real than that. It is like life going on.

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.

Review II: Henry IV (and IV) — Entertaining, not insightful

Epstein is good at telling a dramatic story well. However, he forgets that the plays of Shakespeare are not about the stories alone but about the inner truths discovered by the characters.

Review: ‘Julius Caesar,’ a play for our blood-dimmed times

It's a great play. Filled with action and philosophy this theatrical expression of a man's difficulties, regrets and resolutions is wildly entertaining

A delectable rendering of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at Shakespeare & Company

Thanks to the genius of Director Tony Simotes, we find everything we love and a great deal more in this production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Nature’s Bounty: Lenox farmers market opens in dramatic setting

Having the farmers market on Shakespeare & Company’s grounds is quite different from the more typical environment of parking lots. The theatre’s actors often perform Shakespearean sketches on picnic tables.
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