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At a theater near you: ‘No Other Land’

This Academy Award-winning documentary still has no distributor.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Artney Jackson’ at WTF offers quiet yet powerful social commentary

“Artney Jackson” creates a world where dreams and the workday co-exist.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Artney Jackson’ at WTF is enjoyable but predictable

Predictable in plot, riddled with happy endings and beautifully performed in a pristine space, this world premiere production is an easy play to sit back and enjoy.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘The Closet,’ a hilariously wicked satire at WTF

If Beane weren’t gay, he probably couldn’t get away with this parody, but that kind of thinking is exactly what Beane is lampooning.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘The Sound Inside,’ one-of-a-kind premiere at WTF

A strange experience and probably not to everyone's taste, it is an extreme display of negative energy utilized in a positive fashion.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘The Closet’ at WTF engenders delight, insight and ‘honest laughter’

This is a laugh-out-loud comedy that pleases on so many levels, makes a statement or two and releases an audience's need to ignore what's going on outside the theater for a bit over two hours.

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.

ArtCountry provides exceptional cultural experiences in 2018

What is actually new about ArtCountry in 2018? Quite a bit: discounts on admissions, package deals with three local hotels. The ArtCountry Summer Pass ($50), new in 2018, includes discounted museum admissions, a 20 percent WCMA gift shop discount and discounted ticket prices for Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Bits & Bytes: Railroad Street Youth Project awards scholarships; ‘Hamilton’s Women’ at Ventfort Hall; ‘Complementary Eloquence;’ Berkshire Theatre Awards

Railroad Street Youth Project's Railroad Street Youth Student Empowerment scholarship provides an opportunity for students to explore their after-high school options.

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THEATRE REVIEW: WTF’s ‘Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow’ — Chekhov it ain’t

This work is certainly never dull. However it never provides a new idea or thought ... nor does it leave us feeling that we have experienced a new work, but only a second-rate version of something we have known for eons.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Moby-Dick’ marathon; ‘The Listening Project;’ Bobby Sweet at Sandisfield Arts Center; Fresh Takes Play Reading Series

In celebration of the anniversary of the birth of author Herman Melville, Herman Melville’s Arrowhead will host a marathon reading of the classic Melville novel “Moby-Dick.”

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘The Clean House’ at WTF — stellar cast in a dark comedy

The magical realism of Ruhl's fine play is almost a warning to the audience: We are alerted to the possibilities of what the world holds in store for us.

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘The Roommate’ at WTF, with an indomitable spirit

It is summer for these women on stage and they transform summer into an attractive fall: a fall from grace, a fall from anxiety and a fall into the autumn of our lives.

REVIEW: At Williamstown, ‘The Model American,’ and the march toward Trumpism

What they have put onto the stage is a miracle of steps into what it means to be an American, a Trump-like American.

Business Briefs: Forest Springs groundbreaking; Entry to Entrepreneurship showcase; ArtCountry consortium; planned giving seminar; media prize call for entries

Following a curriculum co-developed by BerkShares and the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center’s Berkshire Regional Office, students are taught by guest speakers each week and mentored by members of the community.
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