Theatre: Don't Wait to See Godot
David Adkins, Stephen DeRosa and David Schramm; photo by Kevin Sprague
You probably first read or saw Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot when you were in college and you probably recall it as a life-changing experience (though no doubt the details are fuzzy.) The cleverly calibrated production at the Berkshire Theatre Festival will remind you why Godot is one of the great plays of the 20th century.
Free Cultural Community Days: Bring the Kids!
Mortal Beasts and Deities will entertain at Music Mountain on Saturday
This weekend, two venerable cultural institutions—the 80-year Berkshire Theatre Festival (on Friday) and the 78-year Music Mountain Chamber Music Festival (on Saturday)—are hosting free, family-oriented open houses to engage and encourage the support of future generations
Movies: Rankings & Local SchedulesAll of the movies playing in our region listed in order of their critical acclaim, along with links to the theaters and trailers, too. Would you like butter with your popcorn | 
Theatre: Why Noël Now?Remember when professors asked you to compare and contrast? Well, you can take a short course in Noël Coward this month with
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Cinemas Paradiso Close at HandWhile we cannot guarantee chaise-side cocktail service at the venues in our region that feature outdoor movie nights this summer, as in the photo at left, we can promise that seeing movies under the stars is intoxicating in its own way— in fact, far more exhilarating than it logically ought to be. After all, we watch movies all the time, and the blackened sky is ours for the asking every single night. So why is the combination so special? Can’t really say, except that, like an outdoor shower, it tastes ever-so-slightly of forbidden fruit. |
