Monthly Archives: February 2012

New British Play About Intersection of Dawn of Cinema and Jewish Life to Screen at The Clark and the Mahaiwe Live in HD from London’s National Theatre

(WILLIAMSTOWN and GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Travelling Light, a new tragicomic fable of enchantment by renowned U.K. playwright Nicholas Wright, about the invention of the movies, pre-World War I Jewish life, and the price one pays for artistic passion and commitment, will be screened Live in HD from London’s National Theatre at The Clark in…

Synth-Funk Dance Party at MASS MoCA with Gordon Voidwell

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.)  – On Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 8 p.m., MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center will be filled with 1980s outfits and dancers moving to a mix of pop, new wave, and funk at a Synth Funk Dance Party hosted by Gordon Voidwell. The New York native brings his unique dance anthems to North…

WAM Theatre 2012 Season to Include 24hr Project, Devised Theater Work During WordxWord Festival, and World Premiere of New Susan Dworkin Play

WAM Theatre cofounders Kristen van Ginhoven and Leigh Strembeck

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – WAM Theatre’s third season will include the second 24hr Berkshires/Capital Region Theatre Project showcasing five new works by women playwrights with everything written, rehearsed and performed in 24 hours; a new piece of devised theatre entitled Women & Technology created and performed during the WordXWord Festival in August; and the world premiere…

‘Learned Ladies’ Opens with Flurry of Activity, Including Talk by Poet Laureate Richard Wilbur

Photos by Kevin Sprague/Courtesy Shakespeare & Company (LENOX, Mass.) – Founding Shakespeare & Company artistic director Tina Packer’s production of Molière’s farce The Learned Ladies opens this weekend with a special brunch, a talkback with The Learned Ladies translator and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and U.S. Poet Laureate  Richard Wilbur, and a colorful display of…

Cranwell Resort Names New Wedding Sales Executive

(LENOX, Mass.) – Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club announced the appointment of Tanya Matthews to the position of Wedding Sales Executive. Matthews will be responsible for the sales and coordination of year-round weddings and social events at Cranwell Resort. Bringing more than 16 years of catering and sales experience, Matthews has served in various…

Chester Theatre Company Gains a Home of Its Own

(CHESTER, Mass.) – After 22 years of renting various spaces for its administrative offices, Chester Theatre Company (CTC) has finally taken possession of a property to call its own. With the gift of its current headquarters at 4 Main Street by owners J. Andrew Myers and Martin Wohl, the theater company is no longer homeless,…