Amie Lytle News

The Harbor Stage Company continues its 5th season with the World Premiere of an original comedy by Harbor co-founder Brenda Withers. Set in an imagined province of 19th century Russia, The Kritik tells the story of a small-town writer struggling to turn in his first honest review. Originally commissioned by the Professional Actors Training Program at UNC Chapel Hill, the faux-period piece offers a spirited look at candor, corruption, and community.

 Previews for WAM Theatre's mainstage production of Holy Laughter by Catherine Trieshmann start on Thursday, October 29 and run through Saturday, October 31 at 7:30 pm at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center at 36 Linden Street in Pittsfield. Tickets for preview performances are just $18. This developmental workshop production officially opens at the 2 pm performance on Sunday, November 1, and continues performances Fridays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 2 & 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm through November 22. The production is recommended for ages 13 and up.

As usual, WAM Theatre is offering a variety of audience enrichment events in conjunction with their fall MainStage production. This year's events include a lobby display featuring this year's beneficiaries, talkbacks with the cast and design team and a writing workshop on comedy with the playwright.

As rehearsals begin for WAM Theatre's fall MainStage production of HOLY LAUGHTER the company is basking in the glow of a successful season of 'Fresh Takes' Play Readings. Curated by WAM's Artistic Associate Molly Clancy, all five of this year's plays were penned by living female playwrights,  directed by women and featured many local professional theatre artists.

Tickets are now on sale for WAM Theatre's fall MainStage production of Holy Laughter, scheduled for for October 29-November 22 at the St. Germain Stage in the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center in Pittsfield. This poignant comedy follows Abigail, an Episcopal priest who finds that the reality of leading a church is radically and hilariously different than what she learned in seminary. Hymns, liturgical dance and a wicked tongue lift playwright Catherine Trieschmann's antic portrait of a small, struggling congregation to comic heights. This will be the first workshop production of this new play, which is still in development.

The Harbor Stage Company's 2014 season will open tonight, June 19th with a dynamic new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's enduring masterpiece, Uncle Vanya.

The Harbor Stage Company's 2014 season will open on Thursday, June 19th with a dynamic new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's enduring masterpiece, Uncle Vanya.

Building on the momentum garnered by two groundbreaking seasons, the Harbor Stage Company returns to its iconic seaside home for another summer of challenging live performance.

NOT JENNY is not a holiday show, but its pay-what-you-can admission policy is Bridge Repertory Theater of Boston's gift to the city. MJ Halberstadt's world premiere play is a dark comedy with characters who would be at home in an Edward Albee or Tracy Letts vehicle.

Fresh from a string of sold out performances of their critically acclaimed Hedda Gabler, the newly minted Harbor Stage Company launches the second production of their inaugural season, Young Jean Lee's meditation on religion and ritual, Church. Helmed by founding member Brenda Withers, the piece reflects the upstart company's affinity for the most daring scripts and compelling voices on the contemporary theatrical landscape. The show runs July 18 through August 11, 2012.

Week Three of The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University's MFA Repertory Season (April 11 - 14) present scenes from Topdog/Underdog and Raised in Captivity, plus the one-act play, Brilliant Traces. Check out production photos below!