Western Mass Theatre Newsletter |
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October 22 - November 11, 2026 |
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| Smith College is seeking a male mid-40s performer for a production of Antigone, Presented by the Girls of St. Catherine’s by Madhuri Shekar. Please reach out to me if you are interested or have any questions!
The next issue will include events from October 29 - November 18. Submit upcoming events via the link below or by emailing me before Tuesday at midnight. Any questions, comments or feedback? Email me at westernmasstheatre@gmail.com
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| John Feffer presents The President October 30, 31, November 1, 4, 14, 15 st CitySpace in Easthampton Tickets and More Information |
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| Easthampton Theater Company presents Auditions for Godspell November 10 and 11 in Southampton Sign Up Here |
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| Pauline Productions presents Whispering Bones
Oct 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM First Congregational Church of Ashfield, 429 Main St.
Tickets and More Information |
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Stonesthrow Theater
The Burning Reed- An Evening with Jalaladdin Rumi
10/22-23 7:30 pm 10/24-25 2 pm
Wendell Meetinghouse 1 Morse Village Rd, Wrndell MA
For two weekends, Thursday through Sunday October 15-25, the newly formed Stonesthrow Theater will present The Burning Reed: An Evening with Jalaladdin Mohammed Rumi at the Wendell Meetinghouse, written and performed with new versions of Rumi’s stories and poems by Joe Laur, and directed by Tim Holcomb.
Evening performances are scheduled for October 15, 16, 17, 22 and 23 at 7:30 pm; 2:00 pm matinee performances are scheduled for October 18, 24 and 25. All performances take place at the Wendell Meetinghouse (1 Morse Village Rd. Wendell, MA). Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, or $10 for Card to Culture participants. Thursday tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Advance tickets are available at https://patron.wendellmeetinghouse.org/ticketing/wmh/catalog/events.
Why is a 13th Century Persian cleric the best-selling English language poet in the US? Why did Rumi refer to his impending death as his wedding night? What was the nature of his relationship with the wandering mystic Shams, and how did their closeness estrange his son and lead to the early death of his daughter-in-law?
These questions and more are addressed in a new one-person show being staged as the first offering of Stonesthrow Theater, a new theater company in residence at the 1846 Wendell Meetinghouse. The play is the brainchild of Joe Laur, who wrote the script and created original versions of dozens of Rumi’s poems and stories for the production. Laur also plays the title character of Jelaladdin Mohammed Balki, more widely known today as Rumi.
“I’ve been sitting with the idea of crafting a Rumi show for about 30 years, ever since I was first exposed to his poetry, primarily through the free verse translations of Coleman Barks”, Laur says. “Following the success and good reviews of my performance as The Captain in Court Dorsey’s original play Swamped last fall, I was inspired and encouraged to bring Rumi to the stage.”
Laur’s original versions of Rumi’s poems employed much the same process used by Coleman Barks in his widely read popular versions. However, instead of reaching back to late 19th and early 20th century scholarly English translations, as Barks did, Laur used Claude AI to locate the original Farsi sources, give word for word, literal translations, along with an explanation of key cultural and theological concepts, and then he crafted contemporary versions in his own voice.
“What I have reached for in my versions of Rumi’s writings is broad fidelity to the original text and poetry, while making it immediate and accessible to a contemporary audience. In all honesty, I think my versions are a little more faithful to the original cultural and theological themes than Barks’, while still speaking strongly to our current time.”
https://patron.wendellmeetinghouse.org/ticketing/wmh/catalog/events |
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DON’T DREAM IT. SEE IT!
K and E Theater Group Presents THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Northampton Center for the Arts, October 22-24, 2026
With 51 years of continuous productions, seen by over 40 million people around the world, Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW features some of the most iconic musical show stopping classics of all time, including “Dammit Janet,” “Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a Touch Me,” “Hot Patootie” and of course, “Time Warp,” the party floor-filler.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is the story of two squeaky clean college kids—Brad and his fiancée, Janet—on their way to visit their former college professor when by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a mansion. They meet the charismatic Dr. Frank-n-Furter, Riff Raff, Columbia, Magenta, Eddie, and Rocky. It is an adventure they would remember, for a very long time.
The production stars David Wallace as Dr. Frank N. Furter, Violet Falkowski as Riff Raff, Alyssa Burgwinkel as Magenta, Christopher Morey as Brad Majors, Rachel Lamarre as Janet Weiss, Rachel Wolk as Columbia, Nicco Palazzi as Rocky, and Kelly Gagner as Eddie and Dr. Scott.
The company also features Phantoms Gaia Ciano, Jennie Coletta, Nicki Elledge-Hickey, Kaihla A. Laurent, Lyndsey Raucher, Brendon Rogers, Griffin Ross, and Mena Wyman.
Adding another distinctly Rocky Horror element to the production, audiences will experience a rotating lineup of Narrators throughout the run featuring drag performers Magnolia Masquerade, Felicity V. Lay, Zella Cullatore, and Dame Judi Dentures, bringing their own personalities, humor, and flair to each performance.
Content Warning THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW contains mature themes, sexual content and innuendo, strong language, and references to violence. Audience discretion is advised.
Audience members are also asked to leave traditional Rocky Horror audience participation props at home. Outside props will not be permitted inside the theater.
Performance Schedule at Northampton Center for the Arts, 33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA Friday, October 16 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 17 at 8:00 PM and Midnight
Sunday, October 18 at 4:00 PM
Thursday, October 22 at 8:00 PM
Friday, October 23 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 24 at 8:00 PM and Midnight
Tickets are $28, plus applicable credit card processing fees. All performances are general seating.
Tickets and performance information for THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW are available at KETG.org. |
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WAM THEATRE - CAMP SIEGFRIED WAM brings American history to life.
Featuring Aristaia Yanakakis-Carroll & Taylor Dam
WAM Theatre proudly presents Camp Siegfried by Tony and Pulitzer Prize Winner Bess Wohl, directed by Artistic Director Genée Coreno. Based on a real Nazi summer camp in Long Island for youth of German descent, Camp Siegfried asks the question, who gets to decide who we become? WAM Theatre's Fall Mainstage runs October 16 - November 1, 2026, at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre and is approximately 90 minutes. Tickets are on sale now.
Summer, 1938. She's sixteen and everyone is telling her who she should be. Camp Siegfried reveals how easily charm and ritual can mask the spread of hatred. Featuring WAM debut actors Aristaia Yanakakis-Carroll (Her) and Taylor Dam (Him) the production delivers a timely exploration of the seductive power of fascism, the fragility of morality, and the frightening ways ideology can twist even the most ordinary moments.
Intriguing and intimate, Camp Siegfried reveals the unsettling history of Nazi summer camps in America. Behind the cheerful teenagers, dances, and first loves lies the pressure to conform, the ease of indoctrination, and the allure of power. The play asks us to sit with our own history and confront how a place like this happens.
“Aristaia and Taylor enter the world of Camp Siegfried with openness, vulnerability, and courage. At its heart, this is a coming-of-age story about two young people falling in love while grappling with identity, belonging, and what it means to be American in a time of profound conflict,” says Director Genée Coreno. “Their journey asks us to consider how we come of age inside the stories we inherit—and reminds us that American history is far more complex than the mythology we’re taught would ever allow us to see.”
After a critically acclaimed production of Rooted by Deborah Zoe Laufer this spring, WAM delves into the dangers of what it means to be seen, believed in, and come of age steeped in the rhetoric of hate. Camp Siegfried offers an up close and personal look at girlhood, how we author our own story, what it means to examine the past, and how we move on in the future.
"How do we keep this conversation alive?” playwright Bess Wohl asks. “How do we stay vigilant? It feels important not to just sweep it under the rug of history and not acknowledge the painful, dark moments in our past. Because that’s when I get worried about the future.”
TICKETS AND INFORMATION:
Camp Siegfried
Presented by: WAM Theatre
Playwright: Bess Wohl
Director: Genée Coreno
Dates: October 22 - November 1, 2026
Location: Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, Lenox, MA
Run Time: Approximately 90 minutes
Cast:
Features Special Events Including: Artist Network Night (October 16) Opening & Pre-Show Lobby Conversation (October 18) Post-show Panel & Talkbacks (October 23, 25, 29, & 30)
Tickets: Starting at $26. On Sale Now.
For tickets, artist bios, and more information about Camp Siegfried, visit: www.wamtheatre.com/camp-siegfried/ |
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MAJESTIC THEATER PRESENTS LEND ME A TENOR OCTOBER 22 THROUGH NOVEMBER 29 Much-beloved Modern Farce Blends High-Class Chaos With Comedy West Springfield’s Majestic Theater will present the second production of its 29th Season of plays with the popular comedy Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig. The show will open on October 22 and run through November 29 at the West Springfield venue. Myka Plunkett is directing the play, and Michael Garcia is stage manager. Iaslyn Lewis is assistant stage manager, and scenic designer is Dan Rist. Production manager is Marcus Kearns, lighting designer is James McNamara, and Dawn McKay is costume designer. The cast includes Sam Samuels (Saunders), Sarah Keyes (Maria), Peter Evangelista (Tito), Christopher Marcus (Max), Mona Tiglio (Julia), John Pagliarulo (Bellhop), Raya Malcolm (Maggie), and Dorine Tayts (Diana). Understudies include Nicholas Futris (Max & Bellhop), Abigail Drumm (Maggie), and Myka Plunkett (Juilia, Diana & Maria) Tickets to the plays range from $36-$39 and can be purchased in person at the box office, by calling (413) 747-7797, or online at www.majestictheater.com. Box office hours are Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
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Academy of Music Youth Program
Pinocchio: My Puppet Pal
Oct 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton MA
A new musical presented by the Academy of Music Youth programs! Follow Katie and her puppet pal, Pinocchio, as they journey to the Harvest Festival and along the way meet new pals and learn what it is to be a “real friend”. Performed by kids ages 6 – 10.
https://aomtheatre.com/aom_event/pinocchio-my-puppet-pal/
We will be offering 10 seats FREE OF CHARGE to any patrons who are EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders. To purchase these tickets, please visit or call the box office Tuesday through Friday between 3:00pm and 6:00pm. Limit 4 tickets per cardholder per show. Tickets are sold on a first-come-first-serve basis. |
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Scriptropolis Entertainment
Foes of a Minimum Wage Guard - a solo play
Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Northampton Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15.
Foes of a Minimum Wage Guard is a hilarious 65-minute one-man show featuring one performer playing 12 unforgettable characters. Follow Steve Smelly, an aging retail security guard, as he navigates the absurd, frustrating and often hilarious world of minimum-wage security work. Packed with comedy, colorful characters and unexpected twists, this fast-paced theatrical experience offers a funny look at life on the job. Come see one actor transform into an entire cast!
https://www.nohoarts.org/foes-of-a-minimum-wage-guard
Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:45 PM. Tickets are $15. The performance is PG-rated. A 15-minute audience Q&A will follow the show.
For tickets and more information, visit the Northampton Center for the Arts event page. |
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Playlist: Improv Inspired by Your Music Saturday, October 24th @ 7pm What music speaks to you? Now let it speak to us!
We'll get an earful of songs as our suggestions for this dynamic, improvised show. Each track will inspire a world full of original characters which will start to overlap in surprising ways. Featuring Maddy Benjamin, Gabriel CiFuentes, Ben Larrison, Evi Mahon, Jem O'Hara, Laura Patrick, Phoenix Rios, Pam Victor, and Sarah Zureick-Brown.
https://www.happiervalley.com/playlist.html |
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Devereux Productions
Crystal Eyes
10/24 at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm and 10/25 at 2:00 pm
LAVA Center, 324 Main St., Greenfield, MA
staged play reading of Betty Diamond's new comedy Crystal Eyes
Fran, Roman and Jean, neighbors in a NYC brownstone apartment building, are obsessed with a shop across the street, seen out Fran’s window, advertising Psychic Readings for $10. Convinced there is something shady going on, their efforts to expose Zara as a fraud ironically end up telling them much more about themselves than they expected.
tickets are available at the door. Suggested donation $10. we will open 30 minutes before show time for tickets |
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Pauline Productions
Whispering Bones: ghost stories
Oct 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Ashfield, 429 Main St. (route 116)
Back by popular demand for the 6th year. A cast of 6 actor-storytellers perform gothic, eerie, and funny tales featuring actors from western MA and upstate NY Dr. Betteroff Underhill (Kelvin Keraga) will emcee the afternoon's festivities. Settle in with a hot cider and get spooked for Halloween. Costumes welcome. Photo by Hatzel of Jeannine Haas
http://theticketing.co
Tickets available at Ashfield Hardware and at the Door (cash or check) Advanced Tickets: online $10-$25. Okay for kids 12+ More info: Paulinelive.com |
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Smith College Department of Theatre presents
The Secretaries by The Five Lesbian Brothers, directed by Tara Franklin
October 28, 29, 30, 31 – 7:30 pm – Hallie Flanagan Theatre
Set in and around the Cooney Lumber Mill in the early 1990s, the story follows a group of secretaries who are caught in a whirlwind of competition, manipulation, and sexual tension. Plus blood and chainsaws. The Secretaries leaves us with one question: How much are we willing to give up about ourselves in order to belong?
Tickets are available at smitharts.ludus.com. |
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Academy of Music Youth Program
Beetlejuice, Jr.
October 29 and 30 at 6:30 PM
Academy of Music Theatre, Northampton MA
It’s Showtime! Based on the blockbuster motion picture turned Broadway musical, Beetlejuice JR. tells the story of a strange and unusual teenager named Lydia Deetz, who is grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with death. Luckily for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuice to scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter shows his true stripes, unleashing a (Nether)world of pandemonium. With music and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Eddie Perfect and a book by the Tony Award–nominated pair Anthony King and Scott Brown, Beetlejuice was nominated for eight 2019 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical.
https://aomtheatre.com/aom_event/beetlejuice-jr/
We will be offering 10 seats FREE OF CHARGE to any patrons who are EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders. To purchase these tickets, please visit or call the box office Tuesday through Friday between 3:00pm and 6:00pm. Limit 4 tickets per cardholder per show. Tickets are sold on a first-come-first-serve basis.
BEETLEJUICE JR is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com |
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The President written and performed by John Feffer October 30, 31, November 1, 4, 14, 15
Two years into his presidency, Peter Peters faces plummeting poll numbers, rising opposition, and a credible terrorism threat. In response, he is on the verge of declaring martial law. His opponents are hoping instead for a democratic uprising. The President—an original one-man show written and performed by acclaimed playwright John Feffer--puts our perilous and polarized politics under a magnifying glass just in time for the midterm elections. It's a funny, harrowing, and ultimately inspiring 70-minute performance. Hailed as a “brilliant writer and performer” by the Washington City Paper, Feffer last appeared at CitySpace in his show The Wedding Jester. |
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| | Brush up on your vocabulary — Spelling Bee is coming to UMass Theater!Tickets are on sale now for our season opening musical. |
Sweet, funny, poignant, and delightful — these words spell out the award-winning musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which opens the UMass Amherst Theater mainstage season on Oct. 30.
Tickets are now on sale for our production, which is directed by Professor of Performance and Directing Gina Kaufmann, who's responsible for several recent Silverthorne Theater shows.
"It's a joyful musical comedy with so much heart, as each middle-schooler deals with the very real pressure to be the best," Kaufmann says. "I also love that there is audience participation. Several audience members are on stage as spellers at each performance!"
That right folks: willing participants are given the chance to volunteer to go up on stage to "compete" against our cast of spellers, adding an exciting element of unpredictability to each performance! (No singing or spelling skills required!)
As the title indicates, this musical revolves around the lives of a group of young teens competing in a local spelling bee, using their turns at the mike not just to spell words but to sing out their frustrations and triumphs. Meanwhile, the adults administering the bee have their own personal travails to contend with. Who will hoist the trophy? Who'll be sent offstage with only the consolation of a box of apple juice? And who needs a long vacation?
"Spelling Bee," says Theater major Eliza Epstein, who proposed the show for the season and is now serving as dramaturg, "bridges the gap between performance and competition, two high-stake challenges that call for massive amounts of effort from actors and competitors. Yet characters are able to grow and change in this world full of pressure, finding hope, love, and alternatives to perfection."
This show was our students' overwhelming choice for a musical to present this year, and we think their instincts are right on! Tickets are now on sale for this production — grab some for your family now! Show DetailsThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
By William Finn (music and lyrics) and Rachel Sheinkin (book)
Director: Gina Kaufmann
Oct. 30, Nov. 5, 6 & 7 at 7:30
Oct. 31, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.
Nov. 4 at 10 a.m.
The Rand Theater
Pricing: $19 for General Admission. $7 for Students, Seniors, and Card to Culture (for EBT, WIC, ConnectorCare cardholders)
Advance sales through the Fine Arts Center Box Office, door sales of all remaining tickets begin one hour before show time.
This show is recommended for ages 13 and up due to adult humor and situations, and references to sexThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com |
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Greenfield Community College
THE LARAMIE PROJECT: TEN YEARS LATER
Nov 5, 6, 7, 13, 14 at 7pm and Nov 8 & 15 at 2pm
Greenfield Community College's Sloan Theater
GCC Theater presents Laramie Project: Ten Years Later by Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris, and Stephen Belber Directed by Tom Geha
Fall Performances Week 1 Thursday, November 5, 7 p.m. Free Preview Friday, November 6, 7 p.m. Opening Night (followed by talkback) Saturday, November 7, 7 p.m. Sunday, November 8, 2 p.m. Matinee
Week 2 Friday, November 13, 7 p.m. (followed by talkback) Saturday, November 14, 7 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2 p.m. Closing Matinee
Most of the cast and crew from our sold-out Spring production of The Laramie Project will be returning to perform in The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later this Fall. The second part chronicles the long-term effects of Matthew Shepard’s murder on the citizens of Laramie. Riveting and thought-provoking, this companion piece to the famed docudrama, The Laramie Project, presents a town wrestling with its history and legacy.
On October 6, 1998, gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard left the Fireside Bar with Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. The following day he was discovered on a prairie at the edge of town tied to a fence, brutally beaten, and close to death. Six days later, Matthew Shepard died at Poudre Valley Hospital in Ft. Collins, Colorado. On November 14th, 1998, ten members of Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming and conducted interviews with the people of the town. Over the next year, the company returned to Laramie six times and conducted over 200 interviews. These texts became the basis for the play The Laramie Project.
Ten years later on September 12th, 2008, five members of Tectonic returned to Laramie to try to understand the long-term effect of the murder. They found a town wrestling with its legacy and its place in history. In addition to revisiting the folks whose words riveted us in the original play, this time around, the company also spoke with the two murderers, McKinney and Henderson, as well as Matthew’s mother, Judy Shepard. The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later is a bold new work, which asks the question: How does society write its own history?
The play runs 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Note: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later is a stand-alone play. Meaning that you can understand and enjoy it without having seen the first part.
gccfor.me/tickets
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Valley Light Opera
Fiddler on the Roof
Nov 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
11/6 at 7:30 PM; 11/7 and 11/8 at 2:00 PM with 1:00 PM special talk
Academy of Music in Northampton
Valley Light Opera presents Fiddler on the Roof, with a large, exciting cast, great choreography, a full orchestra, and stunning sets and costumes. The story centers on Tevye, a milkman in the fictional village of Anatevka, who attempts to maintain his Jewish traditions as outside influences encroach upon his family's lives. He must cope with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters, who wish to marry for love; their choices of husbands are successively less palatable for Tevye. Fiddler on the Roof is a perennially powerful musical about the exquisite joys and devastating sadnesses of daily life. Its lasting power as a piece of theatre comes from the loveable, familiar characters and their recognizable experiences that resonate with audiences of all ages. Fiddler celebrates how the people of Anatevka (like so many people around the world and throughout history) pursue life's joys - love, family, and freedom - in the face of great sorrows. There is so much humor and love among the people of Anatevka, and their highs are a strong contrast to the pain of exile from their home. In our current moment, the story of Fiddler on the Roof will resonate with many people’s experiences of exile, discrimination, and the strength to grow roots in a challenging environment. Fiddler on the Roof features music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein. Set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905, it is based on "Tevye the Dairyman" and other short stories by Sholem Aleichem. Sebastian Schulman of the Yiddish Book Center will give a talk about the Sholem Aleichem Tevye stories at 1:00 p.m. for both matinees.
AOMtheatre.com/#events
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. This production is licensed by Music Theatre International. Stage Director: Rose Schwietz Malla Music Director: Matthew Bertuzzi Choreographer: Marybeth Mizula Vargas |
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| | AUDITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES |
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Academy of Music Theatre hiring Technical Director
The Technical Director (TD) has the responsibility for the technical operations of the Academy, including lighting, sound, rigging, projections, etc. They will coordinate necessary theatrical maintenance/repairs/upgrades, and they will act as liaison with renters to support their productions, acting as the main point of contact between renters and the Academy during productions. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: · Advancing shows to determine necessary technical supports: lighting, sound, etc., for events and performances presented at the Academy. Coordinates with renters regarding interfacing of their needs with available house gear. Provides estimates for costs to renters prior to scheduled event. Orients renters and visiting productions regarding safety, technical parameters, and other aspects of facility operations. · Arranges for supplemental gear for Academy productions, within available budgets, coordinated with other Academy staff. · Works with IATSE Local 232 Steward to schedule stagehand labor to properly staff all shows. · Plans and provides for set up, maintenance and operation of all house systems including but not limited to rigging, lighting, projections and sound systems for theatre, dance, music, and other productions and projects. Assists guest designers and artists with technical matters. · Coordinates and oversees set design and construction for Academy productions. · Oversees stage crews and backstage area, working with IATSE 232 to maintain professional and safe working conditions, while respecting time and budgetary considerations for renters. Makes recommendations for trainings. · Monitors condition of and maintenance for Academy theatrical equipment. Makes recommendations for upgrades. Maintains inventory and orders specialized supplies. · Assists in preparation and monitoring of Academy production budgets. · Assists Theatre Manager with facility maintenance. · Other duties as assigned by Academy Executive Director. Qualifications:
· At least 5 years relevant experience in a performing arts venue · Working knowledge of best practices and procedures of theatre, dance, music productions and presentations, especially in the areas of sound, lighting, rigging, stage carpentry, and safety. · Ability to lift and carry 50lbs · Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. · BFA in theatre or commensurate experience · Experience working in a union house preferred How To Apply:Submit resume and 3 references to Ray Dumont, Executive Director at rdumont@aomtheatre.com with subject “TD SEARCH” Apply by:
October 23, 2026
Salary:
$65,000 - $68,000 / Per year
About this Organization:
The Academy of Music Theatre is an 816 seat non-profit performing arts center located in the beautiful college town of Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Valley Light Opera
Seeking Stage Manager for Fiddler on the Roof
Nov 5, 2026
Rehearsals: Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings
The Academy of Music
Valley Light Opera seeks a stage manager for Fiddler on the Roof! We are in rehearsals and looking to find someone asap. $350 stipend. Ideal candidate can read music and is excited to immerse in the world of Anatevka.
Performances: November 5-8 @ The Academy of Music (Northampton) Rehearsals: Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings @ Wesley United Methodist Church (Hadley
Email Ash at ashley.goverman@gmail.com with interest and questions!
https://www.vlo.org/current-show |
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Readers’ Theatre
False Exit
Nov 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Shutesbury Library
Actor for 20s-30s female role in French farce needed. Script-in-hand staged reading Saturday evening, November 7. Flexible rehearsals.
Reach out to Christine at christinebenvenuto@hotmail.com |
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Smith College Department of Theatre presents AUDITIONS for ANTIGONE, PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST. CATHERINE’Sby Madhuri Shekar
directed by Tabitha Reid
In this fast-paced portrait of mid-90s teenage girlhood, the St. Catherine’s drama club is struggling to put up its first school play—Sophocles’ Antigone. Staging this tragedy at a strict, all girls’ Catholic school is challenging enough, but when an unforgivable betrayal rocks their tight-knit community, the girls are forced to grapple with questions of friendship, righteousness, and whether (or not) the show must go on.
Auditions Sunday, November 8 and Monday, November 9, 7–9 p.m.
Acting Studio 1, Mendenhall CPA
Please let us know if you are interested but unable to make either date.
Callbacks will be on Wednesday, November 11.
Performances February 24, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre
Casting Breakdown 7 actors: 6 f, 1 m. We are actively seeking actors of ALL identities. Greta – 15, a sophomore. Playing Ismene. Thoughtful, loyal, the conscience of the play. Marilyn – 16, a sophomore. Playing Antigone. Sweet, trusting. Susan – 18, a senior. Playing Creon, and acting as the unofficial stage manager. The Head Girl of St. Cat's, President of the Drama Club, and a natural leader. Tamsin – 17, a junior. Playing Haemon. A transfer student with a mysterious past. Dry, jaded, tries not to care. Anna – 15, a sophomore . Playing Tiresias. Femme, fashionable, takes things very literally. Lily – 16, a sophomore. Playing the guard and messenger. A jock, an expert gossip, and Anna's best friend. Jamie/Mr. Reed – Mid-40s. The new Drama teacher for St. Cat's and director of the school play. Smart, charming, very good at what he does.
Audition Prep No appointment necessary. Sides from the script will be available at the audition for cold reads. No preparation necessary, but reading the script prior to auditioning is encouraged. Perusal scripts available at Josten Library.
Contact/Questions Production Manager, Nikki Beck, ncbeck@smith.edu |
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Announcing Auditions for Godspell - Nov 10 & 11
Callbacks Nov 15 (by invitation)
Easthampton Theater Company will be holding auditions for our March, 2027 production of the beloved musical Godspell (2012 version.) Auditions will be held November 10 and 11th with callbacks (by invitation only) on November 15th. For audition information or to sign up for a slot (mandatory) please click
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V85ouxsHkJ2q0US_daUnDKr82aQJztygseHJjssuouQ/edit?tab=t.0
All roles are open, none are precast. Actors 18+ of any gender, race and background are encouraged to audition
Director: Eleanor Tynan
Music Director: Kyle Langlois
Choreographer: Tori Guzman
Stage Manager: Heath Trudell
Producers: Michael Budnick, Deborah Jacobson
Rehearsals begin in December and performances are in Easthampton March 13, 19, 20 at 7:30PM and March 14, 21 at 2PM
Any questions not answered by the audition info link may be sent to director@easthamptontheater.com
Audition Info Here
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| | | Local theater companies and individual producers/directors are invited to come to PIC's Community-Wide Auditions on Sunday, December 6th. Actors will have the opportunity to introduce themselves, rehearse and present a cold reading scene, and engage in a brief group conversation about the scene. This is a great opportunity to meet new actors who you might be interested in casting in 2027 and beyond, and also be in a room with fellow theatermakers/producers/directors. There will be 4 time slots offered over the course of the day, where up to 10 actors can attend at a time. PIC will be running and publicizing the auditions, and outside organizations, directors, producers, and other artists may attend for a single fee that gives access to all 4 audition sessions.*
More Details:
WHERE: The Workroom at 33 Hawley St, Northampton
WHEN: Sunday, December 6th 3:30-9:00pm
COST FOR ORGS/PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS: $35/person Registration for Orgs/Producers/Directors closes on November 8th! *Please see note on ticketing page regarding attendance by multiple individuals from the same organization. |
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Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training announces its fall in-person specialized workshop–Shakespeare’s Sonnets: Lightning in a Bottle, Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25. Center for Actor Training workshops are designed to explore a full range of disciplines, including rhetoric, wit, clown, fight, voice, movement, public speaking, and more. Shakespeare’s Sonnets: Lightning in a Bottle, led by faculty members Michael Hammond and Rory Hammond, will guide participants through an exploration of how the rhythm, rhyme, and wordplay that characterize the sonnet form can push the actor towards greater emotional intensity and intellectual clarity. Time will be devoted in the first session to researching the historical background of the Elizabethan sonnet and its unique verse structure, and participants will engage in sessions to connect or reconnect, with the Linklater Technique of voice training as a means of preparing the voice and body for sonnet work. Applications are currently open. For more information regarding this workshop, contact training@shakespeare.org. Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training The aesthetic of Shakespeare & Company was devised by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer, Founding Director of Training Kristin Linklater, and a cadre of expert teachers. The Center for Actor Training’s approach is continually investigated, redefined, and reinvigorated, and welcomes actors, directors, writers, and teachers from all over the world to work with the Company’s faculty. Photo Caption: Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training announces its fall in-person specialized workshop–Shakespeare’s Sonnets: Lightning in a Bottle, Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25. Photo: Phoebe Turnbull; photo by Christina Lane.
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ANNOUNCING TWO SERIOUS PLAY SUNDAY TRAINING WORKSHOPS
We believe in the power of socially engaged theatre artists to participate in creating a more just, equitable and compassionate future. We develop workshop relationships built on mutual trust and whole-body listening and responding. We welcome work with actors and non-actors alike, with diverse backgrounds and different points of view. Serious Play Instructors: Michael Pray, Marcus Neverson, Steph Reyes & Sheryl Stoodley 1. SP- PHYSICAL ACTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP: SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 - 10am - 4:30pm SP STUDIO #233, Eastworks, Easthampton
SP PHYSICAL ACTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP is a fun and engaging sampling of several physical training techniques, drawing from various acting disciplines including those of: Grotowski, Chaikin, Laban, Lecoq, Overlie, Zapporah and more. Warm up together, build ensemble and sculpt your strengths and interests. Included are some of the unique exercises of: Japanese director *Tadashi Suzuki, alongside an exploration of the movement vocabulary Viewpoints (from director Anne Bogart/SITI Co). Develop improvised compositional work in groups and feel the impact and freedom of total physical expressiveness onstage. Meet new collaborators.
(*Note- Suzuki training is a set of physical exercises which address speed, space, rhythm. It draws on ancient Noh and Kabuki theatre forms with specific movements. An actor absorbs the shape of the movements and finds how to center themselves within these. The Suzuki training is precise and yet enlightening. External form is fixed, but the actor’s imaginative focus is not. The actor engages with the audience through eye focus, and the energy of legs and feet, integrating physical and vocal systems. Tadashi Suzuki says: “The training is a gauge to ascertain the actor’s readiness and availability to the dramatic moment. An actor participates in the training not to master it, but to find out about oneself.”)
Registration Form & Waiver found at our website: www.seriousplay.org For more information contact: seriousplaytheatre@gmail.com. or call 413-588-7439
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ANNOUNCING TWO SERIOUS PLAY SUNDAY TRAINING WORKSHOPS
We believe in the power of socially engaged theatre artists to participate in creating a more just, equitable and compassionate future. We develop workshop relationships built on mutual trust and whole-body listening and responding. We welcome work with actors and non-actors alike, with diverse backgrounds and different points of view. Serious Play Instructors: Michael Pray, Marcus Neverson, Steph Reyes & Sheryl Stoodley
SP- STAGE COMBAT WITH POLES TRAINING WORKSHOP:
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15 - 10am - 4:30pm SP STUDIO #233, Eastworks, Easthampton An exciting SP STAGE COMBAT TRAINING WORKSHOP developed in collaboration with actor/director Jonathan Croy (Shakespeare & Co. Lenox) for our co-directed production, Shakespeare’s TITUS ANDRONICUS. Using 2 wooden poles, designated sword and maul, and stressing slow motion action, partners learn the correct footwork and the specific physical targets, how to attack and parry and other stage fight stances to choreograph simple, safe fight compositions. Stage combat is about precision, control & teamwork. Adding vocal sound and music are ways to sell the fight to an audience, but these emotional elements are only added once the fight has been extremely well rehearsed. This technique can also be used to choreograph and rehearse a multiple-partnered battle scene onstage. Registration Form & Waiver found at our website: www.seriousplay.org For more information contact: seriousplaytheatre@gmail.com. or call 413-588-7439
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| | | November 21 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm The Open Training will begin with a tour of the Double Edge Farm Center followed by a two-hour training session led by the ensemble at the Ashfield Community Hall. There will be tea and coffee provided after the training session. This is an ideal opportunity to get a sense of what we do and how we work. All levels – even the simply curious – are welcome to attend. |
Open Training + Out of the Darkest Forest Ticket: We are currently offering a combined ticket that includes a ticket for Out of the Darkest Forest on November 21 at 7 pm on the evening of the Open Training. |
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The Center for Actor Training launches its 46th session of its flagship program in January 2027
The Center for Actor Training at Shakespeare & Company will hold the 46th session of its Month-long Intensive for mid-career actors at its Lenox, Mass. campus from December 28, 2026 through January 23, 2027.
For six days a week, morning to night, participants immerse themselves in Linklater voice, movement, text analysis, exploration of the actor/audience relationship, sonnet work, scene work, clown, stage fight, and in-depth discussions about the function of theater and the role of the actor in today’s world.
Senior Workshops Director Susan Dibble said the Intensive is the Center for Actor Training’s flagship program, offering the most comprehensive immersion in Shakespeare & Company’s teaching methods and aesthetic. "Our goal in the Month-long Intensive is to awaken the actor's vocal, physical, emotional, and imaginative responsiveness to language,” she said. “Every participant receives careful, individualized attention, and our faculty teaches in an integrated way, so that every class complements and builds on the others." A number of core faculty members are returning this session, including Sarah Kate Anderson, Sheila Bandyopadhyay, Andrew Borthwick-Leslie, Marie Ramirez Downing, Michael Hammond, Rory Hammond, and Michael F. Toomey. Caroline Stefanie Clay will also be joining the Month-long Intensive faculty for the first time. Clay is a 30-year veteran of Broadway, film, television, and regional theater, and became a Designated Linklater Voice teacher in 2025. Internationally renowned teacher and performer Merry Conway will be returning to offer Movement and Wit & Wordplay classes. Conway is one of the Founding Teachers for Shakespeare & Company, introducing clown into the Company's pedagogy. She has worked as a teacher, performer, and coach for more than 50 years, including serving as movement coach for Anna Deavere Smith for 10 years. Complete applications are accepted on a rolling basis; arrival day is Sunday, December 27, and departure day is Sunday, January 24. For more information regarding the topics covered during the intensive, contact training@shakespeare.org. Photo Caption: Training alums Anna Kritikos and Lakshmi Bose, 2026 Month-long Intensive. Photo by Christina Lane Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training The aesthetic of Shakespeare & Company was devised by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer, Founding Director of Training Kristin Linklater, and a cadre of expert teachers. The Center for Actor Training’s approach is continually investigated, redefined, and reinvigorated, and welcomes actors, directors, writers, and teachers from all over the world to work with the Company’s faculty.
About Shakespeare & Company Shakespeare & Company was founded in 1978 by Tina Packer. Located in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, the Company offers performance, education, and actor-training opportunities year-round, and attracts more than 40,000 patrons annually with a core of more than 150 artists. |
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