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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

Barrington Stage Company to host queer virtual story slam in celebration of Pride Month

“This is a chance for our community to come together in affinity and hear each other’s stories, listening with support and care.” - Allison Lerman-Gluck, Barrington Stage Company education coordinator

POEM: On learning of the closure of the theaters by government decree

Plague may close the theaters, but fear not. The actors always come back.

AMPLIFICATIONS: Thanksgiving

I thought I would list all the reasons I am happy to live in this artistic little bubble I have been calling home for about 25 years.

AMPLIFICATIONS: Free time

My daughter’s life is very different. She is scheduled within an inch of her life, and while she is reaping benefits from her activities, it certainly comes at a cost.

EDGEWISE: Arts activism can change the world

It was no accident that the realization of equality for gay Americans was preceded by a good decade of arts activism.

REVIEW: ‘His Girl Friday’ at Barrington Stage: A hilarious comedy

Every actor in the company is right on with characterization and realization and the ensemble of men and women only do the right things at the right times.

REVIEW: ‘Mother of the Maid’: Joan of Arc as the modern woman

Tina Packer is moving in the role of Joan of Arc's mother, Isabelle, a role for which she was seemingly destined. There is an honesty in her acting. Her performance in this play is nothing short of brilliant.

PREVIEW: ‘Red Velvet,’ playing the man who played kings, at Shakespeare & Company

Ira Aldridge’s love of theatre was so all-encompassing, he wouldn’t abandon it no matter what the personal cost. He toured hundreds and hundreds of miles on terrible roads in conveyances that were beyond uncomfortable

At Berkshire Playwrights Lab, fundraising is performance art

"We’re a theater company that develops new plays. So it stood to reason (at least in my mind at 1 a.m.) that we should at the very least be entertaining in our appeal and do what we do best … present new plays. And thus, a fund-raising idea was born." -- BPL Artistic Co-Director Joe Cacaci

Welcome to The Edge ‘Holiday Happenings’ (and ‘Readings’) sections

With the Edge Holidays 2014 sections, we offer expanded listings and illustrated readings to add to your holiday enjoyment.

Review: Classic Coward at Ghent Playhouse

If you are a Noel Coward enthusiast, you get to hear one of his most unusual and least heard musical compositions, “Même les Anges,” rescued for this production through the effort of Playhouse member Judy Staber. For that alone it is worth the price of a ticket.

Review: A stunning production of ‘Breaking the Code’ at Barrington Stage

Mark H. Dold has come into his own with this role as Alan Turing; it is the one I've waited for all these years as he has performed for Barrington Stage. The result is superb theater.
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