Theater in Edinburgh, Williamstown, and New York
We discuss adventures in theater beyond New York City, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and the Barrington Stage Company. We also review one last show from the New York International Fringe Festival, Fearless. The NYC Fringe is over but there’s still a chance to see Fearless. It is part of the Fringe Encores Series in September.
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FESTIVALS DISCUSSED
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in Scotland’s capital city, is the largest arts festival in the world. Every August theater, comedy, cabaret, musical, and visual artists descend on this gorgeous city for a month of non-stop, wall-to-wall artistic expression. It’s wonderful and something everyone with an interest in art, especially theater and performance, should attend at least once.
Williamstown Theater Festival
Williamstown Theater Festival is a top-notch summer theater festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts, a college town nestled in the Berkshires. It attracts major writers, directors, and actors for high quality productions, often hoping for transfers to New York City stages.
Barrington Stage Company
Barrington Stage Company is another theater company located in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Every summer it produces a season of new and revival productions.
SHOWS DISCUSSED
Fearless
Written by John Del Vecchio
Directed by Sharon Counts
Part of the Fringe Encore Series, Fearless is a one man show about a failed engagement, a suicide attempt, and teaching drama to third graders. That might sound like a recipe for disaster but this show is funny and enjoyable.
Performances on September 20 and 27, 2014
BUY TICKETSAt Baruch Performing Arts Center
Piece of My Heart
Book by Daniel Goldfarb
Directed by Denis Jones
Piece of My Heart is a jukebox musical about successful 1960s songwriter Bert Berns.
Performances through September 14, 2014
BUY TICKETSAt Pershing Square Signature Center
Pageant
Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell and Frank Kelly
Directed by Matt Lenz
Pageant is a musical about a beauty pageant where the ladies bring a little something extra to the competition (they’re men).
Performances through October 26, 2014