Road Trips to Theater — Page 2

Barrington Stage in Pittsfield, MA is doing "Noises Off " Aug. 20 - Sept. 6. Lesli Margherita stars as Dotty Otley. I'm hoping to catch this next week.

9/11/26

Yesterday, we attended the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada. It felt like I had a musical comedy morphine drip all in one day! First, we saw Something Rotten!—which, for some odd reason, I had never seen before—followed by Guys and Dolls in the evening. It is always so impressive to see actors play entirely different roles in different productions on the same day. What remarkably talented ensembles! Donna Feore directed and choreographed both shows, and they were excellent. The staging, lighting, and especially the costumes were simply outstanding. Both of these productions have been extended to mid-November, and I cannot recommend them enough.

Last week, we attended As You Like It at the new, outdoor, 451-seat Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center at Hudson Valley Shakespeare in Garrison, NY. The theater is truly stunning, and the production was highly entertaining. It features a great cast, including wonderful performances by Helen Cespedes (Rosalind), Safiya Harris (Celia) and Jose Gamo (Orlando). The way the cast approaches the stage from downhill at the start feels quite magical and otherworldly—a true goosebump moment before the play even begins. I cannot wait to go back for Les Misérables in a few weeks! It was a beautiful, scenic drive from NYC to get there, and we thoroughly enjoyed dining at Folio, their farm-to-table restaurant.