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A Panic-free Pancake Breakfast

Posted on February 28, 2014April 3, 2014 by admin

This morning saw a special event for CIP students and staff members. From 8:30 am to 10:30 am, a special Pancake Breakfast was held in the Spectrum Playhouse's Community Center. Pancakes, eggs and apple juice were served. Heather, Dan, Michael, Kim and other staff from the National office cooked the food. Students were asked to have short conversations with each other and wi...

Movie Club rolls on with “Man of Steel”

Posted on February 27, 2014 by admin

This month saw the semester’s first gathering of the Student Movie Club on Friday, February 7th. For the uninitiated, the event consisted of a screening of a movie at Spectrum Playhouse followed by a discussion of the movie in question. There was popcorn, candy, and water for sale on site. Movie Club was attended by film-fan students from College Internship Program (CIP) that u...

Berkshire Variety Show = Fabulous Success!

Posted on February 25, 2014August 26, 2014 by admin

Feb. 21st was a big day for the Berkshire Center! It was another wonderful Experience CIP weekend, as well as being the night of our 2nd Annual Variety Show! The show, done in collaboration with Community Resources for People with Autism from Pittsfield, was a rousing success for the second year running! Students from both groups worked weekly at the Spectrum Playhouse to rehe...

Nutshell is back!

Posted on January 28, 2014August 26, 2014 by admin

The Nutshell group is a theatre for children and families! Their mission is to awaken the imagination, sharpen the mind and deepen the awareness, thereby creating a joyful and meaningful experience for the entire family. Nutshell creates, produces and performs innovative, exciting and meaningful theatre for young audiences. It's dedicated to nurturing the communal a...

Nutshellapalooza coming in October

Posted on September 27, 2013August 26, 2014 by admin

Nutshell Playhouse is the new artist in residence here at the Playhouse, and it presents a new show for kids "Nutshellapalooza" on Sat, October 19 @ 11am. The show is a scrumptious mix of original music, puppets and clownerie, with special guests Taco Caramba (the fiercest pirate parrot ever to fly the seven seas), the Ductionary (the duck who knows every word in the Eng...

Lee Idol: Official Rules

Posted on August 12, 2013August 26, 2014 by admin

Registration: Prospective performers must check in prior to the event at the Spectrum Playhouse. Performers will have an opportunity to meet with the sound technician to go over song selection and other needs and engage in a sound check. Registration will run from 5:00 - 6:30PM and performers are encouraged to come as early as possible to allow individual...

Actors at the “Spectrum” shine with a Shakespeare-style comedy

Posted on August 9, 2013August 26, 2014 by admin

After much hard work and preparation, "I Hate Shakespeare!", a CIP Berkshire student production, was a big success. The audience was captivated during the play and laughed a lot, throughly enjoying the dialogs and jokes and not knowing what was coming next. The actors moved smoothly from scene to scene performing at a pleasantly surprising level of professionalism and confi...

Terry “A La Berry” in free kid show at Spectrum

Posted on July 25, 2013August 26, 2014 by admin

Terry "A La Berry" Hall studied percussion with Arthur Press of the Boston Symphony Orchestra before attending both the Boston Conservatory and Berkley School of Music. Terry toured for fourteen years with Arlo Guthrie and Shenandoah, visiting the United States, Europe and Australia. He appears on 10 of Guthrie's albums, including 1992's "Son Of The Wind" and the Grammy-...

“The Eagles Band” is coming to Lee

Posted on July 25, 2013August 26, 2014 by admin

Mix of timeless classics we love and contemporary music we like to hear again and again: Verdi, Wagner and favorite American composers. Founded in 1936, The Eagles Band is the oldest continuing performance ensemble in the Berkshires. It has a wide variety of performing ensembles, including its wind ensemble, brass ensemble, marching band and stage band. The wind ensemble is ...

Nutshell Playhouse: Mambo & Nemonee’s adventure

Posted on July 15, 2013August 26, 2014 by admin

Can Mambo and Nemonee save the beautiful but endangered Floratius Serendipitus? Follow them on their hilarious adventures around the globe as they look for the special ingredients that will do the trick. Featuring masks, movement, live music and puppetry, this original performance provides a wonderful chance to awaken young children to earth’s mysteries and the d...