Teens

Teen Friendly Activities, Events and Things to Do in the Berkshires, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Miss Hall’s School Theater Ensemble to bring ”The Diviners’ to the Berkshires

May 15, 2013
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students rehearsing for Miss Hall's production of 'The Diviners'

PITTSFIELD —’Tis the season for high school productions in the Berkshires — a wonderful, inexpensive, family-friendly thing to do together — and this time we recommend the following theater production for Berkshire County parents and teens.  This weekend, May 17-19, the Miss Hall’s School Theater Ensemble will present “The Diviners: A Play in Two Acts…

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COLUMN: ‘Grease’ will be electrifyin’ on the Pittsfield High School stage this weekend and next

May 14, 2013
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Eugene in Grease at PHS

After a successful run of “Legally Blonde” at Wahconah this spring, I recently visited Pittsfield High School to see how their production of “Grease” was coming along. While there, I saw part of a run-through of the show and interviewed a few of the cast members. Being my first interview EVER I was a little…

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COLUMN: Teen to Teen — Celebrating a safe and sober prom in the Berkshires

May 13, 2013
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Wahconah prom Allan Franco

THE BERKSHIRES — Lenox High School kicked off the high school prom season in the Berkshires last Friday, and in the upcoming weeks prom season will be in full swing. Why not make it the best night of your life? I plan on having a prom night  filled with good music, good food and good friends.…

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Social Media Messages for teens; #SafePromBerkshireCounty

May 13, 2013
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Social Norms Campaign in Berkshire County, Pittsfield MA

THE BERKSHIRES — Today Berkshire Family Focus and the Pittsfield Prevention Partnership are kicking off their #SafePromBerkshireCounty campaign to run through June 7, one day after the last high school prom in the Berkshires takes place. Although the Center for Disease Control reports that teen drunk driving is down by 54 percent since 1991, car…

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PHOTO GALLERY: ‘Grease’ to play on the stage at Pittsfield High School next week

May 11, 2013
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teens rehearse for Grease at Pittsfield High School

PITTSFIELD —   Students at PHS have been rehearsing for their upcoming production of the musical classic “Grease,” being brought to life on the auditorium stage at Pittsfield High School for two weekends — Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, May…

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PHOTO GALLERY: ‘Legally Blonde! The Musical’ at Wahconah Regional High School

April 6, 2013
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cast of Legally Blonde in front of Harvard

DALTON — There are two performances left to catch “Legally Blonde! The Musical” at Wahconah Regional High School (at 2 and 7:30 p.m. today, April 6). Berkshire Family Focus founder Kelly Bevan McIlquham stopped by the dress rehearsal on April 3 to gather shots for a photo gallery and to show you what you’re going…

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Berkshires Jazz, Inc. Student Art Contest ceremony set for April 11 at the Berkshire Museum

April 5, 2013
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2012 winner Ky Hong Le of Miss Hall's School

PITTSFIELD — The Berkshires is  yet again is providing opportunities for local teens to display their creative talents via the Berkshires Jazz, Inc. Student Art Contest. Thursday, April 11, more than100 student artworks from Pittsfield, Taconic, St. Joseph’s and Miss Hall’s high schools will be on display at the Berkshire Museum from 5 to 6 p.m.…

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Barrington Stage Company’s Playwright Mentoring Project for teens sets final performance schedule

April 4, 2013
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PHOTO COURTESY BARRINGTON STAGE
n 2007, BSC's Playwright Mentoring Project won the prestigious “Coming Up Taller” award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities—the nation’s highest honor for after-school arts programs.

THE BERKSHIRES — Each year Barrington Stage Company hosts a number of Berkshire County teens for participation in its Playwright Mentoring in which, over the course of six months, teens create an original performance piece based on their own stories in a safe and confidential environment where they can express themselves, develop conflict resolution skills and…

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2013 BSC Playwright Mentoring Project Public Performance Schedule

April 4, 2013
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COURTESY BARRINGTON STAGE
Final performances of this year's Barrington Stage Company teen Playwright Mentoring Project will run April 9-13 with performances in Pittsfield and North Adams. Above: Students from a 2011 PMP production.

Tuesday, April 9, 7 p.m.: “Limping Through Reality;” featuring the Tuesday Evening Pittsfield Group, St. Germain Stage, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Wednesday, April 10, 7 p.m.: “The Robbery;” featuring the Wednesday Evening Pittsfield Group, St. Germain Stage, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Thursday, April 11, 8 p.m.: “You’ll Get Through This;” featuring the Tuesday Afternoon North…

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Wahconah Apollonian Players to present ‘Legally Blonde’

April 3, 2013
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DALTON —If you are looking for lively, laugh-out-loud, exciting entertainment for the whole family this week in the Berkshires, get yourselves to Wahconah Regional High School and dive into the world of Elle Woods in this year’s Wahconah Apollonian Players’ spring musical “Legally Blonde!” “Legally Blonde!,” a musical based on the novel by Amanda Brown…

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