BITS & BYTES November 12, 2026: What’s happening in the Berkshires and beyond!

Fall Festival of Shakespeare at Shakespeare & Company Lenox— From November 19th through the 22nd, Shakespeare & Company presents the 38th annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare. Since 1988, Shakespeare & Company’s Education Program has brought together high school students from across the region to introduce and nurture a love of theater and language through the Fall Festival of Shakespeare. This year’s cohort includes students from 10 schools in Massachusetts and New York, supported by a cadre of 20 Shakespeare & Company directors, six costume designers, and five production designers. “The festival celebrates the work, the creativity, the courage and the working together of nearly 500 students,” said director of Shakespeare & Company’s Education Program Kevin G. Coleman. “There are no prizes, no trophies, no awards. It’s never been and never will be a competition.

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