THEATER REVIEW: ‘The Victim’ plays at Shakespeare and Company through July 20 - The Berkshire Edge

REVIEW: At Shakespeare & Company, powerful performances drive Lawrence Goodman’s provocative play ‘The Victim’

In "The Victim," at Shakespeare & Company, Lawrence Goodman explores race, privilege and moral ambiguity through intersecting lives in a gripping, COVID-era drama.

THEATER REVIEW: ‘The Victim’ plays at Shakespeare and Company through July 20 - The Berkshire Edge

The Victim Shakespeare and Company, Lenox, Mass. Written by Lawrence Goodman. Directed by Daniel Gidron. “They will always win.” Three women sit in semi-darkness against the rear wall of the stage, a wall with dozens of old photos and oddly shaped mirrors hanging prominently on it. The women emerge, one-by-one, to tell us their stories, play out scenes from their pasts. They speak in monologue, never hearing a response from either of the others,…

Grading victimhood is theme of new play presented by Shakespeare & Company

Stephanie Clayman, Yvette King, and Annette Miller star in the world premiere of “The Victim” by Lawrence Goodman continuing through July 20 at Shakespeare & Company. LENOX, Mass. –Shakespeare & Company opened season 2025 with the world premiere of “The Victim” by Lawrence Goodman, directed by Daniel Gidron. It runs through July 20 at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre, 70 Kemble St, Lenox,