Miss Hall's School Presents 'Matilda'

10:39AM / Wednesday, February 21, 2024Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Miss Hall's School Theater Ensemble will present 'Matilda' in three upcoming shows.

Performances are at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29; 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1; and 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. All performances take place in the Woods Theater of the Elizabeth Gatchell Klein Arts Center on the MHS campus.

Visit www.misshalls.org/stories to reserve tickets. (After 4 p.m. on Feb. 29, and through Saturday, March 2, call 413-395-7023 to reserve tickets.) General admission is $10, and reservations are recommended. Senior citizen and handicapped-accessible seating are available.

According to a press release:

'Matilda' tells the story of an imaginative five-year-old whose special powers and extraordinary potential go unrecognized by her abusive parents and cruel headmistress. Instead, Matilda seeks refuge in her books and bonds with a supportive librarian and a new schoolteacher, before showing her classmates they, too, can stand up against the forces holding them back.

This MHS production features Eleanor Jacobsen '27 as the title character, Matilda Wormwood; Willa Dowling-Paul '25 as the bullying Headmistress, Miss Agatha Trunchbull; Casey Lai '25 as Matilda's supportive teacher, Miss Honey; and Kyla Gore '24 and Hanna Heaton Wellenstein '24 as Matilda's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood.

The production also stars Sutra Chakma '24 as the kindly librarian, Mrs. Phelps; Hypnos Perri '24 as Matilda's older brother, Michael, and the Nurse; Avah DeBenedetto '27 as Matilda's best friend, Lavender; and Kyana Chainani '25, Myles Patton '27, Anna White '27, and Jaimie Corpuz '26 as Matilda's classmates Amanda, Hortensia, Eric, and Tommy. Emilie Coziol-Desy '25 performs as The Acrobat and Nigel, another of Matilda's classmates, and Welmerly Maria '24 is Rudolpho and Bruce, also a classmate.

Additionally, Indigo Travis '27 is The Escapologist, and EA Peña '25 is Sergei, and they join Sonia Rundle '27, Ella Tawes '24, and Maddie Tillem '24 in the Ensemble.

The production's technical crew includes Stage Managers Molly Casey '24 overseeing the front of the house and Mackenzie Ennis '24 overseeing backstage. Izzy Aponte '26, Itza Jimenez '27, Kara Kisselbrock '26, Fiona Lu '26, Kat Lunden '25, and Sophia Tillem '24 assist with costumes and props. Emilie Coziol-Desy '25 is the Choreographer.

The performance is directed by Jennifer Jordan, MHS Director of Theater and Dance.

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Dalton Board Signs Off on Land Sale Over Residents' Objections

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:50AM / Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Residents demanded the right to speak but the agenda did not include public comment. Amy Musante holds a sign saying the town now as '$20,000 less for a police station.'

DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board signed the sale on the last of what had been known as the Bardin property Monday even as a handful of residents demanded the right to speak against the action.

The quitclaim deed transfers the nine acres to Thomas and Esther Balardini, who purchased the two other parcels in Dalton. They were the third-highest bidders at $31,500. Despite this, the board awarded them the land in an effort to keep the property intact.

"It's going to be an ongoing battle but one I think that has to be fought [because of] the disregard for the taxpayers," said Dicken Crane, the high bidder at $51,510.

"If it was personal I would let it go, but this affects everyone and backing down is not in my nature."

Crane had appealed to the board to accept his bid during two previous meetings. He and others opposed to accepting the lower bid say it cost the town $20,000. After the meeting, Crane said he will be filing a lawsuit and has a citizen's petition for the next town meeting with over 100 signatures.

Three members of the board — Chair Robert Bishop Jr., John Boyle, and Marc Strout — attended the 10-minute meeting. Members Anthony Pagliarulo and Daniel Esko previously expressed their disapproval of the sale to the Balardinis.

Pagliarulo voted against the sale but did sign the purchase-and-sale agreement earlier this month. His reasoning was the explanation by the town attorney during an executive session that, unlike procurement, where the board is required to accept the lowest bid for services, it does have some discretion when it comes to accepting bids in this instance.

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