PITTSFIELD, MASS. — The lesson to be learned from the Barrington Stage Company production of “King James” is that a play does not have to be profound in order to enjoy and learn from it. “King James” ...

PITTSFIELD — At first glance, Matt and Shawn, the two characters in Rajiv Joseph's overly ambitious “King James,” would appear to have little, if anything, in common. When we first meet him, Matt, who ...

“King James” is not a play about a version of the Bible or even any British monarchs, but someone infinitely more iconic and polarizing in modern American culture — basketball superstar LeBron James.