STOCKBRIDGE — An icon of American history is getting a fresh look in a fresh take on a classic American play at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre. The icon is Abraham Lincoln. The play is Robert E.
Sherwood’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Abe Lincoln in Illinois.” For his production, which runs through July 14, director David Auburn has spread Sherwood’s mammoth cast of 35-or-so characters among an ensemble of only 11 actors..