“This summer at Williamstown is the beginning of a really wonderful journey.” – Jenny Gersten, Interim Artistic Director
As Williamstown Theatre Festival prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2024, our Board and staff are immersed in a robust and forward-thinking strategic planning process to ensure that we remain vital and innovative for the next 70 years. The development of a strategic plan to secure the future of the Festival is our top priority, therefore this summer will look different from previous seasons, but at its core, it will evoke and celebrate the spirit of Williamstown Theatre Festival.
WTF believes in the power of connecting communities of people through a learning model of exposure, experience, and stories that transform perspectives, careers, and lives. We are excited to reexamine how we can deliver on this shared purpose in a post-pandemic world to provide opportunities for theater-makers at all stages of their development, achieve an equitable and supportive work culture, uphold and build on the Festival’s history of quality productions and experiential learning, strengthen our partnership with Williams College, and thrive in 2023 and beyond. We are energized by the thoughtful strategic planning process being led by our Board and national arts leader Harold Wolpert at My Purple Crayon Consulting, and we will provide updates as the plan takes shape over the next several months. We are optimistic about the possibilities that lie ahead.
This summer, we are thrilled to continue to provide exceptional theater experiences for audiences, to showcase the incredible talent of theater-makers, and to make meaningful contributions to the field through the development of new plays. We look forward to sharing additional details about the 2023 Season with you tomorrow!