An immersive audience experience featuring Janelle Farias Sando with pianist Hudson Orfe, directed by Wendy Welch
ADAMS, MA—The Adams Theater will present a multi-night engagement in collaboration with Great Barrington Public Theater, “Night at the Speakeasy,” directed by Wendy Welch, from August 22-25.
Get ready for music, song and surprise–audience members will be seated onstage for a series of evenings that recreates a Roaring Twenties nightclub. “Night at the Speakeasy” features the wide-ranging voice and acting skills of Janelle Farias Sando carrying the audience back to the days of bootleg clubs, flappers, dance marathons, zoot suits and freedom through music, song and intemperance.
“Night at the Speakeasy” is a collaboration of Farias Sando, her accompanist Hudson Orfe and director Wendy Welch. Get your Jazz Age spangles and clubwear ready for an immersive, not-to-be-missed theatrical experience.
“The 1920’s saw the beginning of Prohibition, when people were unable to purchase alcohol legally. It was the time of glitter, high- living, underground clubs, secret doors, whispered passwords, bootleg champagne and the temptations of unbridled fun. Rules were there to be broken, and club music was suggestive, provocative,” said Welch. “The songs in this show are not strictly from that time, but carry that feel from different eras. We chose songs to create a night of fun, desire, playfulness, some naughtiness, romance, love and power struggles. The show celebrates freedom that defined the jazz age and that audiences still love a century later.”
“Night at the Speakeasy” will also run at Great Barrington Public Theater July 26-August 11.
The Adams Theater is excited to bring this show north and we’re excited to have Great Barrington Public Theater as a collaborator. Its mission is the development and production of new plays with a focus on playwrights and theater artists living in and nearby the Berkshires; since 2019, it has presented compelling, provocative new plays in the 300-seat McConnell Theater and intimate Liebowitz Black Box, in the state-of-the-art Daniel Arts Center, on the campus of Bard College at Simon’s Rock, and throughout the year at Saint James Place, both located in Great Barrington.
Membership and Season Passes
Adams Theater members get half-priced tickets to all shows from May to October, and season pass holders get complimentary tickets for themselves, plus half-price tickets for friends.
New this year, the theater is offering a Youth Membership option. For $50, those under 18 can get free admission to all shows from May to October, and can bring a friend to one show for free! Learn more about season passes here.
If you’re interested in complimentary community passes, please email info@adamstheater.org for more information.
Adams Theater Season 2024
Get tickets: www.adamstheater.org/present
Daniel Maltz | Viennese Fortepiano
Saturday, July 6, 2024 – 7:30 PM
Classic Lyric Arts | Mozart Concert
Friday, July 12, 2024 – 7:30 PM – FREE!
Iodine: A Staged Reading
Saturday, July 13 + Sunday, July 14 – 3 PM
ZipStohr Presents: Tom Cotter and Kerri Louise
Saturday, July 20, 2024 – 7:30 PM
ARKAI Music: Crossroads Album Release
Saturday, July 26, 2024 – 7:30 PM
Adams Events Committee Presents: Movie Under the Stars
Fridays, July 5 + 19 / August 2 + 16, 2024 – FREE TO ALL!
Fern Katz / Ricardo Paz Acro Dance | Residency + Performance
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Voloz Collective | “The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much”
Saturday, August 17 + Sunday, August 18, 2024
When Paths Cross | Fern Katz and Ricardo Paz Dance Theater
Saturday, August 3
Tickets available soon
Night at the Speakeasy | A Cabaret
Thursday, August 22 + Friday, August 23 + Saturday, August 24 + Sunday, August 25
Tickets available soon
Baye and Asa
Saturday, September 7
Tickets available soon
Stephanie Chou Quartet: Comfort Girl | A song-cycle / jazz opera
Saturday, September 14
Tickets available soon
Molly Hess & Ciarra Fragale | Exit the Silo
Friday, September 27
Tickets available soon
Whiskey City
Saturday, October 5
Tickets available soon
Gypsy Layne
Friday, October 11
Tickets available soon
Two Piano Journey
Saturday, October 12
Tickets available soon
About The Adams Theater
The Adams Theater’s mission is to create a long-lasting multi media arts institution that fosters community engagement through a diverse range of programming. Collaborating extensively with independent artists and other cultural organizations in the Berkshires, the Adams Theater celebrates creative partnerships and promotes cultural dialogues. Learn more at www.adamstheater.org.