Pittsfield, Massachusetts – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul and Managing Director Greg Reiner, is pleased to announce four titles for the theater’s 2026 season, including two Pulitzer Prize-winning modern classics, one of the greatest theatrical farces ever written, and a world premiere play. More productions, concerts, and cabarets will be announced soon.
“Our 2026 season is a celebration of extraordinary storytelling in all its forms—timeless, uproarious, and boldly new,” said Alan Paul. “From Pulitzer Prize-winning classics like A Chorus Line and Driving Miss Daisy, to the delirious theatrical mayhem of Noises Off, this season features works that have shaped the American theater. At the same time, we’re thrilled to introduce a world premiere, the powerful Estate Sale, which reflects our deep commitment to developing new voices and new stories. Together, these productions embody what BSC does best: entertain, challenge, and connect our audiences through theater that feels both essential and alive.”
Greg Reiner is bullish in his first season with the company, “BSC is deeply committed to our home in the Berkshires, producing as many or more shows this summer than ever before, for a devoted and engaged audience. We are serving the field, and our mission, by premiering the work of at least 3 emerging playwrights – new and distinct voices that invite us to explore a panoply of worlds and characters we’ve not yet seen at BSC – some still to be announced. And we are continuing our deep work within this community, showing up where it matters to bring new audiences theater that matters.” Reiner continues, noting, “And the hits just keep on coming! Even more shows, as well as concerts and cabaret shows, will all be announced in a few short weeks.”
BOYD-QUINSON THEATER
As previously announced, the season will feature a new production of A Chorus Line (July 15-August 8), the legendary Broadway musical that won nine 1976 Tony Awards and the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The greatest of all backstage musicals, A Chorus Line, playing at BSC for the first time, will be directed by Alan Paul. A Chorus Line is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com.
The Boyd-Quinson Theater, BSC’s mainstage, will also include Michael Frayn’s door-slamming, sardine-flying, contact lens-losing comedy, Noises Off (August 19-September 6). A company of actors rehearsing a hopeless sex farce onstage find themselves hilariously derailed by bitter rivalries, petty grievances and barely concealed affairs unfolding behind the scenes. One of the most beloved Broadway and West End comedies makes its BSC debut in a production directed by Gordon Greenberg (Broadway: Holiday Inn, The Heart of Rock and Roll).
ST. GERMAIN STAGE
The season at The Blatt Center for the Performing Arts in the St. Germain Stage will open with Driving Miss Daisy (May 27-June 21), starring Ray Anthony Thomas (Broadway: I Need That, American Buffalo, Trouble In Mind) and BSC Associate Artist and audience favorite Debra Jo Rupp (BSC: Boeing Boeing, The Cake, Becoming Dr. Ruth; TV: “That 70s Show”), making her 11th appearance with the company, and Matthew Korinko (founder, Slow Burn Theatre Co.) . Directed by BSC Founding Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, Alfred Uhry’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is a tender, quietly powerful play about the evolving friendship between an elderly Jewish woman and her African American chauffeur as they navigate prejudice, aging, and change in the American South. Uhry’s play was later adapted into the acclaimed film version which won the 1989 Academy Award for Best Picture. Driving Miss Daisy is a collaboration with Palm Beach Dramaworks.
The St. Germain Stage, largely dedicated to new plays and musicals, will feature the world premiere of Estate Sale (June 30-July 25) by Keelay Gipson (NY & Regional: The Red and the Black, imagine sisyphus happy, #NEWSLAVES, Mary/Stuart). Gipson’s touching new play focuses on a man clearing his childhood home following the death of his parents, and ruminating on family legacy. Afro-surrealist artist, professor and award-winning playwright Gipson is a BSC Sparks Grant recipient.
More work from new playwrights and further details on the 2026 BSC season, including additional productions, concerts, cabarets, and the company’s annual star-studded gala, will be announced in the coming weeks.
THE BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY 2026 SEASON
Boyd-Quinson Theater30 Union Street, Pittsfield, MA.
Noises Off By Michael Frayn Directed by Gordon Greenberg August 19-September 6 Opening Night: Sunday, August 23
Doors slam, actors don’t know their lines, the leading lady can’t find her sardines, the ingénue is on auto-pilot — and they haven’t even raised the curtain yet! Noises Off, the ultimate farce, invites us behind the scenes as a bumbling cast rehearses a fantastic flop.
A Chorus Line Conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante Music by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Edward Kleban Directed by Alan Paul June 15-August 8 Opening Night: Sunday, June 19
Seventeen dancers audition for a coveted spot in the next hot Broadway show. To make it, they must prove they have more than just talent – this will take grit. In a major musical production, Alan Paul directs the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical that eclipsed all others when it shot to fame 50 years ago.
St. Germain Stage36 Linden Street, Pittsfield, MA
Driving Miss Daisy By Alfred Uhry Starring Debra Jo Rupp, Matthew Korinko, and Ray Anthony Thomas Directed by Julianne Boyd In Collaboration with Palm Beach Dramaworks May 27-June 21 Opening Night: Saturday, May 30
Debra Jo Rupp and Ray Anthony Thomas star in this beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning play that explores the life-changing relationship between two people bridging societal divides. Set in 1948 Georgia, Daisy, a Jewish widow, and Hoke, her Black chauffeur, surprise each other – and themselves – as they develop a 25-year relationship built on respect, understanding, and affection.
World Premiere Estate Sale By Keelay Gipson June 30-July 25 Opening Night: Sunday, July 5
A son confronts the impossible task of clearing his recently deceased parents’ home in this World Premiere play. Award-winning playwright and multi-disciplinary artist Keelay Gipson’s semi-autobiographical Estate Sale reveals how the objects of our lives inform, reveal, and preserve our personal mythologies.
Season subscriptions are now on sale. Single tickets for the 2026 season will go on sale in early spring. For more information, visit BarringtonStageCo.org.
ABOUT BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY
Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is an award-winning professional theater based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the heart of the Berkshires. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul and Managing Director Greg Reiner, BSC is dedicated to producing high-quality, compelling work; developing new plays and musicals; and engaging the community through robust, inclusive educational programs.
BSC welcomes more than 60,000 patrons annually and has earned national recognition for the excellence of its productions and the breadth of its educational initiatives, including the Playwright Mentoring Project, Musical Theater Conservatory, Youth Theater, KidsAct!, and other programs. The theater plays a vital role in the cultural life and economic revitalization of downtown Pittsfield.Founded by Julianne Boyd in 1995, the company’s national profile began with a widely acclaimed revival of Cabaret that transferred to Boston in 1997. Its reputation continued to grow with the world premiere of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin (BSC 2004), which later moved to Broadway (2005–2008) and won two Tony Awards. Additional notable productions include Christopher Demos-Brown’s American Son (BSC 2016; Broadway 2018); Mark St. Germain’s Freud’s Last Session (BSC 2009; Off-Broadway 2010–2012); Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green’s On the Town (BSC 2013; Broadway 2014, four Tony Award nominations); Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Company starring Aaron Tveit (2017); and West Side Story honoring the centenaries of Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins (2018).BSC supports the development of new work through two core programs: PlayWorks, focused on new plays, and the Musical Theater Lab, dedicated to new musicals. Since 1995, the company has produced 46 new works, 22 of which have transferred to New York and major regional theaters nationwide.