WEST STOCKBRIDGE, MA– As the Berkshires traditional summer season comes to an end, The Foundry‘s year-round programming continues with eight October performances spanning music, comedy, drag, improv, and solo theatre. The lineup features Berkshire-based performers, nationally and internationally touring performers, with seasonal spectacles and new work carrying the region’s cultural calendar well into fall.
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• Friday, October 2, 7:30 p.m.- Misty Blues Band, 2019 International Blues Challenge finalist, Misty Blues, is fronted by lead singer/band founder Gina Coleman. The band is based out of Berkshire County, Massachusetts playing original and traditional blues with hints of jazz, soul, funk and tent revival gospel since 1999.
• Saturday, October 3, 7:30 p.m.- The Return of the Liz and Ben, Real life comedy couple and improvisers Liz Butler & Ben Jardine return to The Foundry after a summer run of successful improv shows with a spooky, B-horror movie themed improv show in which they will create B-horror movies on the spot using suggestions and stories from the audience.
• Thursday, October 8, 7:30 p.m.- Tammie Brown: BONKERZ!, Bohemian drag superstar Tammie Brown from RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, America’s Got Talent, Skin Wars, and many other TV shows, returns to The Foundry with BONKERZ! A Tammie Brown show is never just a show- it’s an encounter! One moment she’s belting, the next she’s philosophizing, then she’s dancing like a vintage cartoon brought to life.
• Saturday, October 10, 7:30 p.m.- Chantell: Healing in Music, Songstress Chantell McCulloch is a classically trained artist from Chicago, now residing in the idyllic hills of Berkshire County. In her early career, Chantell performed on studio albums for PBS Kids and Sesame Street. She has also shared the stage with Grammy winning and nominated artists, performed in a concert featuring Yo-Yo Ma and The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s, Emmanuel Ax.
• Friday, October 16, 7:30 p.m.- The Berkshire Coven: A Sanderson Sisters Spectacle, The spellbinding drag trio– Poppy DaBubbly, Bella Santarella, and Vuronika Baked– are reprising their roles as the acclaimed Sanderson Sisters and returning after their sold out holiday show “a Drag Christmas Story.”
• Saturday, October 17, 7:30 p.m.- Christine Bilé: Happiness Lives Here (EP Release), Fresh off her European Debut Tour- featuring stops at Zurich’s Fabienne Levy Gallery and Berlin’s Das Baumhaus with Sofar Sounds– and a landmark performance at the FIFA Fan Festival for the 2026 World Cup in Boston, Christine Bilé and her backing band headline her EP Release Show for Happiness Lives Here. Expect an empowering evening of music that takes you on a journey of self-love, community, and inner joy.
• Saturday, October 24, 7:30 p.m.- Erika MacDonald Tea TIME, This show puts the kettle on and welcomes theater-goers new and old with a blend of tea leaves and well-timed f-bombs. Tea TIME is a wildly intimate solo performance, blending chaos, cabaret, ritual, chanting and surprising emotional depth. From the award-winning creators of 13 Dead Dreams of “Eugene” comes a bold new experience that will warm you to your core.
• Thursday, October 29, 7:30 p.m.- Andrew Wells-Oberegger Trio, Andrew Wells-Oberegger is a Canadian composer, musical arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He has been professionally involved in the early and world music scenes for over twenty years and is known for his mastery of an impressive variety of instruments such as classical guitar, renaissance lute, oud, bagpipes, saz, mandolin, bouzouki and santoor.
Tickets and membership information are available at thefoundryws.com. For details email info@thefoundryws.com.