Pittsfield– On Tuesday, March 17th at 7 p.m., Great Barrington Public Theater (GBPT) presents “The Alchemy of Planning a Theater Season: Balancing the Artistic and the Financial,” the next Installment of “Chat GBPT” at St. James Place Discussing this month’s topic is an impressive panel made up of Molly Merrihew, WAM Theater’s…
Opening June 19, individual tickets and FLEXpass ticket packages are on sale now LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has announced its full line-up for Season 2026, unveiling a slate of new titles, returning acts, free and low-cost community events, and more. The summer season kicks off at Shakespeare &…
Shakespeare & Company announces its 2026 Season Equity Principle Auditions in Lenox, MA. on Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31. Actors sought for 2026 LORT D season in Lenox, Massachusetts. $889.00/week, contracts pending: * Some Twelfth Night actors will also perform in Hamlet. At the auditions: Producing Associate, Ariel Bock and/or…
Visionary Theater-maker Tina Packer Dies at 87 Sept. 28, 1938 – Jan. 9, 2026 Tina Packer—acclaimed actor, director, writer, teacher, and founding artistic director of Shakespeare & Company—passed away on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, surrounded by her son, Martin, and close friends. Born in Wolverhampton, England, and raised in Nottingham,…
2025 was an exciting and innovative season—a mix of new plays and classics, chock full of exceptional performances, directors and designers. Barbara Waldinger’s Top Ten Plays For first rate ensemble performances: Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Robert Egan. Dorset Theatre Festival The Piano Lesson by August…
Three- and five-show FLEXpass ticket packages are on sale now at discounted rates LENOX, Mass. — Shakespeare & Company announces today the first titles of its 2026 season, including two Shakespeare plays and two reimagined “Bard out of the box” productions. Twelfth Night, directed by Kate Kohler Amory, takes the stage July…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company is set to become the new home to six sculptures created by renowned philanthropist and sculptor Harold Grinspoon. Slated for installation in late November, these sculptures will be placed at Shakespeare & Company’s 33-acre campus in Lenox, Mass. Two will grace Kemble Street, a well-trafficked and pedestrian-friendly section…
LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company has achieved a milestone more than four decades in the making: for the first time since its founding in 1978, the Berkshires-based nonprofit theater is completely debt-free. The company has paid off the remaining $1.7 million on its $4 million mortgage on its campus, thanks…
