by Macey Levin It is 1930 and the Harlem Renaissance, as well as the Depression, is in full bloom. The community is struggling to find a new life and though its inhabitants are reaping the rewards of the time, their finances are precarious. This is the setting of Pearl Cleage’s…
(Pittsfield, MA–June 29, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) presents Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky, directed by Candis C. Jones (The Public Theater: shadow/land; Studio Theater: Clyde’s). The production begins previews Tuesday, July 18, opens Friday, July 21 and plays through August 5, 2023 on BSC’s Boyd-Quinson Stage…
(Pittsfield, MA–July 21, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is pleased to announce casting for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, starring playwright Sanaz Toossi (Wish You Were Here) and directed by Knud Adams, who has directed productions of English at Atlantic Theater Company and Studio Theatre. Barrington Stage Company’s production begins performances Wednesday, September 27, opens Sunday,…
(Pittsfield, MA – January 17, 2022) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) (Alan Paul, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce that BSC Founding Artistic Director Julianne Boyd will direct a new production of Faith Healer by the great Irish playwright, Brian Friel (Dancing at Lughnasa, Translations) as a part of the company’s 2023 season. The production will play from Tuesday,…
by Barbara Waldinger Barrington Stage Company’s ABCD is a slick World Premiere filled with a great deal of action but not much substance. The first-ever production of playwright May Treuhaft-Ali, its subject is the failure of an educational system that encourages cheating by both teachers and students. George…
by Barbara Waldinger In a Study Guide for Barrington Stage Company’s production of American Underground, the playwright, Brent Askari, asserts that he likes telling “genre stories”—in this case, thrillers. Publicity for this World Premiere, winner of a Bonnie and Terry Burman New Play Award, asks: “How do you put a…
by Macey Levin The first Chinese woman to arrive in America was Afong Moy in 1834; she was 14 years old. Her father sent her here after receiving a payment from the Carne brothers who exhibited her in the Pearle Museum in New York City. Afong Moy is the protagonist…
