W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School presents “Something Rotten! Jr.”

Great Barrington— On Friday, March 27th at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 28th at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 29th at 2 p.m., W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School presents “Something Rotten! Jr.” Set in the 1590s, the show chronicles brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom as they set out to write the world’s very…

Great Barrington Public Theater Presents “The Alchemy of Planning a Theater Season: Balancing the Artistic and the Financial”

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…

Auditions Announced for “Rebel Town: The Boston Tea Party Musical”

REBEL TOWN The Musical A new American musical set in pre-Revolutionary Boston, leading up to the Boston Tea Party & Paul Revere’s ride. With heart, humor, and 27 original musical numbers, “Guys and Dolls meets 1776” as the show follows a tight-knit community of ordinary citizens pushed to extraordinary acts…

Great Barrington Public Theater Announces 2026 Summer Season

Three World Premiere Plays from June 18th through September 6th Great Barrington Public Theater Artistic Directors, Jim Frangione and Judy Braha, along with Managing Director, Serena Johnson, are excited to announce our upcoming summer 2026 season, fulfilling our mission of working with living playwrights to create new work as we…

Great Barrington Public Theater CHAT GPT Series Continues with “The Great Adventure of Making Non-Traditional Theater”

Great Barrington— On Tuesday, February 17th at 7 p.m., Great Barrington Public Theater CHAT GPT series continues with ‘“The Great Adventure of Making Non-Traditional Theater.” This month’s panel, moderated by our GBPT Artistic Director Team Judy Braha and Jim Frangione, is made up of some of the most creative and innovative theater-makers around.  From Randolyn Zinn and Allen…

Community Groups Present “W.E.B. Du Bois – An American Hero” at Monument Mountain Regional High School

Great Barrington— On Saturday, February 21st from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Schumacher Center, Multicultural BRIDGE, BerkShares Local, the Du Bois Freedom Center, and the NAACP Berkshire County Branch present “W.E.B. Du Bois – An American Hero” at Monument Mountain Regional High School.  “W.E.B. Du Bois – An American Hero” celebrates W.E.B. Du Bois, the original trailblazer for…

Great Barrington Public Theater’s Chat GBPT Series Returns January 27

Great Barrington— On Tuesday January 27th at 7 p.m., Great Barrington Public Theater’s Chat GBPT Series returns with ‘Theater on the Edge, How Do We Meet the Moment?’ with guest panelists Jim Petosa and James Nicola, and moderated by the Great Barrington Public Theater Artistic Director team Judy Braha and Jim Frangione. Producing…

Favorites of 2025: Paula Kaplan-Reiss

After a fulfilling theater season of seeing close to 50 plays, musicals, and staged readings, I have walked away with some impressive highlights which have stayed with me. How fortunate to live in an area rich with gifted playwrights and talented performers, not to mention the able staff and crew…