Great Barrington Public Theater continues to add exciting programming to its dynamic 2025 Summer Season with a new reading of Mark St. Germain’s latest play, Amchitka. The first staged reading of this extraordinary new play will take place on July 23, 2025 at 7:00pm. Tickets will cost $30; all proceeds from the reading will…
by Emily Edelman In the world premiere of Maggie Kearnan’s “How to Not Save the World With Mr. Bezos” presented by Great Barrington Public Theater, an alternate reality in which it is illegal to be a billionaire sees journalist Cherry Beaumont interviewing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos about his motivations for wealth.…
Great Barrington Public Theater begins its new talkback series entitled “Chat GBPT” this summer season. The first “Chat GBPT” will take place on June 7th, following the 3pm matinee of How to Not Save the World with Mr. Bezos and will feature playwright Maggie Kearnan and director Clay Hopper with GB Public Artistic Director Jim Frangione moderating. “Chat GBPT” will…
The Great Barrington Public Theater Annual Benefit will take place on June 14, 2025 at Saint James Place. This year’s honoree and recipient of the 2025 Black Bear Award will be Tristan Wilson. Tristan Wilson served as the first Managing Director of Great Barrington Public from 2020 until his recent…
Great Barrington Public Theater has cast its final show of the 2025 Summer Season. Caroline Aaron, from the hit Amazon series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, will take the stage in Robin Gerber’s latest solo show, The Best Medicine. GB Artistic Director Jim Frangione says “I am thrilled to have the Marvelous Caroline Aaron on our…
On May 6th and May 22nd at 7 p.m., Great Barrington Public Theater presents Berkshire Voices readings at Saint James Place. On May 6th, there is a reading of ‘The Play Where Nothing Happens’ by Maizy Broderick Scarpa and directed by Leigh Strimbeck. Maura and Anna’s last summer before college utterly…
Great Barrington Public Theater announces the cast of its first commissioned work, Madame Mozart, the Lacrimosa, by Anne Undeland. Longtime audience members of GB Public will recognize the piece from its first staged reading in Season 2023. Berkshire favorites take the stage with Tara Franklin in the title role as Constanze Mozart with Ryan Winkles joining…
by Mark G. Auerbach Ali Louis Bourzgui, the Pittsfield actor who starred in the recent Broadway revival of The Who’s Tommy, takes on the role of Orpheus in Hadestown, beginning May 6. For details: https://hadestown.com/ Eliza Gonzales, UMass Theatre Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting, makes her Broadway debut as voice and dialect coach…
