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— 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…
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…
Great Barrington Public Theater is excited to announce that Associate Artistic Director Judy Braha will now join Jim Frangione at the helm as Artistic Director of Great Barrington Public Theater. Founder & Artistic Director Jim Frangione says, “We at Great Barrington Public Theater are thrilled that Judy Braha will assume the role of Artistic…
An introduction to new works showcased outdoors at the Rose Footprint Theatre LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company presents Plays in Process, a celebration of developing works that offers an inside look at the evolution of a play from script to stage. Returning for its fourth year, Plays in Process has already seen several…
Great Barrington Public Theater wrapped its 2025 season this past weekend with the final performance of The Best Medicine. Summer 2025 saw three world premiere plays –all written by women – which received accolades from critics and audiences alike. Artistic Director Jim Frangione says “I’m so proud of all that Great Barrington Public Theater’s…
Shakespeare & Company Experience a play in its early stages when possibilities are endless! Returning for its fourth year, Plays in Process offers a glimpse into the inner workings of play creation as new works are readied for the stage. Many Plays in Process titles have gone on to become…
by Barbara Waldinger One of the most important missions of the Great Barrington Public Theater is: “to develop and produce new plays, with a focus on playwrights and theater artists in the Berkshires.” True to form, the theater’s current production of MADAME MOZART, THE LACRIMOSA, was written, directed, performed, and…
