The Performing Arts season opens with Olli‘s Berkshire Previews on April 4 where ten artistic directors will present their season by Zoom over six weeks, each Friday morning, beginning at 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Each artistic director will have 45 minutes to talk and take questions. The opening class features a Critics…
In an update to the season lineup, Great Barrington Public Theater announces a pivot, showcasing a season of female playwrights taking the stage at Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are shifting gears and no longer presenting the previously announced solo play Grant; An…
Three Premieres of New Works Running from June 5 through August 17th at Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock. Following its most successful season on record, Great Barrington Public Theater launches into 2025 with a full lineup of new works, all written by Massachusetts playwrights. “The productions we’ve selected…
After its record-breaking 2024 Summer Season, Great Barrington Public Theater continues to engage Berkshire audiences with the second year of live, sit-down conversations with theater artists and theater influencers in the Berkshires and beyond. “We’ve really enjoyed having our audiences engage with us year-round for our developmental readings and discussions.…
Great Barrington— On Tuesday, January 21st at 6 p.m., Great Barrington Public Theater’s ‘Conversations With’ series returns. Join Artistic Director Jim Frangione and Associate Artistic Director Judy Braha in discussion with local theater professionals. On January 21st, the conversation topic is “Directors Who Love to Work on New Work + Why.” Join Frangione…
2024 was another amazing theatre season in the Berkshires! These are the highlights of the productions that reminded me of why, for me, the Berkshires are the center of the theater universe. Three fabulous musicals offered something for everyone. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at the Colonial Theatre (Berkshire Theatre Group) was worth…
Great Barrington Public Theater Board Chair Susie Weekes Roeder today announced that as of January 2025 the company’s founding Managing Director Tristan Wilson will hand off responsibilities to Serena Johnson. Her appointment has been in the works and expected since Johnson joined the company as Director of Development earlier this…
The 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, were presented on Monday, November 11 in the Zion Lutheran Church Community Room, on First Street in Pittsfield MA. Presenters included J. Peter Bergman, Paul Sugarman, Mark G. Auerbach, and Berkshire on Stage critics Macey G. Levin, Barbara Waldinger, and Paula…
