(Pittsfield, MA–April 27, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is pleased to announce full casting for the world premiere of Mark St. Germain’s new play The Happiest Man on Earth(May 24-June 17) and a new production of the legendary Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret (June 14-July 8). Kenneth Tigar (Broadway: Fish in the Dark; Amazon Prime: “The Man in the High…
(Pittsfield, MA – January 31, 2023) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, will produce a 2023 season that will feature two major musical revivals, two world premiere plays, and two modern classic play revivals. “‘You gotta have heart and music.’” Bill Finn wrote those lyrics for…
(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,…
The 7th annual Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, aka The Berkies, were awarded last night in a ceremony held at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield. In 22 categories there are 26 winners, including four ties. 1. Outstanding supporting actress in a play: (TIE) Leah Hocking, All of Me, Barrington Stage Company…
by Macey Levin One of the first plays of the Theatre of the Absurd was Jean Genet’s “The Maids” in 1947 which was followed by Eugene Ionesco’s “The Bald Soprano” in 1950. This is a theatrical form that alludes to the absurdity of existence in a grotesque world by a…
(Pittsfield, MA – July 26, 2022) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is pleased to announce casting for its new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. The production of one of the great absurdist plays of the 20th century will be directed by BSC Associate Artist Joe Calarco (BSC: Sister Sorry; A Doll’s House, Part 2; Breaking…
by Barbara Waldinger “I never wanted to write anything autobiographical. To put my life and the lives of those around me on stage crossed a boundary of privacy I promised myself I would never do.” So says playwright Mark St. Germain in the Playwright’s Note to his new play, Dad,…
GREAT BARRINGTON PUBLIC THEATER PLANS SUMMER OF HEARTFELT COMEDY, LITERARY DELIGHT AND MASTERFUL SUSPENSE. THREE NEW PLAYS, ON TWO STAGES, PLUS WET INK READINGS AND SOLO PERFORMANCES. From late June to early August, Great Barrington Public Theater will bring a diverse six-weeks to the Daniel Arts Center, at Bard College at Simon’s Rock,…
