Barrington Stage Extends Run of “Forgiveness” by Popular Demand

(Pittsfield, MA) – By popular demand, Barrington Stage Company has added five performances to the run of Associate Artist Mark St. Germain’s world premiere play Forgiveness at the St. Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (36 Linden Street, Pittsfield).  Originally scheduled to play through Sunday, August 25, Forgiveness will…

REVIEW: “Forgiveness” at Barrington Stage Company

by Paula Kaplan-Reiss As a theater critic I am aware that an entire audience watching the same show can result in an audience-size number of opinions. What a clever idea Mark St. Germain put into action writing Forgiveness, performed at Barrington Stage Company.  Reading about the Board of Pardons, a…

Barrington Stage Annouces Casts and Creative Teams for Four Summer Shows

(Pittsfield, MA – June 6, 2024) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, is pleased to announce casting for four of the company’s 30th anniversary season productions. “As we launch Barrington Stage Company’s 30th anniversary, we are so proud to welcome a range of extraordinary talent to…

Barrington Stage Company Announces 30th Anniversary Season

(Pittsfield, MA – February 22, 2024) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul, will celebrate its 30th  anniversary season with two major musical revivals, a world premiere play, two regional premiere plays and a raucous comedy featuring three of BSC’s most beloved associate artists. “Our 2024 season offers…

Seventh Berkshire Theatre Awards Presented

Top Honors Split Four Ways PITTSFIELD, MA (November 13, 2023) – At an SRO ceremony held at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield, the Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) presented the Berkshire Theatre Awards, colloquially known as The Berkies, on the evening of Monday, November 13, 2023. This was the seventh time the awards…

“The Happiest Man on Earth” Returns to Barrington Stage September 22-October 8

(Pittsfield, MA) – Barrington Stage Company (Alan Paul, Artistic Director; Meredith Lynsey Schade, Managing Director) proudly announces by popular demand the return of Associate Artist Mark St. Germain’s world premiere play The Happiest Man on Earth from September 22 through October 8, at the St. Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts…

REVIEW: “The Happiest Man on Earth” at Barrington Stage

by Roseann Cane The Barrington Stage Company has opened their season with a play that’s a mesmerizing punch in the gut. I urge you to experience it. Eddie Jaku, the man at the center of the play, was born Abraham Jakubbowicz in Leipzig, Germany in 1920. As playwright Mark St.…

Barrington Stage Announces Full Cast & Creative Teams for “Cabaret” and “The Happiest Man on Earth”

(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…