Simon’s Rock Students Present “She Kills Monsters”

GREAT BARRINGTON, MA—Bard College at Simon’s Rock’s Theater Program will perform She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen on April 11-13 at 7:30 p.m. and April 14 at 2:00 p.m. at the McConnell Theater at the Daniel Arts Center. Directed by faculty member and Simon’s Rock alum Sara Katzoff, this production brings together…

Great Barrington Public Theater Adds Serena Johnson as Development Director

Brings fundraising management, special event and campaign planning, community engagement and creative experience to the company’s next phase of growth. Now entering its sixth season, Great Barrington Public Theater (GBPT) is pleased to announce the inclusion of Serena Johnson as Development Director. She brings accomplished fundraising, community outreach, audience engagement…

Simon’s Rock Theater Program Presents “The Moors”

GREAT BARRINGTON, MA— The Bard College at Simon’s Rock Theater program presents The Moors, an anachronistic dark comedy by contemporary playwright, novelist, poet, and screenwriter Jen Silverman. Set in the 1840s(ish), The Moors follows spinster sisters Agatha and Hudley, their overworked scullery maid Marjoy, and their despondent Mastiff as they all live out…

REVIEW: “Just Another Day” at Great Barrington Public Theater

by Barbara Waldinger Actors are hired for piecemeal work–one production at a time—unless they are fortunate enough to be part of a continuing series, as was Dan Lauria in The Wonder Years, among others.But even series come to an end and what’s next?  Some actors turn to directing and others…

Great Barrington Public Theater Presents Dan Luria’s “Just Another Day”

Great Barrington— From August 3 through 13, the Great Barrington Public Theater (GBPT), in partnership with Shadowland Stages, presents the world premiere of Dan Lauria’s “Just Another Day”. In a reaffirmation of enduring love, vitality, curiosity, and affection, Dan Lauria and Jodi Long appear as an anonymous couple caught in a limbo…

Judy Braha joins Great Barrington Public Theater in New Role as Associate Artistic Director

She brings strong, proven talent and diverse portfolio of experience, most recently helmed GBPT’s hits “Mr. Fullerton” and “Things I Know to Be True.” Great Barrington Public Theater Artistic Director Jim Frangione and Executive Director Deann Simmons Halper are pleased to announce the appointment of Judy Braha to the newly created position, Associate…

“Off Peak” Opens at Great Barrington Public Theater

Great Barrington Public Theater presents Off Peak playing July 6-23rd, in the McConnell Theater, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, is a tried-and-true comedy reminiscent of Noel Coward or Nora Ephron, with the spark of Dorothy Parker, by award-winning playwright Brenda Withers. It premiered in 2022 at the venerable Hudson Stage Company,…