Berkshire OLLI Offers Theater Preview Series with Critics and Artistic Directors

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…

Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Five Full-Scale Productions

Today we are announcing five of the eight full-scale productions that will take place across four different stages this summer, beginning July 17. Casting details, Pop-up Events, Installations, Third Places (opportunities to gather, eat, and reflect), and the remaining Core Programming, will be announced later this spring. 

Williamstown Theatre Festival Seeks to Fill Summer Jobs

Many jobs for the Williamstown Theatre Festival‘s 2025 Season are available now. Most summer employment opportunities run from June through August. All opportunities are paid and include on-campus housing at Williams College in Williamstown, MA. Applications submitted by February 17 will be prioritized and more opportunities will be posted soon.…

Favorites of 2024: Jeannie Marlin Woods

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…

Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces “Feeling Glittery” Holiday Cabaret at The Clark

KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON:FEELING GLITTERY with Alysha Umphress and featuring Trevor M. Pierce on piano Sunday, December 8, 3PMClark Art Institute Auditorium, 225 South Street, Williamstown MA Join Broadway and WTF Cabaret songstress Alysha Umphress (On the Town) for an afternoon of jazzy and soulful holiday tunes. Some very familiar, some…

Williamstown Theatre Festival Names Kit Ingui as Managing Director, Operations & Advancement

Williamstown— Williamstown Theatre Festival names Kit Ingui as Managing Director,Operations & Advancement.  Of the appointment, Ingui said, “It is with an abundance of joy that I introduce myself as the new Managing Director, Operations & Advancement of Williamstown Theatre Festival. Joining this vibrant organization is an honor, and I am excited…

REVIEW: “Pamela Palmer” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

by Emily Edelman In the first scene of the world premiere of “Pamela Palmer” by David Ives at Williamstown Theatre Festival, the title character has a premonition that she has done something horrible that she can’t remember and hires a private detective to discover what it is. Initially coming across…

Berkshire/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Project Announces New Cultural Sector Surveys and September 25th Pay Equity Summit

Passion Doesn’t Pay the Rent:Berkshire/Columbia Counties Pay Equity Project AnnouncesNew Cultural Sector Surveys and September 25th Pay Equity SummitSave the Date Entry- and mid-level arts and culture workers in this region struggle to put gas in their cars, find decent housing, access basic healthcare, feed their families, and as a…