Williamstown Theatre Festival
'62 Center for Theatre and Dance
From June through August, WTF brings Tony awardwinning actors and veterans of television and film to perform in a series of plays — comedies, dramas, musicals, classics and new work.
Theatre
Mass MoCA
Downtown North Adams
Since its Building 6 opened in the summer of 2017, Mass MoCA has become one of the world’s largest contemporary art museums, with vast galleries and indoor and outdoor stages.
Williams College ’62 Center
Williams College
The ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance — summer home of the Williamstown Theatre Festival — hosts theater and dance performances year-round while the college is in session.
WordxWord
WordxWord
Spoken word poets run mentoring programs and writing workshops in Berkshire schools and hold events year-round, from National Poetry Month to an annual week-long summer festival in Pittsfield.
Lempicka
Williamstown Theatre Festival
July 19 - July 22, 2018
A new musical with book and lyrics by Carson Kreitzer and music by Matt Gould, directed by Rachel Chavkin, follows two Russian aristocrats fleeing to Paris after the revolution.
Artney Jackson
Williamstown Theatre Festival
July 17 - July 22, 2018
Artney Jackson is a mentor and a respected employee at the local cable company. On the edge of promotion, he faces chaos as his son plans to move out and his employers and co-workers test his resolve.
New play readings
Oldcastle Theatre Company
July 24, 2018 7:00 PM - July 24, 2018
Oldcastle’s new play reading series: Nathan Stith will direct Stripped, a play by his Trinity University colleague Rachel Joseph —following two analysts and their patients.
Late-Night Cabaret
Williamstown Theatre Festival
July 26 - July 28, 2018
WTF’s actors show off their talents in an informal evening with Jessica Hecht and Ann Harada, stage and screen and up-and-coming members of WTF’s Non-Equity and Apprentice companies. Doors open at 10:30 p.m.
Lempicka
Williamstown Theatre Festival
July 24 - July 29, 2018
A new musical with book and lyrics by Carson Kreitzer and music by Matt Gould, directed by Rachel Chavkin, follows two Russian aristocrats fleeing to Paris after the revolution.
Seared
Williamstown Theatre Festival
July 25 - July 29, 2018
In a new comedy by Theresa Rebeck, Chef Harry (Steven Pasquale) is a genius in the kitchen. His business partner wants to expand their restaurant, but Harry sees that as selling out.
Lempicka
Williamstown Theatre Festival
July 31 - August 1, 2018
A new musical with book and lyrics by Carson Kreitzer and music by Matt Gould, directed by Rachel Chavkin, follows two Russian aristocrats fleeing to Paris after the revolution.
The Hot Spot: Ophira Eisenberg
Goodrich Hall
August 4, 2018
Known for her unique ability to seamlessly blend sharp standup with powerful storytelling, and even throw in an audience interactive game in her new show, Playing The Odds.
Seared
Williamstown Theatre Festival
July 31 - August 4, 2018
In a new comedy by Theresa Rebeck, Chef Harry (Steven Pasquale) is a genius in the kitchen. His business partner wants to expand their restaurant, but Harry sees that as selling out.
The Member of the Wedding
Williamstown Theatre Festival
August 5, 2018
On the eve of a wedding in 1945, housekeeper Berenice Sadie Brown is struggling to protect 12-year-old Frankie (Tavi Gevinson) from harsh racially motivated injustices outside their Southern home.
Late-Night Cabaret
Williamstown Theatre Festival
August 9 - August 11, 2018
WTF’s actors show off their talents in an informal evening with Jessica Hecht and Ann Harada, stage and screen and up-and-coming members of WTF’s Non-Equity and Apprentice companies. Doors open at 10:30 p.m.
Dangerous House
Williamstown Theatre Festival
August 8 - August 12, 2018
Noxolo is an aspiring footballer from Cape Town who moved to London for a fresh start, but with the World Cup coming to South Africa and the mounting sense that her ex-lover is in peril, she is pulled back.
The Member of the Wedding
Williamstown Theatre Festival
August 7 - August 12, 2018
On the eve of a wedding in 1945, housekeeper Berenice Sadie Brown is struggling to protect 12-year-old Frankie (Tavi Gevinson) from harsh racially motivated injustices outside their Southern home.
Studio Projects: Damsels
Williamtown Theatre Festival
August 13 - August 14, 2018
The Directing Studio hosts for productions developed by members of WTF’s Non-Equity Company: Jason McDowell- Green, Director of WTF’s Professional Training Program, will direct A Man’s World by Rachel Crothers.
Taiga in the Berkshires
'62 Center for Theatre and Dance
August 12 - August 15, 2018
At a town hall in Western Massachusetts, a community fights to keep its land and forge its future. Can they overcome a monster who threatens their mountain home?
The Member of the Wedding
Williamstown Theatre Festival
August 14 - August 19, 2018
On the eve of a wedding in 1945, housekeeper Berenice Sadie Brown is struggling to protect 12-year-old Frankie (Tavi Gevinson) from harsh racially motivated injustices outside their Southern home.
Dangerous House
Williamstown Theatre Festival
August 15 - August 19, 2018
Noxolo is an aspiring footballer from Cape Town who moved to London for a fresh start, but with the World Cup coming to South Africa and the mounting sense that her ex-lover is in peril, she is pulled back.
Barrington Stage Company
Barrington Stage
Twenty miles south in Pittsfield, Barrington Stage Company fills two stages from June to August and with musicals, comedy and drama, including new works.
Berkshire Theatre Group
Berkshire Theatre Group
With stages in Pittsfield and Stockbridge, the Berkshires’ oldest theatre company is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2018.
Shakespeare & Company
Shakespeare & Co.
Founded in 1977, Lenox’s well-established troupe performs Shakespearean classics, contemporary works, adaptations of Edith Wharton’s short stories and more from May to September.
Fridays@3 free play reading series
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Many Festival productions started in Fridays@3 readings. Spend the afternoon with a play in development: Saying Goodbye to the People I Love From My Bathtub by Halley Feiffer.
