Berkshire Actors Theatre was founded in 2011 by Clover Bell-Devaney to produce “intimate character-driven plays using Berkshire-based professional talent to provide our audiences with a fresh and dynamic take on the best modern works of our time.” The company’s 2012 plays will be presented on the Little Cinema stage at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield. Berkshire Actors Theatre summer 2012 poster
DOUBT: A PARABLE
JUNE 21–JULY 14
by JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY
directed by BRAD BERRIDGE
featuring:Clover Bell-Devaney, Alika Hope, Patrick White, Peggy Pharr Wilson
FOUR DOGS AND A BONE
JULY 2–15
by JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY
directed by ANDREW VOLKOFF
featuring: Clover Bell-Devaney, Michael Foster, Deann Halper, Daniel Popowich
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival is the oldest and most popular summer dance festival in the United States. It was begun on a mountainside farm in Becket, Mass, which Ted Shawn bought in 1931, in the final dys of the Denishawn Company that he ran with his wife Ruth St. Denis. (Around the same time, Tanglewood was getting established some 30 miles to the west in Lenox, Mass.) Shawn, whose initial mission was to legitimize dance as a career for men, recruited eight students from nearby Springfield College and established a company called Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers. Their success led to the formation of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Committee in 1941 and then the Ted Shawn Theatre in 1942.
The Ted Shawn Theatre at night in 2006. Photo by Christopher Duggan
Ted Shawn Theatre 2012 schedule
80th Anniversary Season Opening Gala
June 16, 2012 – David Hallberg – Mimulus – CIRCA – Dancers of the Ballet Program
Mimulus – June 20-June 24, 2012
Morphoses – June 27-July 1, 2012
Vertigo Dance Company – July 4-July 8, 2012
Borrowed Light by Tero Saarinen – July 11-July 15, 2012 – LIVE MUSIC
Hong Kong Ballet – July 18-July 22, 2012
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company – July 25-July 29, 2012
Royal Winnipeg Ballet – August 1-August 5, 2012
Trey McIntyre Project – August 8-August 12, 2012
Compagnie Käfig – August 15-August 19, 2012
A Jazz Happening – August 19, 2012
The Joffrey Ballet – August 22-August 26, 2012
Doris Duke Theatre 2012 schedule
Circa – June 20-June 24, 2012
Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM – June 27-July 1, 2012
LeeSaar The Company – July 4-July 8, 2012
The Men Dancers: From the Horse’s Mouth – July 11-July 15, 2012
Luna Negra Dance Theater – July 18-July 22, 2012
Jessica Lang Dance – July 25-July 29, 2012
Jonah Bokaer & David Hallberg – August 1-August 5, 2012 – U.S. PREMIERE
Dance Heginbotham – August 8-August 12, 2012
Liz Gerring Dance Company – August 15-August 19, 2012
Doug Elkins and Friends’ Fräulein Maria – August 22-August 26, 2012
Shakespeare and Company celebrates it’s 35th season of theatre in the Berkshires with hundreds of performances throughout the sprawling campus in Lenox. First on the boards in the Founders’ Theatre is King Lear by William Shakespeare; Cassandra Speaks is the first play this season in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre.
Shakespeare and Co. actress Tod Randolph in Cassandra Speaks; photo K.Sprague
Founders’ Theatre
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
directed by Rebecca Holderness
musical director Bill Barclay
June 16 – August 19
Endurance
by Split Knuckle Theatre
adapted and created by Jason Bohon, Andrew Grusetskie, Michael F. Toomey, and Greg Webster, with writer Nick Ryan
June 28 – July 15
DibbleDance
Act One: Here, There, And Everywhere
Act Two: Seven Polished Hearts
director/choreographer Susan Dibble
July 6 – July 13
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
directed by Tony Simotes
featuring Olympia Dukakis
July 19 – August 19
Satchmo at the Waldorf
by Terry Teachout
directed by Gordon Edelstein
starring John Douglas Thompson
August 22 – September 16
Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
Cassandra Speaks
by Norman Plotkin
directed by Nicole Ricciardi
starring Tod Randolph
May 25 – September 2
The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife
by Charles Busch
directed by Tony Simotes
June 12 – September 1
Parasite Drag
by Mark Roberts
directed by Stephen Rothman
June 20 – September 2
Special Events
June 29 – August 24
35th Season Founders’ Talks
Special this year! Celebrate the work of the Company’s Founding Members
35th Season Celebration
Honoring Tina Packer
June 30
Tuesday Talks
Join a conversation with S&Co artists.
July 3 – August 7
Behind the Scenes Tour
A two-hour adventure through the inner workings of S&Co
July 4 – September 1
Author! Author!
Best-selling and award-winning authors join us for weekly discussions.
July 8 – September 2
Studio Series
NEW THIS YEAR! Staged readings of plays by new and unique voices.
The 2012 summer schedule of the Berkshire Theatre Festival begins with a production of the long-time audience favorite A Chorus Line, which runs at The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield and includes two world premieres. THe BTF’s main building in Stockbridge, called the Fitzpatrick Main Stage, was originally known as the Stockbridge Casino; it was built in 1887 in the middle of town on Main St. and designed by Stanford White.
A Chorus Line – at The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante
Music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban
Previews July 02–06
Opens July 07 at 8pm; Runs through July 21
BTF Main Stage calendar
A Thousand Clowns
by Herb Gardner
directed by Kyle Fabel
Previews July 16–July 20
Opens July 21 at 8pm; Runs through July 28
Edith – World Premiere
by Kelly Masterson
Previews July 31–August 03
Opens August 04 at 8pm; Runs through August 11
Brace Yourself – World Premiere
by David Epstein
directed by James Naughton
Previews August 14–August 17
Opens August 18 at 8pm; Runs through August 25
The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge calendar
The Puppetmaster of Lodz
by Gilles Ségal
translated by Sara O’Connor
directed by Brian Roff
Previews June 21–22;
Opens June 23 at 8pm; Runs through July 07
Re-opens September 13; Runs through October 07
A Class Act
music and lyrics by Edward Kleban
book by Linda Kline and Lonny Price
directed by Robert Moss
Previews July 10–13;
Opens July 14 at 8pm; Runs through August 04
Homestead Crossing – World Premiere
by William Donnelly
directed by Kyle Fabel
Previews August 07–10;
Opens August 11 at 8pm; Runs through September 01
Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA
Berkshire Theatre Festival tickets contact information
The summer 2012 schedule of events and performances at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield includes The Chris Robinson Brotherhood along with special guests Sarah Lee and Johnny on Tuesday, June 26 at 7:30pm.
Colonial Theatre 2012 summer calendar
Raekwon, Opening Act: Nostalgia – Wednesday, June 13 – 7:30pm
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood – w/ guests Sarah Lee and Johnny =Tuesday, June 26 – 7:30pm
A Chorus Line – Previews July 02–06; Opens July 07 at 8pm; Runs through July 21
Bill Engvall – Saturday, August 04 • 7:30pm & 9:30pm
We Are Women: A Bernstein Cabaret – August 09–12;Thurs–Sat at 8pm; Sun at 2pm
Christopher O’Riley= Friday, August 17 – 8pm
Zamir Chorale of Boston -Sunday, August 19, 2012 – 7:30PM
Oliver! – September 07–09 – Fri–Sat at 7:30pm; Sat–Sun at 2pm
Woody’s Roadhouse Reunion – Saturday September 29, 2012 at 7:30pm
Stone Hill Center at The Clark Art InstituteClark Art Institute’s 2012 events and performance schedule features Clark Remix, a gallery filled with more than 80 paintings, nearly 20 sculptures, and more than 300 decorative arts objects from the Clark’s permanent collection. The exhibition is both a physical reality and a virtual space, featuring a dynamic salon-style installation and two new digital applications that offer exciting ways to engage with the collection. Besides events listed here, there are dozens of lectures and other special events on the Clark Art schedule (link below).
Exhibition – Clark Remix – February 12, 2012 – January 1, 2014
Thursday, July 19, 2012 – 4:00 pm – London’s National Theatre: Live in HD – Frankenstein (encore performance)
Thursday, July 26, 2012 – 4:00 pm – London’s National Theatre: Live in HD – Frankenstein (encore performance)
Music Free Outdoor Band Concert:-The Eagles Band-Tuesday, July 3, 2012 -6:00 pm
Music Free Outdoor Band Concert:Misty Blues -Tuesday, July 10, 2012 -6:00 pm
Music Free Outdoor Band Concert:Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys -Tuesday, July 17, 2012 -6:00 pm
Music Free Outdoor Band Concert: Incendio -Tuesday, July 24, 2012 -6:00 pm
Music Ying String Quartet-Tuesday, July 31, 2012 -8:00 pm
Music Hermitage Piano Trio-Tuesday, August 7, 2012 -8:00 pm
Music Carpe Diem String Quartet-Tuesday, August 14, 2012 -8:00 pm
Music Shanghai String Quartet-Tuesday, August 21, 2012 -8:00 pm
Music Victor Hill Concert-Sunday, October 21, 2012 -3:00 pm
Clark Art Institute tickets contact information
225 South Street – Williamstown, MA 01267
413-458-2303
Galleries open daily – Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
