{"id":14290,"date":"2015-02-26T14:44:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T19:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/?p=14290"},"modified":"2015-02-26T14:44:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T19:44:42","slug":"berkshire-theatre-2015-season-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshire-theatre-2015-season-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkshire Theatre 2015 season schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/plusone.js\"><\/script><g:plus action=\"share\"><\/g:plus> <span class=\"updated\">Feb. 26, 2015<\/span> Article by <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DaveRead\/\" rel=\"author\">Dave Read<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/berkshires-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/colonial-theatre-scrim-400x226.jpg\" alt=\"Berkshire Theatre Festival at Colonial Theatre Pittsfield MA\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13337\" \/><strong>Berkshire Theatre Group&#8217;s 2015 summer season<\/strong>, presented at the <strong>Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield<\/strong> and <strong>Fitzpatrick Main Stage in Stockbridge<\/strong>, features a variety of audience favorites and includes another in the organization&#8217;s series of community productions, <em>Mary Poppins<\/em>, which will have one hundred Berkshire youngsters in the cast. The schedule runs from July 1 through August 23, 2015. <\/p>\n<h2>Berkshire Theatre, Fitzpatrick Main Stage &#8211; Deathtrap<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>by Ira Levin<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Aaron Mark<\/li>\n<li>July 1 \u2013 July 25, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Fitzpatrick Main Stage, Stockbridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Deathtrap<\/em>, known as the longest-running comedy thriller on <strong>Broadway<\/strong>, is a sidesplitting romp of a play within a play that tells the tale of defeated playwright, Sidney Bruhl, who would do almost anything to write a hit Broadway play. Former student, Clifford Anderson, tells Sidney that he\u2019s written a suspense play with a seamless plot that\u2019s sure to be Broadway-bound. Jaw-dropping hilarity ensues as the zany characters weave a web of mystery in two acts. <\/p>\n<h2>Berkshire Theatre, Colonial Theatre &#8211; Bells Are Ringing<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green<\/li>\n<li>music by Julie Styne<\/li>\n<li>directed by Ethan Heard<\/li>\n<li>featuring Kate Baldwin and Graham Rowat<\/li>\n<li>July 9 \u2013 July 26, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Bells Are Ringing<\/em> is the Tony Award-nominated musical that made <strong>Judy Holliday<\/strong> a star. Written by seven-time Tony Award-winners <strong>Betty Comden and Adolph Green<\/strong>, Bells Are Ringing was originally directed by  <strong>Jerome Robbins<\/strong> and choreographed by Robbins and <strong>Bob Fosse<\/strong>. This fetching and farcical love story includes notable show tunes, <em>Long Before I Knew You, Just in Time, and The Party&#8217;s Over<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Berkshire Theatre, Fitzpatrick Main Stage &#8211; Frankie and Johnny In the Clair de Lune<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>by Terrence McNally<\/li>\n<li>directed by Karen Allen<\/li>\n<li>July 29 \u2013 August 25, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Fitzpatrick Main Stage, Stockbridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Terrence McNally\u2019s<\/strong> play <em>Frankie And Johnny In the Clair de Lune<\/em> is about finding love in the modern world. After a onenight rendezvous in Manhattan&#8217;s West Side, Johnny, a compulsive, starry-eyed, short-order cook, is convinced he has found his life companion in Frankie, a wisecracking waitress. Frankie\u2019s poor history with men leaves her hesitant to commit, but as the night progresses, she lets her guard down and an unlikely romance begins to blossom. Directed by Berkshires resident movie star <strong>Karen Allen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Berkshire Theatre, Colonial Theatre &#8211; Mary Poppins<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman<\/li>\n<li>book by Julian Fellowes<\/li>\n<li>new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe<\/li>\n<li>directed by Travis G. Daly<\/li>\n<li>August 13 \u2013 August 23, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Mary Poppins<\/em>, written by <strong>Julian Fellowes<\/strong> of <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> fame, is Berkshire Theatre Group\u2019s 10th Annual Community Theatre Production. For the third time in a BTG community production, actors will fly through The Colonial Theatre, the first two years ago in Peter Pan, the second in last year\u2019s community production Seussical. This year\u2019s 10th annual community production will feature over 100 <strong>Berkshire<br \/>\nCounty natives<\/strong> tap dancing and chimney sweeping.<\/p>\n<h2>Berkshire Theatre Group contact info., map, directions:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Colonial Theatre<\/li>\n<li>111 South St.<\/li>\n<li>Pittsfield, MA 01201<\/li>\n<li>Fitzpatrick Main Stage<\/li>\n<li>6 East St,<\/li>\n<li>Stockbridge, MA 01262<\/li>\n<li>413-997-4444<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshiretheatregroup.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">TheColonialTheatre.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[mappress mapid=&#8221;162&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 26, 2015 Article by Dave Read Berkshire Theatre Group&#8217;s 2015 summer season, presented at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield and Fitzpatrick Main Stage in Stockbridge, features a variety of audience favorites and includes another in the organization&#8217;s series of community productions, Mary Poppins, which will have one hundred Berkshire youngsters in the cast. 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