{"id":8249,"date":"2012-01-28T09:55:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T13:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/?p=8249"},"modified":"2012-01-28T09:55:33","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T13:55:33","slug":"barrington-stage-company-2012-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/barrington-stage-company-2012-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Barrington Stage Company 2012 schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"page-header\">\n<h1>Barrington Stage Company 2012 schedule<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshires-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Barrington-Stage-Company.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshires-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Barrington-Stage-Company-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield, MA\" title=\"Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield, MA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9716\" \/><\/a>The 2012 schedule at <strong>Barrington Stage Company<\/strong> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/pittsfield-ma\/\" title=\"Pittsfield maps, history, info., and links.\">Pittsfield<\/a> adds an interesting array of theatre to the Berkshires cultural calendar, including plays by or based on the work of such writers as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Miller\">Arthur Miller<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.william-golding.co.uk\/\">William Golding<\/a><\/strong>, plus the musical favorite <em>Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>. BSC&#8217;s reputation for launching important and popular new plays shoud be bolstered by the world premiere of <em>Dr. Ruth, All The Way<\/em>, which is the first product of its New Works Commission program. Also new for the Barrington Stage Company&#8217;s 2012 season is its partnership with the Berkshire Museum where the <strong>BSC Youth Theatre<\/strong> production of <em>Disney&#8217;s Beauty and the Beast Be Our Guest!<\/em> will be staged. <a href=\"\/rwc\/#tickets\">Barrington Stage Company tickets contact information.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update: Performances of <em>Dr. Ruth, All The Way<\/em> now June 19 through July 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"\/rwc\/#movies\">Barrington Stage Company presents American movie musicals<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Barrington Stage Company location &#038; info.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mainstage: 30 Union Street, Pittsfield<\/li>\n<li>St. Germain Stage: 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield< <\/li>\n<\/li>\n<li>Box Office: 413-236-8888 &#8211; Administration: 413-499-5446<\/li>\n<li>Website: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barringtonstageco.org\/\">barringtonstage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BSC Mainstage &#8211; Fiddler on the Roof <\/h2>\n<p><strong>Barrington Stage Company&#8217;s 2012 schedule<\/strong> features <em>Fiddler on the Roof<\/em>, the Tony award winning play based on characters and stories created by <strong>Sholom Alecheim<\/strong>. Fiddler on the Roof is about the milkman Tevye and his family told by way of one of the most popular scores in the American theatre, <i>Tradition,<\/i> <i>Matchmaker, Matchmaker,<\/i> <i>Sunrise, Sunset,<\/i> and <i>Far from the Home I Love.<\/i>.  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jun 13, 2012 \u2013 Jul 14, 2012 &#8211; Press opening: Sun. June 17, 5pm<\/li>\n<li>Tues\/Wed: 7pm &#8211; Thurs-Sat: 8pm &#8211; Sun 5pm | Wed\/Fri: 2pm (excluding 6\/13 and 6\/15)<\/li>\n<li>Brad Oscar as Tevye and Joanna Glushak as Golde<\/li>\n<li>Book by Joseph Stein<\/li>\n<li>Music by Jerry Bock<\/li>\n<li>Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Gary John LaRosa; Music direction by Darren R. Cohen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BSC Mainstage &#8211; All My Sons<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_8259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8259\" style=\"width: 244px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshires-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/arthur-miller1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshires-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/arthur-miller-244x3001.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Miller play The Price highlights 2012 schedule at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield.\" title=\"Arthur Miller play All My Sons highlights 2012 schedule at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield.\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8259\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Miller play All My Sons highlights 2012 schedule at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>How far are you willing to go for the American Dream? Set in post-World War II, Arthur Miller\u2019s landmark drama examines the relationships between fathers and sons and the price of living the American Dream. An explosive secret threatens to tear the family apart in this powerful play about the conflict between business ethics and taking responsibility for one\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jul 19, 2012 \u2013 Aug 4, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Press opening, Sunday, July 22 at 5pm<\/li>\n<li>Tues\/Wed 7pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun 5pm; Wed\/Fri 2pm (excl 7\/20)<\/li>\n<li>By Arthur Miller<\/li>\n<li>Starring Jeff McCarthy, Lizbeth Mackay<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Julianne Boyd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BSC Mainstage &#8211; See How They Run<\/h2>\n<p>The third Mainstage play on BSC&#8217;s 2012 schedule is the 1945 British comedy See How They Run by Philip King.  The play is an English farce about a young vicar\u2019s wife who tries to fit into a small tightly knit town. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aug 9, 2012 \u2013 Aug 26, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Press opening, Sunday, August 12 at 5pm<\/li>\n<li>Tues\/Wed 7pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sun 5pm; Wed\/Fri 2pm (excl 8\/10)<\/li>\n<li>By Philip King<\/li>\n<li>Directed by John Rando<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BSC Mainstage &#8211; Lord of the Flies<\/h2>\n<p>Barrington Stage Company\u2019s fall production will be the New England premiere of one of the 20th century\u2019s greatest novels, William Golding\u2019s <em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams. <em>Lord of the Flies<\/em> has been named one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by TIME Magazine and ranked #25 out of 100 on the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct 3, 2012 \u2013 Oct 21, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Press opening, Sunday, Sunday, October 7 at 3pm<\/li>\n<li>Wed\/Thurs 7pm; Fri\/Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm; Wed matinees 10\/10 and 10\/17 at 2pm<\/li>\n<li>By William Golding<\/li>\n<li>Adapted by Nigel Williams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BSC Stage 2 &#8211; Lungs<\/h2>\n<p>2012 schedule at BSC Stage 2 opens with the New England premiere of Lungs by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Aaron Posner, who returns after his success with last season\u2019s hit production of My Name is Asher Lev. Lungs is intimate drama about chance, change and consequence and how a couple deals with sex, parenthood, and responsibilities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May 23, 2012 \u2013 Jun 10, 2012 &#8211; Sunday, May 27 at 3pm<\/li>\n<li>Tues-Fri 7:30pm; Sat 4pm &#038; 8pm; Sun 3pm;Select Thurs matinees 3pm<\/li>\n<li>By Duncan Macmillan<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Aaron Posner<\/li>\n<li>New England Premiere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BSC Stage 2 &#8211; Dr. Ruth, All the Way<\/h2>\n<p><em>Dr. Ruth, All the Way<\/em> is the second production on the 2012 schedule at BSC Stage 2. It is a New Works Commission by <strong>Mark St. Germain<\/strong>, who wrote <em>Freud\u2019s Last Session<\/em>, which is the longest-running hit play at Barrington Stage.  The play tells the story of Karola Ruth Siegel, the girl who became &#8220;Dr. Ruth,&#8221; the pioneering radio and television sex therapist, but only after escaping the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a scout and sniper.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jun 19, 2012 \u2013 Jul 21, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Press opening, Saturday, June 30 at 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Tues-Fri 7:30pm; Sat 4 and 8pm; Sun 3pm; Select matinees Thurs at 3pm<\/li>\n<li>By Mark St. Germain<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Julianne Boyd<\/li>\n<p>     <i>Starring That 70\u2019s Show\u2019s Debra Jo Rupp<\/i><\/p>\n<li>World Premiere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BSC Stage 2 &#8211; The North Pool<\/h2>\n<p>The third production on the 2012 schedule at BSC Stage 2 is the East Coast Premiere of The North Pool, by Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Rajiv Joseph. Giovanna Sardelli, who staged the world premiere of Joseph&#8217;s Animals Out of Paper, directs The North Pool.  Rajiv Joseph authored last season\u2019s hit Broadway play Bengal Tiger at the Front Gate that starred Robin Williams.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jul 26, 2012 \u2013 Aug 11, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Press opening, Sunday, July 29 at 3pm<\/li>\n<li>Tues-Fri 7:30pm; Sat 4pm &#038; 8pm; Sun 3pm; Select Thurs matinees 3pm<\/li>\n<li>By Rajiv Joseph<\/li>\n<li>Directed by Giovanna Sardelli<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BSC\u2019s Musical Theatre Lab &#8211; The Black Suits<\/h2>\n<p>The seventh season of Barrington Stage Company\u2019s Musical Theatre Lab features a workshop production of the garage rock band musical The Black Suits. The musical tells the story of a high school garage band on suburban Long Island trying to win The St. Anne\u2019s Battle of the Bands. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aug 16, 2012 \u2013 Sep 2, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Tues-Fri 7:30pm; Sat 4pm &#038; 8pm; Sun 3pm; Select Thurs matinees 3pm<\/li>\n<li>Music and Lyrics by Joe Iconis<\/li>\n<li>Book by Joe Iconis and Robert Maddock<\/li>\n<li>Directed by John Simpkins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BSC Youth Theatre at Berkshire Museum &#8211; Disney&#8217;s Beauty and the Beast Be Our Guest!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BSC\u2019s Youth Theatre<\/strong> production of <em>Disney\u2019s Beauty and the Beast<\/em> will be a collaboration with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/berkshire-museum-schedule-2012\/\">Berkshire Museum<\/a> and presented in the Museum\u2019s theatre. Auditions for Berkshire County youth will be held in March. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jul 25, 2012 \u2013 Aug 12, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Wed.-Sat. at 7pm; Tues\/Thurs., Sat.\/Sun. at 2pm<\/li>\n<li>Music by Alan Menken<\/li>\n<li>Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice<\/li>\n<li>Book by Linda Woolverton<\/li>\n<li>Directed and choreographed by Christine O\u2019Grady<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"tickets\">Barrington Stage Company tickets contact information<\/h2>\n<p>Single tickets will go on sale February 15, 2012. Subscriptions for the Mainstage and Stage 2 seasons are now available. Mainstage FlexPasses start $108 and Stage 2 Passes start at just $81. Groups of 15 or more should contact Group Sales at 413 236-8888 for additional discounts. Affordable Theatre For All Continues In 2012:<\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<ul>\n<li>All shows, casting and schedule subject to change.<\/li>\n<li>Mainstage: 30 Union Street &#8211; BSC Stage 2: 36 Linden Street (Pittsfield VFW)<\/li>\n<li>Box Office: 413-236-8888 &#8211; Administration: 413-499-5446<\/li>\n<li>Single tickets will go on sale February 15, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barringtonstageco.org\/\">barringtonstage.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>BSC is bringing back the popular \u201c15@15\u201d \u2013 fifteen tickets to every Mainstage performance available on a first-come, first-served basis for $15 each.<\/li>\n<li>Low-priced previews continue at $15 and $20 for the first two performances on the Mainstage and $15 on Stage 2. Additional discounted tickets will be available for $35 and $40 at Fiddler on the Roof during the first week of performances.<\/li>\n<li>$15 tickets for youth 18 and younger will be offered again for all performances except Saturday evenings.<\/li>\n<li>BSC\u2019s new membership program, #bsc35, continues in 2012 with $15 tickets available to select dates of Mainstage and Stage 2 performances for patrons ages 18-35.<\/li>\n<li>Senior discounted tickets to all Mainstage matinee performances are $38 and $25 for all Stage 2 matinees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2012 schedule at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield adds an interesting array of theatre to the Berkshires cultural calendar, including plays by or based on the work of such writers as Arthur Miller and William Golding, plus the musical favorite Fiddler on the Roof.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-outdated","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8249\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}