Chamberlain, Harrison, Maxwell, et al. Set for Berkshire Theatre Festival

A production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Richard Chamberlain and Jan Maxwell, and a production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, featuring Randy Harrison, will be among the highlights of the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

The BTF’s Main Stage season will kick off with Anders Cato’s production of George Bernard Shaw’s Candida (June 17-July 5), followed by Karen Zacaraias’ The Book Club Play (July 8-19), Richard Corley’s production of Robert Bolt’s historical drama A Man for All Seasons (July 22-August 9), and Virginia Woolf (August 12- September 6), directed by Martin A. Rabbett.

The Unicorn Theatre season will include Eric Hill’s production of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker, featuring James Barry and Jonathan Epstein (May 22-June 28); Matthew Wilkas and Mark Setlock’s satiric comedy Pageant Play, featuring the authors along with Daiva Dupree and Jenn Harris (July 1-26); Godot, directed by Cato and co-starring David Adkins (July 29-August 23); and Rhoda Lerman’s solo play Eleanor: Her Secret Journey, about former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (August 26-November 9).

BTF’s Theatre for Young Audience series will include Hercules (June 25-July 26) at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield; Around the World in 80 Days (August 6-23) at the Unicorn; Oliver! (September 11-14) on the Main Stage; and A Christmas Carol (December 11-30) at the Unicorn.

In addition, Tony Award winner Judy Kaye and her husband David Green will perform on Sunday, October 12; the event also includes a pre-show reception and a post-show dinner at Wheatleigh in nearby Lenox.

For more information, call 413-298-5536 or visit www.berkshiretheatre.org.