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Bohon, Gilpin, King, Naughton, et al. Set for Barrington Season

Keira Naughton
Keira Naughton

Full casting and creative teams have been announced for the rest of the season at Barrington Stage in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Next up will be the 50th anniversary revival of the Arthur Laurents-Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim musical West Side Story, directed by Julianne Boyd, to run June 13-July 14. The cast will feature Julie Craig as Maria, Chris Peluso as Tony, Jacqueline Colmer as Anita, Freddy Ramirez as Bernardo, Justin Bohon as Riff, Beth Crandall as Anybodys, Gordon Stanley as Doc, and Dale Radunz as Lt Schrank.

The ensemble will feature Xavier Cano, Nicky Cooper, Billy Fagen, Matt Gibson, Melinda Hall, Spencer Howard, Joey Calveri, Jamie Markovich, Michael McGurk, Michael Mindlin, Kristin Piro, John Raterman, Rebecca Riker, Manuel Santos, Kiira Schmidt, and Vanessa Van Vrancken. The creative team will feature Joshua Bergasse (choreography), Darren R. Cohen (music direction), Luke Cantarella (sets), Anne Kennedy (costumes), Scott Pinkney (lighting), and Randy Hansen (sound).

Up next, July 19-August 4, will be Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy, directed by Lou Jacob. The cast will feature Brian Avers as Brindsley Miller, Audra Blaser as Carol Melkett, Beth Dixon as Miss Furnival, Gerry Bamman as Colonel Melkett, Mark H. Dold as Harold Gorringe, Ginifer King as Clea, and Gordon Stanley as Schuppanzigh. The creative tewm will feature Karl Eigsti (sets), Ilona Smogyi (costumes), and Scott Pinkney (lighting).

Concluding the season will be Boyd’s production of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, August 9-26. The cast will include Jack Gilpin as Vanya, Keira Naughton as Sonya, Heidi Armbruster as Yelena, Mark Montgomery as Astrov, Patricia Conolly as Marina, Kenneth Tigar as the Professor, and Robert Zukerman as Telegin. The creative team will features Karl Eigsti (sets), Elizabeth Flauto (costumes), and Scott Pinkney (lighting).

For more information, call 413-236-8888 or visit www.barringtonstageco.org.