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Reed Birney and Ephraim Birney
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Father and Son Reed Birney and Ephraim Birney to Star in Chester Bailey
Barrington Stage Company has announced its summer season.
Roxanna Hope Radja, one of the stars of <em>Wish You Were Here</em>
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Williamstown World Premiere Wish You Were Here Now Available on Audible
Sanaz Toossi's new play stars Roxanna Hope Radja and more.
Debra Jo Rupp will star in a virtual reading of Bekah Brunstetter's new play <em>Mother's Day</em>.
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Debra Jo Rupp, Andy Lucien, and More to Star in Bekah Brunstetter's Mother's Day
Barrington Stage commissioned and will present the virtual reading of the new play.
Shakina Nayfack Talks With Cast Members of Her New Williamstown/Audible Play
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Shakina Nayfack Talks With Cast Members of Her New Williamstown/Audible Play
Nayfack discussed her new play Chonburi International Hotel & Butterfly Club with several of its stars, including Ivory Aquino, Kate Bornstein, and Angelica Ross.
Madeline Brewer, Jason Butler Harner, William Jackson Harper, and Aja Naomi King Talk <em>Animals</em>
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Madeline Brewer, Jason Butler Harner, William Jackson Harper, and Aja Naomi King Talk Animals
The new play is written by Stacy Osei-Kuffour.
Camille A. Brown
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Camille A. Brown, Donja R. Love, and More Awarded Spark Grants
Barrington Stage Company has release the names of 11 recipients.
Exclusive: <em>Veep</em>'s Anna Chlumsky Discusses Audible and Williamstown's <em>Photograph 51</em>
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Exclusive: Veep's Anna Chlumsky Discusses Audible and Williamstown's Photograph 51
Chlumsky stars in Susan Stroman's production of Anna Ziegler's acclaimed drama.
Exclusive: Carla Gugino on Creating an Audio <em>Streetcar Named Desire</em>
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Exclusive: Carla Gugino on Creating an Audio Streetcar Named Desire
Williamstown and Audible team up to create a season of audio plays.
Harriet Harris
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Harriet Harris to Play Eleanor Roosevelt in New Online Play by Mark St. Germain
The reading will be presented by Barrington Stage Company.
Patti LuPone
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Patti LuPone, Jason Alexander, Santino Fontana, Michael McKean Join Judgment Day
The Broadway stars will take part in a reading of Rob Ulin's new play for Barrington Stage Company and the Actors Fund.
Audra McDonald
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Complete Casting Announced for Three Williamstown/Audible Productions
This year's Williamstown Theatre Festival will be produced entirely on Audible.
Alexandra Silber, Alan H. Green, and Alysha Umphress
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Alexandra Silber, Alan H. Green, Alysha Umphress Set for Outdoor Concert
Barrington Stage will present a Rodgers and Hammerstein show this August.
Angelica Ross, Shakina Nayfack, Telly Leung, and Kate Bornstein
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Telly Leung, Angelica Ross, Kate Bornstein Join Shakina Nayfack in Williamstown/Audible Play
Nayfack's Chonburi International Hotel & Butterfly Club will feature nine trans actors.
Barrington Stage Company
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Actors' Equity Has Approved Shows for Two Theaters in the Berkshires
Both theaters have put safety features in place to help protect actors from the coronavirus.
Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
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Hershey Felder to Present Irving Berlin Benefit for 13 Theaters Across United States
The live broadcast will take place on Mother's Day.
Peter Hunt
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Peter Hunt, Director of Stage and Screen 1776, Dies at 81
Hunt served as artistic director of Williamstown Theatre Festival from 1989-95.
Marilyn Maye
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Barrington Stage Company Announces Plan for In-Person, Socially Distant Summer Season
The theater is taking an abundance of precautions as it makes new plans.
Audra McDonald, Bobby Cannavale, and Carla Gugino will star in <em>A Streetcar Named Desire</em>.
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Williamstown to Present Season as Audible Releases, Including Streetcar With Audra McDonald
The audio plays will be released later this year.
Audra McDonald, Bobby Cannavale, and Carla Gugino will star in <em>A Streetcar Named Desire</em>.
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Audra McDonald, Bobby Cannavale, and Carla Gugino to Star in Streetcar Revival
Robert O'Hara will direct the production at Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Camille A. Brown will direct and choreograph a new production of <em>Ain't Misbehavin' </em> as part of Barrington Stage Company's 2020 season.
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New South Pacific, Ain't Misbehavin' Productions Set for Barrington Stage
The 2020 season will also include a production of Joseph Dougherty's Chester Bailey featuring Reed Birney and his son, Ephraim.
Christopher Lloyd will star in a production of <em>King Lear</em> at Shakespeare & Company in the summer of 2020.
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Christopher Lloyd to Star in King Lear at Shakespeare & Company
Lloyd is best known for his role as Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy.
Kristin Stokes, Chris McCarrell, and Jorrel Javier star in the Broadway production of <em>The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical</em>.
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See What We Said About The Lightning Thief and More Before Their Broadway Runs
This week, we highlight shows currently in previews on Broadway that we liked off-Broadway and elsewhere.
Heidi Schreck is the writer and star of <em>What the Constitution Means to Me</em>, which will close on August 24.
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Last Chance to See Heidi Schreck's What the Constitution Means to Me on Broadway
Plus, we highlight both a new Bess Wohl play and a new production of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Suzan-Lori Parks play in the Berkshires.
Deaon Griffin-Pressley as Booth and Bryce Michael Wood as Lincoln in Suzan-Lori Parks's <em>Topdog/Underdog</em>, directed by Regge Life, at Shakespeare & Company in the Berkshires.
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Two Black Brothers Expose the Swindle Behind the American Dream in Topdog/Underdog
Suzan-Lori Parks's Pulitzer Prize-winning play gets an electrifying revival at Shakespeare & Company.