Company, Ragtime, and More Planned for Barrington Stage Company's 2017 Season
(© David Gordon)
Barrington Stage Company has announced plans for its 2017 season, which will kick off in May 2017.
The 2017 season will open with Kunstler (May 18-June 10) by Jefferson Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey Sweet, directed by Meagen Fay and starring Jeff McCarthy (Chicago). Next up will be a a production of The Birds (June 15-July 8) by Conor McPherson, directed by BSC Artistic Director Julianne Boyd. Then the company will present a new production of Ragtime (June 21-July 15), directed by Joe Calarco, with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty. Tony Award winner Alan Ayckbourn's comedy Taking Steps (July 20-August 5) will be staged by Tony Award nominated director Sam Buntrock.
The season will continue with This (August 3-August 27) by Obie Award winner Melissa James Gibson and directed by Christopher Innvar and Company (August 10-September 2), with a book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, choreographed by Jeffrey Page and directed by Julianne Boyd. Gaslight (Angel Street) (October 4-October 22) by Patrick Hamilton will close out the season.
Co-founded in 1995 by Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, Barrington Stage Company is a professional Equity regional theater. It has a three-fold mission: "to present top-notch, compelling work; to develop new plays and musicals; and to find fresh, bold ways of bringing new audiences into the theatre—especially young people."
