New Play Reading Series

Our reading series, presented in partnership with the Clark Art Institute, brings playwrights, directors, and professional actors together for a 29-hour rehearsal process culminating in a public presentation. The series provides playwrights a process that gives them the essential information they need to continue to develop their new work.

Readings are not included in a Weekend Pass. Single Tickets are $20.

Past readings (formerly called Fridays@3) have led to thrilling new work at the Festival, on Broadway and beyond. Most recently, Lempicka, made its debut as a Fridays@3 reading in 2017, with a world premiere WTF production in 2018, before finally taking the Broadway stage in 2024. Other notable recent Friday@3 readings include Selling Kabul, part of the 2019 NikosStage Williamstown season and a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Seared, which was part of the 2018 NikosStage season and made its off-Broadway debut in 2019.

July 29 at 7pm
White Girls Gang
Written by Rianna Simons
Directed by Gus Heagerty
Featuring Kaia Gerber, and more casting to be announced.
Auditorium at the Clark Art Institute
225 South Street, Williamstown, MA 01267
Tickets on sale now.

July 31 at 1:30pm
Worms
Written by Gracie Gardner
Directed by Dustin Wills
Featuring Susan Sarandon, Kate Walsh, and more casting to be announced. Tickets on sale now.
The MainStage Theater
1000 Main Street, Williamstown MA 01267