Berkshire Theatre Group Plans Summer Season Ranging from ‘Deathtrap’ to ‘Mary Poppins’
The troupe’s 87th summer series also includes Kate Baldwin starring in ‘Bells Are Ringing’ and the romance ‘Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.’
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The troupe’s 87th summer series also includes Kate Baldwin starring in ‘Bells Are Ringing’ and the romance ‘Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.’
Also on tap at the Vermont theatre are regional premieres of ‘Outside Mullingar’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily.’
The BP oil spill, the Tiananmen Square massacre and the legacy of the Black Power movement are among the inspirations for plays in the theatre’s next season.
The theatre’s 2015–16 seasons spans three stages with a variety of musicals and dramas. World premieres include a new John Denver revue and Joanna Murray-Smith’s ‘American Song.’
Artistic director Charles McMahon contributes a new work about the iconic author. Also on the roster are plays by Naomi Iizuka, Anna Ziegler and Glen Berger.
To replace its longtime a.d., the venerable Minneapolis company taps an actor/director with a wide-ranging—you might even say ‘diverse’—history in U.S. resident theatres.
Hershey Felder, Ayad Akhtar and Stephen Schwartz are some of the names on tap for the theatre’s new season.
Among a group of new plays, imports and revivals, the D.C. theatre’s next season includes two shows set amid its hometown political scene.
The Silicon Valley company, known for shepherding new musicals, will also bring back its singing ‘Emma’ in a season that also includes plays by Margulies and Auburn.
The 2014–15 season at the NYC theatre will feature a drag queen, an abducted teen and a little magical realism.