Welcome to Homestead Crossing. Anne and Noel live in a nice house at the end of a nice street, but their desire to live comfortably has shifted from contentment to inertia. One dark and stormy night, there is a sudden tap at the window. Claudia, a young and lonely woman, seeks shelter in the home of Noel and Anne. Then comes Tobin, Claudia’s young and impulsive lover. This enigmatic young couple draws Noel and Anne out of their comfort zone and into places that may be harmful to their marriage. While the two couples wait out the storm, they begin to converse about life, love and relationships. Combining humor with a touch of mystery, Homestead Crossing is an unreal comedy that unfolds in real time. From the playwright who brought us the acclaimed production of No Wake, a world premiere.

Produced in partnership with Merrimack Repertory Theatre of Lowell, MA and Portland Stage Company of Portland, ME.

The cast includes David Adkins as Noel, Ross Cowan as Tobin, Corrina May as Anne and Lesley Shires as Claudia. (Click photo for more information on the actor.)

Homestead Crossing Cast

Homestead Crossing opens at Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre on August 11 at 8pm. Previews begin August 7 at 8pm and closing is on September 1. Homestead Crossing is sponsored by Lauren Publishing.

Tickets to Homestead Crossing are $45; all preview tickets are $35. Contact the Stockbridge Campus Ticket Office at 83 East Main Street, by calling 413-298-5576 or the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street, Pittsfield by calling 413-997-4444. Tickets can also be bought online at www.berkshiretheatregroup.org. Ticket Offices are open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm or on any performance day from 10am until curtain. All plays, schedules, casting and prices are subject to change.

Bios

Kyle Fabel (Director) Berkshire Theatre Festival Director: A Thousand Clowns (2012); Finian’s Rainbow (2011); No Wake (2010). BTF Actor:The Einstein Project, Four Dogs and a Bone, The Illusion & Keely and Du. Other Directing credits: Mrs. Whitney, The Persian Quarter, Fabuloso, Tranced, The Four of Us, Trying (Merrimack Repertory Theatre); An Enemy of the People, The Last 5 Years (Playhouse on Park); Rich Hall’s Campfire Stories (Edinburgh); A Cautionary Tail; Ayckbourn’s A Small Family Business, The Suicide, Enrico IV & The Ruffian on the Stair (NYU Graduate Acting Program). Other actor credits: Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention (Broadway); A Free Man of Color (LCT). Addt’l New York credits: The Triangle Factory Project & Noël Coward’s Long Island Sound (The Actors Company Theatre); David Ives’ English Made Simple (Primary Stages). Regional credits: The Farnsworth Invention & Feydeau’s Private Fittings (La Jolla Playhouse); The Alchemist (Shakespeare Theatre DC); A Steady Rain (Hartford Theaterworks); Closer, The Dead Eye Boy & Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); The Taming of the Shrew (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Cymbeline & Loot (Hartford Stage Company); The Last Hurrah (Huntington Theatre); Tony Kushner’s Hydriotaphia (Alley); Rich Hall’s Best Western (Edinburgh). TV: Law and Order: Criminal Intent. MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

William Donnelly (Playwright) served as resident playwright for the Massachusetts-based Industrial Theatre from 1997 to 2008. His plays have been produced by the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Portland Stage Company, The Active Theatre Company, Act II Playhouse, The Public Theatre (Lewiston, ME), Unicorn Theatre, Theater Alliance, Mad Cat, Sacred Fools Theatre, Mill 6 Collaborative, and Rough & Tumble among others. A number of his short plays have appeared as part of the annual Boston Theatre Marathon. In 2005, he was awarded a Playwriting/New Theatre Works grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council; he has twice been named a Clauder Competition Finalist and Magnetic North was awarded the Grand Prize in 2006. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild.