Barrington Stage Company 2011 Performances

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Barrington Stage Company 2011 Performance Listing

May 18 – June 10 (Extended 5/28). ZERO HOUR, written by and starring Jim Brochu. New England premiere. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Performances Tuesday-Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 4pm and 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Additional performance on Friday, May 20 at 3pm. Please note: there is no 4pm performance on Saturday, May 21. Opening Night: Saturday, May 21 at 8pm. Tickets: $15-$39. Seniors: $25 all matinees. Youth 18 and under $15 all performances except Saturday evenings. Post-show discussion following the Tuesday, May 24, 7:30pm performance.

June 11 – 12. BSC’s Musical Theatre Lab presents SURVIVING THE AVALANCHE, the songs of Vadim Feichtner and Jeremy Desmon, BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Performances Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Tickets $15-$20 (ticket includes glass of wine). Surviving the Avalanche is a production of the Musical Theatre Lab which is sponsored in part by Elayne Bernstein and Sol Schwartz and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

June 15 – July 16. GUYS AND DOLLS, A Musical Fable of Broadway, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling, directed by John Rando. Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. Performances Tuesday and Wednesday at 7pm, Thursday-Saturday at 8pm, Friday Matinees at 2pm (excluding June 17), Sunday at 5pm. Additional Wednesday Matinees June 29, July 6 and July 13 at 2pm. Opening Night: Sunday, June 19 at 5pm. Tickets: $15-$60. Seniors: $35 all matinees. Youth 18 and under $15 all performances except Saturday evenings. Guys and Dolls Family Weekend June 17-19, youth 13 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult with full-price ticket (limit one free youth per paid adult). Post-show discussion following the Tuesday, June 21, 7pm performance.

June 20. LUCIE ARNAZ: LATIN ROOTS! Performance Monday at 7pm. Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. Tickets $25-$45. $75 VIP ticket includes premium seating and post-show reception with Ms. Arnaz.

June 22 – July 9. GOING TO ST. IVES by Lee Blessing, directed by Tyler Marchant, starring Gretchen Egolf and Myra Lucretia Taylor. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Performances Tuesday-Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 4pm and 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Additional performances on Thursdays, June 30 and July 7 at 3pm. Opening Night: Sunday, June 26 at 3pm. Tickets: $15-$39. Seniors: $25 all matinees. Youth 18 and under $15 all performances except Saturday evenings. Post-show discussion following the Tuesday, June 28, 7:30pm performance.

June 25. BSC Summer Gala featuring a performance of GUYS AND DOLLS at 4pm followed by a spectacular party with dinner, dancing and a silent auction as Barrington Stage celebrates Sydelle Blatt, a long-time member of BSC’s Board of Trustees, and her husband, Lee Blatt.

July 3. Africa Then and Now with Going to St. Ives playwright Lee Blessing. Sunday, 1pm. BSC Stage, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Join renowned playwright Lee Blessing as he shares what attracted him to the political subject matter in Going to St. Ives and how it mirrors what is happening in Africa today. Blessing will discuss the play’s two characters and the moral dilemma that lies at the heart of the work. FREE event.

July 14 – July 31. BSC’s Musical Theatre Lab presents MORMONS, MOTHERS AND MONSTERS, a world premiere musical by Will Aronson and Sam Salmond. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Performances Tuesday-Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 4pm and 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Additional matinee performances on Thursdays, July 21 and July 28 at 3pm. Opening Night: Wednesday, July 20 at 7:30pm. Tickets: $15-$39. Seniors: $25 all matinees. Youth 18 and under $15 all performances except Saturday evenings. Post-show discussion following the Tuesday, July 19, 7:30pm performance. Mormons, Mothers and Monsters is sponsored in part by Elayne Bernstein and Sol Schwartz and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

July 20 – August 14. BSC’s Youth Theatre presents ALL SHOOK UP!, Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley®, book by Joe DiPietro, musical direction by Chase Cooper, directed and choreographed by Christine O’Grady. July 20-August 7 at St. Joseph’s High School, 22 Maplewood Avenue, Pittsfield. Performances Wednesday-Saturday at 7pm, Matinees Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm (please note: there is no 2pm performance on Thursday, July 21). Additional performances at St. Joseph’s on August 9 at 7pm and August 10 at 2pm. Youth Theatre in South County, August 12-14 at Berkshire South Regional Community Center, 15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington. Performances Friday-Sunday at 2pm and Friday/Saturday at 7pm. Tickets: $8-$15.

July 21 – August 6. THE BEST OF ENEMIES by Mark St. Germain, inspired by Osha Gray Davidson’s novel, directed by Julianne Boyd. Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. Performances Tuesday and Wednesday at 7pm, Thursday-Saturday at 8pm, Friday Matinees at 2pm (excluding July 22), Sunday at 5pm. Additional Wednesday Matinee August 3 at 2pm. Opening Night: Wednesday, July 27 at 7pm. Tickets: $15-$58. Seniors: $35 all matinees. Youth 18 and under $15 all performances except Saturday evenings. Post-show discussion following the Tuesday, August 2, 7pm performance.

July 22. The Making of Mormons, Mothers and Monsters with Sam Salmond and Will Aronson. Friday, 4pm. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Join the creative team of this Musical Theatre Lab world premiere to learn how a musical about a devout (yet increasingly curious) Mormon boy makes its way from page to stage. FREE event moderated by Musical Theatre Lab Artistic Producer William Finn.

July 26. Race and Redemption in Durham, N.C., with Ann Atwater. Tuesday, 4pm. Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. Meet the African-American civil rights activist (on whom the character in The Best of Enemies is based) to learn how she and Ku Klux Klan leader C.P. Ellis were transformed when they were finally able to overturn their long-held beliefs. FREE event moderated by playwright and BSC Associate Artist Mark St. Germain.

August 4. It’s Now or Never with Abby Schroeder. Thursday, 4pm. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Join the wife and collaborator of the late Aaron Schroeder, a songwriter/music publisher/record producer, as she discusses their role in Elvis Presley’s rise to fame. Aaron co-wrote many of Elvis Presley’s songs including five #1 hits and Elvis’ biggest-selling single ever (included in our Youth Theatre musical All Shook Up), “It’s Now or Never.” FREE event.

August 11-13. BSC’s Musical Theatre Lab presents HELL RAISERS, songs of JOE ICONIS, BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Performances Thursday and Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 8pm and 10pm. Tickets $15 and $20 (ticket includes glass of wine). Hell Raisers is a production of the Musical Theatre Lab which is sponsored in part by Elayne Bernstein and Sol Schwartz and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

August 11-28. THE GAME a musical by Amy Powers, Megan Cavallari and David Topchik, directed by Julianne Boyd. Mainstage, 30 Union St., Pittsfield. Performances Tuesday and Wednesday at 7pm, Thursday-Saturday at 8pm, Friday Matinees at 2pm (excluding August 12), Sunday at 5pm. Additional Wednesday Matinee August 24 at 2pm. Opening Night: Wednesday, August 17 at 7pm. Tickets: $15-$60. Seniors: $35 all matinees. Youth 18 and under $15 all performances except Saturday evenings. Post-show discussion following the Tuesday, August 23, 7pm performance.

August 15. MRS. LINCOLN’S SÉANCE by Mark St. Germain a staged reading of a new play from the author of Freud’s Last Session and The Best of Enemies, directed by Julianne Boyd. Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. 7pm. Reserved tickets $15. Presented in partnership with the 2011 Word X Word Festival.

August 16. The Making of The Game with Amy Powers, David Topchik and Megan Cavallari. Tuesday, 4pm. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Join the creative team of The Game and learn about the evolution of this breathtakingly sexy musical – from its adaptation of the classic novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses to the Barrington Stage world premiere in Sheffield in 2003 to the current production in downtown Pittsfield. FREE event moderated by The Game Director and BSC Artistic Director Julianne Boyd.

August 18 – September 4. MY NAME IS ASHER LEV by Chaim Potok, adapted and directed by Aaron Posner. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Performances Tuesday-Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Additional Matinees on Saturday, August 27 at 4pm and Thursdays, August 25 and September 1 at 3pm. Opening Night: Sunday, August 21 at 3pm. Tickets: $15-$39. Seniors: $25 all matinees. Youth 18 and under $15 all performances except Saturday evenings. Post-show discussion following the Thursday, August 25, 7:30pm performance.

August 19. From Page to Stage with Aaron Posner. Friday, 4pm. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Playwright/Director Aaron Posner will discuss how a modern classic novel such as Chaim Potok’s My Name Is Asher Lev is adapted into a dramatic form for the stage. Posner will discuss the process beginning with the first idea through the play’s premiere on the stage. FREE event.

September 2-3. SONGS BY RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED COMPOSERS AND LYRICISTS YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW BUT SHOULD, narrated by William Finn, Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. The sixth edition of this popular Labor Day weekend event. Performances Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets: $25-$35. Songs by… is a productions of the Musical Theatre Lab which is sponsored in part by Elayne Bernstein and Sol Schwartz and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

September 3-4. KUNSTLER, a staged reading of a new play by Jeffrey Sweet, starring Broadway/BSC veteran Jeff McCarthy, directed by Julianne Boyd. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Performances Saturday at 4pm and Sunday at 7:30pm. Tickets: $15 (reserved seating).

September 23 -24. AMANDA McBROOM with Michele Brourman, a Cabaret. BSC Stage 2, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. Performances Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets: $35 reserved seating; $45 VIP ticket includes post-show reception with Amanda McBroom.

October 5-23. LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams, directed by Christopher Innvar. Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. Performances Wednesday and Thursday at 7pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Wednesday Matinee at 2pm on October 19 only. Opening Night: Sunday, October 9 at 3pm. Tickets: $15-$35.

More about the company:

Our in-depth coverage of Barrington Stage Company includes an extensive series of interviews:

All about Julianne Boyd.

The 2011 Season Announcement.

Talking With Julianne Boyd about the 2011 Season Offerings

Fundraising and contributors.

On starting the half-price ticket outlets.

Interview with composer Nikos Tsakalakos about Pool Boy.

Meet Jay Armstrong Johnson, star of Pool Boy.

Actor-director and BSC Artistic Associate Christopher Innvar gives Berkshire on Stage a peek behind the rehearsal curtains of The Whipping Man in a delightful interview.