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A New Brain

August 16 - September 10 Boyd-Quinson Stage (30 Union St, Pittsfield, MA)
2023 Season

A Barrington Stage Company production in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival

Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Musical Direction by Vadim Feichtner
Choreographed by Chloe O. Davis
Directed by Joe Calarco

Gordon Schwinn, a frustrated composer for a children’s TV show, collapses during lunch and finds himself in the hospital. There he contemplates his life, relationships, and the meaning of music while facing medical uncertainty and hauntings by an imaginary frog from the show he’s composing for. A New Brain by Tony Award-winning composer & BSC Associate Artist William Finn is... Read More

Artist-in-residence workshops

July 13 - August 6
2023 Season

Play development is a year-round activity at WTF. Every summer, the Festival supports new work in development by inviting artists to participate in residencies and workshops. We’re thrilled to welcome the following artists and projects to Williamstown this summer. Additional artists-in-residence will be announced soon! (more…)

The Pillowman

August 5 - August 6 2023 Festival Stage
2023 Season

By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Lila Neugebauer

The Pillowman is part of the Main Stage Reading Series this summer. They say life imitates art—but what happens when that art is horror? In a totalitarian dictatorship, young author Katurian is interrogated by the authorities after a string of child murders bears a striking resemblance to his grisly short stories. When his brother admits to the murders and implicates... Read More

WTF CABARET

July 20 - August 5 2023 Festival Stage
2023 Season

Curated by Christopher Fitzgerald

The WTF Cabaret returns to Williamstown this summer! Intimate, casual, and always surprising, these exhilarating evenings feature performances by Festival artists you know and love! No two weekends are the same, and all shows take place on our specially created 2023 Festival Stage, featuring a mix of premium cabaret-style tables and traditional seating, as well as a full bar. So... Read More

Fridays@3 Reading Series

July 14 - August 4 The Clark Auditorium (225 South St)
2023 Season

New plays by Kamilah Bush, Cindy Lou Johnson, Clarence Coo, and Aurora Real de Asua

WTF’s Fridays@3 reading series is a renowned program for the development and discovery of new work. Many Festival productions started as Fridays@3 readings. Spend the afternoon at the Clark with a play in development, performed by professional actors. (more…)

Three Sisters

July 29 - July 30 2023 Festival Stage
2023 Season

By Anton Chekhov
Directed by Kristjan Thor

Three Sisters is part of the Main Stage Reading Series this summer. The beloved Prozorov family returns to Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer to recount their timeless and tumultuous tale of existential longing. In this Chekhov classic, sisters Olga, Masha, and Irina yearn for the promise of Moscow while grappling with the tribulations of unrequited love and family drama at... Read More

Paris, ACTORS!

July 22 - July 23 2023 Festival Stage
2023 Season

By Hamish Linklater
Directed by Jack O’Brien

Paris, ACTORS is part of the Main Stage Reading Series this summer. Occupied Paris. 1944. Real life celebrity Nazi Werner Krauss is between projects. But the Party, desperate for a propaganda extravaganza in the City of Lights, has arranged a remount of his notorious Merchant of Venice produced by a French theater teeming with family secrets. Paris, ACTORS! is “The... Read More

Laura Benanti in Concert

July 16 Main Stage
2023 Season

On Sunday, July 16 at 3PM, for one performance only, Broadway legend and Tony Award winner Laura Benanti graces the Main Stage to share songs from her illustrious career. A long-time friend of the Festival, Laura also starred as Perdita in the WTF production of The Winter’s Tale (2001) and last performed for WTF audiences at the 2020 Gala. A... Read More

HASAN MINHAJ: Experiment Time

July 8 - July 9 Main Stage
2023 Season

Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj showcases and prepares new material for his latest work-in-progress. Hasan is one of the most in-demand comedians on screen and stage today. Earlier this year, he was the guest host of The Daily Show, and he is also the host and creator of Netflix’s Peabody and Emmy Award-winning weekly comedy show Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,... Read More

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