Chester Theatre Company

06/12/2026

Listen to our Co-Artistic Directors, Chris Baker and Michelle Ong Hendrick, talking about A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW and our 2026 Season on The Roundtable. Thanks WAMC Northeast Public Radio for having us!

⚗️R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE kicks off our season on June 19 at the Chester Town Hall Theatre in Chester.

❄️A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW has performances June 23-27 at the 62 Center for Theatre and Dance as part of Summer at the '62 Center in Williamstown.

🎟️Find more information about our season at chestertheatre.org or by calling 413-354-7771.

📻Listen to the interview here: https://www.wamc.org/podcast/the-roundtable/2026-06-11/chester-theater-companys-2026-summer-season

For more than three decades, the Chester Theatre Company has been a Berkshire summer tradition, known for intimate productions that spark big conversations. Today, we’re joined by Co-Artistic Directors Christopher Baker and Michelle Ong Hendrick.Together, they’ve crafted a 2026 season that looks...

06/09/2026

Here’s our Co-Artistic Director, Michelle Ong Hendrick, with a beautiful description of our upcoming production : A Hundred Words For Snow !
Written by Tatty Hennessy

Directed by Michelle Ong Hendrick
Starring Hero Marguerite
Music by Raphael Hendrick-Baker

June 23 - 27
📍1000 Main St, Williamstown, MA 01267

Purchase tickets at chestertheatre.org !

06/05/2026

Here’s a glimpse behind the scenes of Chester Theatre’s upcoming production of
R.BUCKMINSTER FULLER : THE HISTORY (And Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE !
Written by D.W. Jacobs

Directed by Barbara Karger

Futurist, environmentalist, architect, inventor and geodesic dome designer Buckminster Fuller takes us on a wild journey from his childhood in Massachusetts, to meeting Albert Einstein, to his extraordinary inventions, explaining how doing more with less can save both humanity and the planet.

June 19 - 28, 2026

Tickets are on sale now at chestertheatre.org !

06/01/2026

Catch CTC Co-Artistic Directors Chris and Michelle on Talk the Talk! Thanks to WHMP and Bill for having us. Listen to their interview to learn more about this summer's productions!

5/29/26, Co-Host Josh Silver MTA Pres Max Page: Trump’s tax credits for private & religious schools, an attack on public education. Chester Theatre’s Co-Artistic Directors Chris Baker & Mic…

05/14/2026

We cant wait to see you there!

05/07/2026

We're excited to be part of Summer at the '62 Center: A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW returns!

This new summer series at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College brings together artists and organizations from across the Berkshires and beyond.

As part of the lineup, we'll be presenting A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW from June 23-27. Hero Marguerite will be reprising her award-winning role as Rory, with the creative team from 2025 returning as well: Directed by Michelle Ong Hendrick, Scenic Design by Jeremy Wi******er, Lighting Design by Margo Caddell, and Sound Design and Composition by Raphael Hendrick-Baker.

“Last summer, the community enthusiastically embraced A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW,” said Co-Artistic Directors Chris Baker and Michelle Ong Hendrick. “We're excited to bring it back for those who didn't get a chance to see it and for those who told us they want to see it again! We're looking forward to Williamstown this June!”

Learn more by visiting the link in our bio, or by visiting chestertheatre.org.

03/30/2026

2026 posters and postcards have arrived!! Thank you to our friends at Hadley Printing.

Do you have your tickets yet? Subscriptions are on sale NOW on our website, chestertheatre.org, or by calling our Box Office. Visit the link in our bio for more. We can't wait to see you this summer!

03/05/2026

ANNOUNCING OUR 2026 SEASON

What does the future hold? Can we change the world? Those are the questions at the heart of Chester’s 2026 season.

Our four plays are strikingly different, yet each brims with humor, courage, a touch of grit, and the thrill of discovery. Futurist Buckminster Fuller, fearless activist Fannie Lou Hamer, a group of scientists confronting the unexplainable, and a peevish columnist offering transcendent advice; the season is alive with characters who dare to ask, "What is our hope for tomorrow?"

We’re thrilled to welcome both longtime collaborators and new members of the Chester Theatre family, bringing together great performers, masterful plays, inspired directors and designers, an accomplished technical team and some of the liveliest, most curious audiences to be found anywhere.

Please join us this summer and imagine what's possible.

R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE
By D.W. Jacobs
From the life, work and writings of R. Buckminster Fuller
Directed by Barbara Karger
June 19-28, 2026

FANNIE (THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER)
By Cheryl L. West
Directed by Gilbert McCauley
July 2-12, 2026

Premiere
AMCHITKA
A New Play by Mark St. Germain
Directed by Julianne Boyd
July 24-Aug 8

East Coast Premiere
DEAR ALIEN
By Liz Duffy-Adams
Directed by Michelle Ong Hendrick
Aug 14-23

01/15/2026

All of us at Chester Theatre mourn the loss of Tina Packer, the visionary founder of Shakespeare & Company. Her impact on Shakespeare production and theater in western Massachusetts and beyond is profound. Her extraordinary legacy lives on in the lives of the countless artists, students, and audience members she touched.

12/28/2025

Many thanks to Jeffrey Borak at the Berkshire Eagle for naming two of our shows this season in his top ten productions of 2025! and .jeremy also earned shoutouts for their designs for “Magdalene” and “Mr Joy” respectively!

Additionally, Hero Marguerite and Godfrey Simmons’ powerhouse solo performances this season were listed as the most accomplished performances of 2025!

We are so grateful to this community as we cook up our 2026 season—if you’d like to support these kinds of performances and this kind of thought-provoking theater, donate today at the link in our bio or on our website at chestertheatre.org!