Barrington Stage Company, a professional award-winning Equity theatre located in the heart of the Berkshires, in Pittsfield, MA, was co-founded in 1995 by Artistic Director Julianne Boyd. Barrington Stage’s mission is three-fold: to present top-notch, compelling work; to develop new plays and musicals; and to find fresh, bold ways to bringing new audiences into the theatre—especially young people.
Box Office Hours (located at the Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Downtown Pittsfield):
Open 7 days. Performance days: 10am to curtain time of final evening performance. The newly-named St. Germain Stage, located on the upper level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, is a 110-seat intimate performance venue. The theatre is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. Finn’s Cabaret is a brand new 50-seat cabaret space with a bar and stage, located on the lower level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center. The cabaret is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. Barrington Stage produced the world premiere of Mark St. Germain's "Freud’s Last Session" at St. Germain Stage (formerly Stage 2), which played 75 performances to sold-out houses in 2009 and 2010 and is now playing Off-Broadway at New World Stages. Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (including St. Finn's Cabaret) is home to Barrington Stage Company’s Musical Theatre Lab. Founded in 2006 by Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Tony-Award winning composer William Finn, the Musical Theatre Lab supports emerging writers, composers and lyricists and provides an encouraging, creative environment where new musicals are written, rewritten, workshopped and premiered. Since its creation, seven world premieres and four workshops have been produced. BSC's 2010 MTL season included a sold-out world premiere of “Pool Boy” by Nikos Tsakalakos and Janet Allard and the world premiere of “The Memory Show” by Sara Cooper and Zach Redler, which VARIETY hailed “a striking introduction of fresh musical talent.” Other MTL productions of note include “The Burnt Part Boys” by Mariana Elder, Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen (which later moved to Playwrights Horizons in New York City), “Calvin Berger” by 2010 Kleban Prize winner Barry Wyner (which played at George Street Playhouse spring 2010) and “See Rock City & Other Destinations” by Brad Alexander & Adam Mathias (which won the 2008 Richard Rodgers Award and the 2007 Jerry Bock Award, and played at the Transport Group in New York City in 2010).
