Pythagoras Theatre Works

Pythagoras Theatre Works Pythagoras Theatre Works, a small professional theatre company in residence at the Historic 1854 Tow

Our summer season features two riveting adaptations of Edith Wharton’s short stories: The Promise (from Wharton’s French language short story Les Metteurs en Scene) and Roman Fever (from Wharton’s acclaimed short story of the same name), performed one after the other with a short intermission in between. Berkshire playwright and Shakespeare & Company founding member Dennis Krausnick has masterfull

y adapted two of Wharton’s best stories. The cast includes Corinna May*, Diane Prusha*, Chuck Schwager, and David Joseph*. Pythagoras is also pleased to announce that the production is being staged by acclaimed theatre director Normi Noël. In addition, we’re being joined by Costume Designer Peggy Walsh, Lighting Designer James Bilnoski, and Production Manager & Associate Producer Sadie Clouser. And once again, we’re featuring live music during our production. New York City composer and cellist Paul Brantley will write the score and accompany on the cello. In close association with The West Stockbridge Historical Society and the Town of West Stockbridge, Pythagoras Theatre Works endeavors to create a vibrant theatre in the heart of the town. The West Stockbridge 1854 Town Hall had been the hub of the community since it was erected in 1854 until about the 1980s, and has recently begun extensive renovation as an historic landmark. “We wanted an historic venue, a place that evokes the past”, says Producing Artistic Director Michael Burnet, “and provides the backdrop for the plays while helping transport the audience to a bygone era.”

Since 2014, Pythagoras has been working in association with The West Stockbridge Historical Society and the Town of West Stockbridge to create a vibrant theatre in the heart of town and to help in their ongoing effort to completely renovate the historic 1854 Town Hall. Our mission is to create theatre that transports you to another time and place…to consider the mysterious, the exhilarating, the hilarious, and the profound in what otherwise appear to be simple human stories. We primarily look to historical pieces from the 19th & early 20th centuries – especially works by authors with connection to the Berkshires and stories about local history and people. Pythagoras Theatre Works operates under a Special Appearance Agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. It is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization operating at the pleasure of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and her generous citizenry.

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08/07/2020

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Barrington Stage is one of two theaters in the country to have been given the greenlight by Actors' Equity to begin performances in the wake of the pandemic, and its first show, Harry Clarke, took its first bow yesterday- making it the first Equity-approved curtain call in months. 

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Renzo Scott Renzoni as Jefferson Rose, Robert Biggs as Thomas, and Composer/Cellist Jonah Thomas in The Rembrandt

06/03/2020

LENOX — For the first time in 25 years, Berkshire County movie buffs may be able to revisit their past by attending a drive-in cinema, custom-designed for the coronavirus pandemic …

05/05/2020

Hello Friends,
Please stay safe and look out for each other!

04/29/2019

Hello friends of Pythagoras! It's been awhile. Apologies for that. Looks as if we will still be on hiatus for 2019. Please keep checking back. Wishing you a happy and safe Berkshire summertime!

07/26/2017

PYTHAGORAS IS ON HIATUS FOR SUMMER 2017
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we've had to temporarily shelve our plans for this summer season.

Don't despair. You can see a new revival of

ROMAN FEVER

And a new adaptation of Edith Wharton's

THE FULLNESS OF LIFE

AT
SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY
ELAYNE P. BERNSTEIN THEATRE
Adapted by: Dennis Krausnick
Directed by: Normi Noël
Featuring Corinna May*, Diane Prusha* and David Joseph*.
Directed by: Normi Noël

August 17th thru September 10th, 2017

From the S&Co website:
"Forty years ago R.W.B. Lewis won the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Edith Wharton, and in our 40th Season we celebrate her heritage and Dennis Krausnick's many adaptations of her work with these two delightfully pointed and charming social satires. In Roman Fever, Grace and Alida reminisce about the Colosseum, having known each other so well for their entire lives, or so they think. The Fullness of Life unveils in charming fashion that the afterlife, while enchanting, many not be all that it's cracked up to be.

Come relish the language and perspective of this brilliant writer and her faithful adapter. Tea and levity shall be served."

http://www.shakespeare.org/shows/2017/the-wharton-comedies

*Member, Actors Equity Association

Dear Friends,Our production of Roman Fever is being revived at Shakespeare & Company along with a new adaptation of Whar...
06/29/2017

Dear Friends,
Our production of Roman Fever is being revived at Shakespeare & Company along with a new adaptation of Wharton's The Fullness of Life both written by Dennis Krausnick. Featuring Corinna May, Diane Prusha, and David Joseph!

“...as sharp cut as a diamond and as hard of surface.”—New York Review of Books ”Forty years ago R. W. B. Lewis won the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Edith Wharton, and in our 40th Season we celebrate her heritage and Dennis Krausnick’s many adaptations of her works with these...

03/17/2017

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Pythagoras Friends:CORINNA MAY, who played Alida in this season's Roman Fever, is in the American Premiere of THE BAKELI...
09/15/2016

Pythagoras Friends:

CORINNA MAY, who played Alida in this season's Roman Fever, is in the American Premiere of THE BAKELITE MASTERPIECE!

Previews begin September 29th at the Unicorn Theatre at BTG in Stockbridge!

AMERICAN PREMIERE Co-produced by the Berkshire Theatre Group and WAM Theatre When: September 29–October 23 Thursday, September 29 at 7pm (Preview) Friday, September 30 at 7pm (Preview) Saturday, October 1 at 7pm (Press Opening/Opening Night) Thursday, October 6 at 7pm (Talkback) Friday, October 7 at...

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