upcoming Events BECOME A MEMBER! SUMMER CALENDAR 2016 BTG Members share in the excitement of the SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 7 PM  7 PM  8 PM  2 PM & 8 PM  5/26 • 8PM season through our member benefits program, at The Colonial Theatre 6/17 6/12 6/13 6/15 6/14 6/16 designed to enhance the theatre-going experience 6/18 and provide exclusive opportunities to get “behind-the-scenes” at BTG. 7 PM  7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8PM 2 PM & 8 PM the 7 PM  7 PM  8 PM  2 PM & 8 PM  SAVE DATES ON THE STAGE SERIES: 6/21 6/19 6/24 6/22 6/23 6/25 11th Annual Richie DuPont Award Event LE VENT DU NORD Membership starts at $50 and 6/20 QUEBEC FOLK MUSIC QUARTET includes such benefits as: Friday, May 27th 7pm at The Colonial Theatre’s Garage 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM  Enjoy a silent auction, dance music, and light fare as we raise funds ‹‹ Acknowledgment in BTG’s annual 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM 7/1 2 PM 7/2 8PM 6/27 6/26 6/29 6/28 to send area children to our BTG PLAYS! Theatre Camps. Proceeds to 5/28–5/29 Program Book 6/30 benefit BTG Education Programs. at The Colonial Theatre ‹‹ First option ticket purchasing privileges 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM Open for the Season: 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM SUMMER Berkshire Dance Party and Cabaret ‹‹ Complimentary tickets (starting at $100 level) #INTHE BERKSHIRES 7/7 7/3 7/5 7/4 7/6 7/9 June 23, 2016 – August 20, 2016 7 PM  7 PM  7/8 8 PM  8 PM  Friday, June 3rd 8pm at The Colonial Theatre ON THE STAGE SERIES: ‹‹ Special Member events with BTG summer Presented by Berkshire Theatre Group and Only In My Dreams Events LLC #BTG16 UNDIE-ROCK, COMEDY-POP DUO Named after our great leader, Jane Fitzpatrick, and located artists (starting at $100 level) 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM  & 8 PM Celebrate GLBTQ Pride Month at BTG’s First Annual Berkshire Dance inside the Fitzpatrick Main Stage lobby with intimate 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM  Party and Cabaret. Featuring pianist Bob Shepherd, personalities such 7/11 7/12 7/13 7/15 7/14

 7/16 7/10 THE SKIVVIES Photo by Daniel Robinson. To learn more about how you can be a part of our 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM as Boxxa Vine, Angel South, Avi Munster and Philly Pino, with music seating for up to 36 in the back of the orchestra. summer events and exclusive opportunities, contact spun by Berkshires’ own DJ Elixer and DJ IAMSAM. There will be Reserve a seat with your ticket to ensure indoor seating, or 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM  entertainment on every stage...a party for all that celebrates diversity! 6/2 • 8PM Tara Kalish, Director of Donor Relations, at at The Colonial Theatre walk-up and purchase a meal to go and sit outside under 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM  7/17 7/21 7/19 413-448-8084 x14 or visit 7/18 2 PM 7 PM  7 PM  8 PM  2 PM & 8 PM  7/22 7/23 7/20 Billy Miles' 111th Birthday Celebration the Main Stage tent or on The Unicorn Theatre patio. berkshiretheatregroup.org/support/membership Saturday, July 2nd at 8pm at the Fitzpatrick Main Stage Jane’s Café serves light fare including sandwiches, salads, 7 PM  7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM Join us at the Stockbridge Campus for an evening performance of 7 PM drinks, and snacks. 7/27 7/24 7/25 7/26 7/29 7/28 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof directed by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, 2016 PRODUCTION SPONSORS 7/30 David Auburn. Following the performance join the cast for a private HOTEL CALIFORNIA reception celebrating the 111th birthday of former Berkshire Theatre A SALUTE TO THE EAGLES Café Hours: 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM Festival Artistic Director, William “Billy” Miles. Proceeds to benefit Opens: 5:30pm for 7pm performances 2 PM 7 PM  7 PM  8 PM  2 PM & 8 PM  8/1 8/2 8/3 8/5 8/4 8/6 Berkshire Theatre Group's Festival Archives. 6:30pm for 8pm performances and Bobbie Hallig 7/31 6/3 • 8PM Unicorn Lead Sponsor at The Colonial Theatre 12:30pm for 2pm matinees Little Shop of Horrors 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM Closes: 15-minutes prior to performances THE WESTFIELD Opening Night Celebration FIRST ANNUAL BERKSHIRE NEWS GROUP 7 PM  7 PM 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM 8/7 8/9 8/8 8/11  8/12  8/13 8/10 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM Saturday, July 9th at 8pm DANCE PARTY The Café will be OPEN during intermission Natalie and Howard Shawn David and Susan Auerbach 2 PM & 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM  at The Colonial Theatre No food is allowed in the Theatre during performances. Richard M. Ziter, M.D. Phyllis Parvin 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM Enjoy light fare and dancing with AND CABARET Groups are welcome.

IN CELEBRATION OF GLBTQ PRIDE MONTH 8/17 8/15 8/14  8/16 8/19 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM 8/18 2 PM & 7 PM 7 PM the cast following the opening night Photo by Victoria Zieminski 8/20 performance of Little Shop of Horrors. Reservations: 6/5 • 3PM (413) 997-4444 7 PM 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM & 7 PM 8 PM 2 PM & 8 PM  at The Colonial Theatre

Made in The Berkshires 8/21 8/27 8/24 8/22 8/23 8/25 8/26 Opening Night Gala ON THE STAGE SERIES: Friday, November 11th AN AFTERNOON OF Street 111 South Pittsfield, MA 01201 CHAMBER MUSIC AND CHOCOLATE FIORELLO! CONSTELLATIONS APPRENTICE SHOWCASE at The Colonial Theatre The Unicorn Theatre The Unicorn Theatre The Garage SOUTH SHORE TRIO BTGy is a youth membership program created so CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RITA RUDNER SPONSORED BY: CHOCOLATE SPRINGS The Fitzpatrick Main Stage The Colonial Theatre The Colonial Theatre For Information: theatre-goers 26 years of age and younger can experience the joy and wonder of live theatre and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF CELEBRATION  = Opening Performance (413) 448-8084 x14 7/29 • 8PM The Colonial Theatre The Fitzpatrick Main Stage  = Closing Performance at The Colonial Theatre the performing arts on our stages for less. www.berkshiretheatregroup.org THE STONE WITCH ELLENOFF MUSICAL THEATRE SERIES  = Preview Performance [email protected] Annual Fee: $20 The Fitzpatrick Main Stage The Garage  = Talk Back Ticket Discounts: 10%-50% POLICIES: AWARD-WINNING COMEDIAN and invitations to special TICKETS: events year-round. ** All sales are final. BTG Colonial Ticket Office BTF Ticket Office (re-opens 5/31) ** All performances, dates, times, prices and artists are subject to change without notice. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/BerkshireTheatreGroup US ON TWITTER:FOLLOW @BrkshireThtrGrp US ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO Group Theatre Berkshire US ON PINTEREST: FOLLOW Pinterest.com/brkshirethtrgrp US ON INSTAGRAM: FOLLOW @berkshiretheatregroup RITA RUDNER To Join: 413-997-4444 Berkshire Theatre Group Youth 111 South Street, Pittsfield 83 East Main Street, Stockbridge ** Policy allows exchanges with 48-hour notice required, for performances within the current season, subject to availability. (413) 997-4444 (413) 997-4444 ** Handling fees may apply. ** Late comers will be seated at the discretion of theatre management. www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org 997-4444 (413) (413) 997-4444 • www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org Lead Education Sponsor: www.berkshiretheatregroup.org ** Handicap accessible seating and hearing devices are available in all theatres. June 15–July 23 June 22–July 16 July 20–August 20 AUGUST 3–27 August 11–19 SEPTEMBER 29–OCTOBER 23 at The Unicorn Theatre The Fitzpatrick Main Stage The Colonial Theatre The Fitzpatrick Main Stage at The Unicorn Theatre at The Colonial Theatre BTG’s 11th at The Unicorn Theatre The Larry Vaber Stage BTG’s Stockbridge Campus BTG’s Pittsfield Campus BTG’s Stockbridge Campus The Larry Vaber Stage BTG’s Pittsfield Campus Annual Community The Larry Vaber Stage BTG’s Stockbridge Campus 83 East Main Street, Stockbridge 111 South Street, Pittsfield 83 East Main Street, Stockbridge BTG’s Stockbridge Campus 111 South Street, Pittsfield Theatre Production BTG’s Stockbridge Campus 6 East Street, Stockbridge 6 East Street, Stockbridge 6 East Street, Stockbridge Tony Award-Nominated and Tennessee Williams Drama Desk Award-Nominated Judd Hirsch American Premiere in a World Premiere of Shem Bitterman’s Berkshire Theatre Group’s Pulitzer and Tony Award-Winning Musical Production of Disney’s

Fiorello! by KATE CAYLEY directed by Bob Moss KATE BALDWIN and GRAHAM ROWAT directed by KRISTEN VAN GINHOVEN directed by choreography by Steve Zuckerman in with DAVID ADKINS and CORINNA MAY Michael Callahan Drama League Award-Nominated and music direction by Evan Zavada Tony Award-Nominated directed by Ethan Heard music by lyrics by book by choreography by Parker Esse Alan Menken Howard Ashman Linda Woolverton directed by & Tim Rice David Auburn musical direction by Rick Bertone originally directed by with Jim Beaver, Rebecca Brooksher, Linda Gehringer, and by NICK PAYNE Michael Raymond‑James Robert Jess Roth The Drama Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award-winning rock, A co-production with WAM Theatre horror, musical comedy, Little Shop of Horrors is open for business! This Produced in association with Darlene Kaplan directed by GREGG EDELMAN originally produced by Entertainment and Brierpatch Productions www.wamtheatre.com Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning celebrated, farcical production follows Seymour Krelborn, a timid, poor floral Disney Theatrical Productions Cat on a Hot Tin Roof centers around Mississippi assistant, who lives downtown on Skid Row. Constantly berated by his boss, Nick Payne’s Drama League Award and Tony directed by Travis G. Daly After a critically acclaimed World Premiere at the plantation owner, the cantankerous Big Daddy, Mr. Mushnik, and longing to be noticed by his beautifully flawed co-worker, Award-nominated drama, Constellations, is a Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, Canada, Berkshire who is celebrating his 65th birthday. His family has Audrey, Seymour serendipitously discovers a mysterious plant in town. Aptly mesmerizing piece of theatre. The heartfelt and music direction by Mark Gionfriddo Theatre Group and WAM Theatre are joining forces returned for the occasion, including his favorite son, naming it the Audrey II, Seymour takes the plant back to his run-down flower In this World Premiere, reality and fantasy collide poignant two-character drama follows Marianne, a choreography by Kathy Jo Grover to present the American Premiere of The Bakelite What is a progressive politic? Look no further than the masculine Brick, and Brick’s wife, the lonely and shop. Suddenly Seymour’s life is filled with recognition and riches, all thanks when a struggling, young writer is chosen by a quirky quantum physicist, and Roland, a beekeeper. Masterpiece. It’s the end of World War II, and Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Fiorello!, a big- longing Maggie. However, Big Daddy’s family holds a to the Audrey II. Unfortunately, the plant has an unconventional thirst for powerful book editor for a special assignment— Their first encounter is seemingly ordinary— Holland is in chaos. The artist Van Meegeren is hearted look at Mayor LaGuardia and his battle for powerful secret, and an ulterior motive as to why they something other than water. Seymour is faced with the tough decision of to help a reclusive children’s book author and crossing paths at a mutual friend’s barbeque. A spell is cast on a conceited, immature prince and arrested. His crime? Selling a long-lost painting by the people of New York City. Tammany Hall is in dire have returned to the plantation. giving into the lewd Audrey II’s demands and continuing down the path to illustrator complete his first manuscript in over Exploring the endless possibilities of their budding his castle, turning the strikingly handsome young the Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer to the Nazi need of an honest leader, and Fiorello LaGuardia is This production is directed by Pulitzer Prize and success, or returning back to his simple life. a decade. romance, the characters create their own multi- man into a hideous, cruel creature: The Beast. To Leader, Hermann Goering. His defense? It was a just the man for the job. Battling against the corrupt, Tony Award-winning David Auburn (Broadway: Proof; This production is directed by Ethan Heard (BTG: Bells Are Ringing, A Little This production is written by Pen/USA Award- verse to see how their relationship would play out if break the curse, The Beast must discover how to perfect forgery painted by him. His proof? In front political puppets of New York City, Fiorello vows to BTG: A Delicate Balance, Period of Adjustment, Night Music, Cat and The Canary) The cast features: Stanley Bahorek as winning playwright Shem Bitterman (Harm’s Way, they had chosen fate over chance. love someone for the kindness of their heart, and of his prosecutor Geert Piller, art historian and clean up the Big Apple. A man of the people, Fiorello Anna Christie). The cast features: Jim Beaver as Seymour (Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Amazing Open House, Influence; Film: Whitney, The Job), This production is directed by Tony Award- be loved in return in his grisly form. Meanwhile, in resistance fighter, he must paint another flawless must use his wit and charm to fight for the right of Big Daddy (TV: Supernatural, Deadwood; Film: Grace), Lindsay Nicole Chambers as Audrey (Broadway: Lysistrata Jones, and directed by Drama Desk and Humanities nominated Gregg Edelman (Broadway: City of a small, mundane French town, Belle, a bright and Vermeer to save his life. the citizens. Based on the real-life rise to power of In Country, Magnolia), Rebecca Brooksher as Legally Blonde, Hairspray), Taurean Everett (Broadway: Mamma Mia!) Award-winning theatre and television director Angels, Into The Woods BTG: Deathtrap, A Little beautiful bookworm, has always felt out of place. This production is directed by Co-Founder Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, Fiorello! is one of only Maggie (BTG: Anna Christie, Period of Adjustment), and Bryonha Parham (Broadway: Ragtime, After Midnight) as Audrey II, Steve Zuckerman (Broadway: Nuts; TV: Everybody Night Music). The cast features: Tony Award- Picked on by her peers, and constantly sought after and Artistic Director of WAM Theatre, eight musicals to have been awarded the esteemed Michael Raymond-James as Brick (TV: Game of Alia Hodge as Chiffon (Regional Theatre: Dreamgirls), James Ludwig as Orin Loves Raymond; Film: Israel Horovitz’s North Shore nominated Kate Baldwin as Marianne (Broadway: by the superficial town hunk, Gaston, Belle aches for Kristen van Ginhoven. The cast features: Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Silence, Once Upon a Time; Film: Black Snake Moan, (Broadway: Spamalot, Little Shop of Horrors; BTG: Birthday Boy, Bells Are Fish) The cast features: Tony Award, Golden Globe Finian’s Rainbow; BTG: Bells Are Ringing, A adventure. With the aid of The Beast’s enchanted, David Adkins (BTG: Benefactors; Thoreau or, This production is directed by Playwrights Horizons Jack Reacher) and Linda Gehringer as Big Mama Ringing), Wonu Ogunfowora as Crystal (Second National/International Tour of Award, Emmy Award and Obie Award-winning actor Little Night Music) and Graham Rowat as Roland charming servants—Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts Return to Walden; Poe; Same Time, Next Year) and founder, Bob Moss (BTG: A Class Act, A Man for (BTG: I Saw My Neighbor on the Train and I Didn’t Sister Act: The Musical) Ron Orbach as Mushnik (Broadway: Laughter on the Judd Hirsch (Broadway: Talley’s Folly; TV: Taxi; Film: (Broadway: Mamma Mia!, LoveMusik; BTG: Bells and Chip—Belle finds that there is more to The Corinna May (BTG: Benefactors; Same Time, Next All Seasons). Even Smile, The Batting Cage). 23rd, Chicago), and Kay Trinidad as Ronnette (Broadway: The Little Mermaid). Independence Day). Are Ringing, A Little Night Music). Beast than meets the eye. Year; Homestead Crossing; Two-Headed).

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