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May 2nd- Fragments Developmental Reading
At Saint James PLace in Great Barrington, MA

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Join us for a developmental reading before the final rehearsals and performances of the first show of our 2026 Season, Fragments. Working with Jim Petosa to explore this new script, we will spend a few days in process in late April that will culminate in a sneak peek of the piece, a developmental reading on May 2. We are very proud to announce that 10% of our ticket sales for the May 2nd Developmental Reading of Fragments will be going to the Rowe Center. The proceeds will specifically go towards scholarships for the POZitive Impact Retreat for Men Living with or Deeply Affected by HIV, helping to make this retreat accessible to those who may not have the means to attend and participate in this important weekend.

This SUmmer

Playing June 18th - july 5th, 2026
saint james place

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ABOUT THE PLAY

Moments of life for one couple navigating their mystical, transformative, and harrowing journey through the AIDS pandemic. In a world where it has become more and more common for history to be eroded, rewritten or erased entirely, Jim Petosa’s new play, Fragments, is a gift. Doing what the theater does best, this piece is a memoir of a very specific time and place that shines a light on the turbulent years from 1985-90 when the world was overtaken by the eruption of the AIDS crisis.

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Cast and creative team

Jim Petosa

James Petosa (Playwright/Performer) - James is a Professor Emeritus with Boston University's College of Fine Arts. He served as director of the BU School of Theatre from 2002 - 2019 and continued on as a full professor though 2023. He enjoyed a close collaboration with the Boston University Opera Institute, for which he taught and directed for 20 years. He also served as artistic director of the New Repertory Theatre from 2012 - 2019, the Boston Center for American Performance (BCAP) from 2009 - 2019, and as a co-artistic director for the Potomac Theatre Project and PTP/NYC from 1987 til the present. He also served as Artistic Director for the Washington D.C. area’s Olney Theatre Center.
A member of Actor’s Equity Association and the Society of Directors and Choreographers, James is a past President of Stage Source, the New England association of theatre organizations and practitioners and is a current Board member (and past president) of the Berkshire’s Becket Arts Center. He resides in Becket, and Quincy, MA.
Judy Braha

Judy Braha (Director) is Artistic Director of Great Barrington Public Theater in the beautiful Berkshires, dedicated to the development and production of new works for the theater. She has been a director, teacher and arts advocate for over four decades. Long-time Head of the M.F.A. Directing Program at Boston University College of Fine Arts, her credits include theaters, prisons and universities throughout New England. With Andre de Quadros, Judy proudly taught for the BU Prison Arts Initiative and Race Prison Justice Arts. Recent Directing: Madame Mozart, the Lacrimosa, Things I Know To Be True, Mr.Fullerton, Dog People (GBPT), Representation and How To Get It (touring to a historic venue near you), The Exonerated, Our Class, Shakespeare In Love (BU/SOT), Mr. Fullerton, Between the Sheets, To Kill A Mockingbird (Gloucester Stage), Golda’s Balcony (New Rep), Flight of the Monarch (Shakespeare+Co.). https://judybraha.squarespace.com/
Jemma Kepner

Jemma Kepner (Lighting Design) is a Berkshires-based lighting technician, programmer, and designer. She is glad to return to GBPT for her second season with them as Head Electrician & Programmer, and first season as Lighting Designer for Fragments. Over the past year, she designed and installed the lighting system for The Great Hall in collaboration with Saint James Place and Down Right Productions. Selected credits: Lighting Designer for 1999 (WAM Theatre); Senior Lighting Technician for Nightwood (Clerestory Light); Lighting Programmer (Jacob’s Pillow). Kepner is a proud member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 232 (Amherst/Northampton).