fragments 

by Jim petosa

Directed by judy braha

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

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) 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/

  • Kaleigh Cerqua

    Kaleigh Cerqua (Stage Manager) is an Upstate-NY raised, Berkshires-based stage manager, and she is proud to be one of GBPT's resident artists. Past GBPT productions include How to NOT Save the World According to Mr. Bezos, A Night at the Speakeasy, Dog People, The Stones, among others. Kaleigh has stage managed for companies such as Barrington Stage Company, Syracuse Stage, and NYC's The Tank. In addition to stage management, she has a passion for dance and most recently choreographed the Berkshire School's critically acclaimed production of Hadestown. As always, with love, for Mom and Dad.

  • 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).