MISSION — Great Barrington Public Theater

OUR MISSION

Great Barrington Public Theater’s mission is the development and production of new plays with a focus on playwrights and theater artists living in and nearby the Berkshires of Western MA. Tickets are affordable to all.

Now in our fifth year, Great Barrington Public Theater was established in 2019 to create opportunities for theater artists and theater lovers in the Berkshires. We spotlight the many top playwrights, actors, directors, designers, and technicians in our towns and neighboring areas. We present compelling, provocative new plays that leap off the stage, throughout the summer—in the 300-seat McConnell Theater and intimate Liebowitz Black Box, in the state-of-the-art Daniel Arts Center, on the campus of Bard College at Simon’s Rock, and throughout the year at Saint James Place, both located in Great Barrington, MA . Tickets prices are always affordable!

You can see our Production History here

**Keira Naughton and Nathan Hinton in *The Christopher Boy’s Communion*, 2021**

In 2023 we staged four new plays:

The Stones

The Stones, the US premiere, a modern gothic tale by Kit Brookman, directed by Michelle Joyner and starring acclaimed Berkshire actor Ryan Winkles.

“skillfully played by Ryan Winkles.. a nimble performer who fleshes out his work with a flavorful, attention to detail.” The Berkshire Eagle

“...a 90-minute celebration of theatrical imagination and endurance...beautifully designed.” The Berkshire Edge

*Ryan Winkles in* The Stones, *GBPT 2023-Photo Kat Humes*

Just Another Day

Just Another Day, a heart-moving world premiere with familiar stage and screen actors Dan Lauria and Jodi Long as an aging comedy writer and poet holding on to memories.

”a play that is both tender and uplifting.. Lauria delivers with practiced ease...a luminous Jodi Long.” The Boston Globe

“A poignant and powerful new play..Masterfully directed” In The Spotlight

Dan Lauria and Jodi Long in *Just Another Day*, GBPT 2023-Photo Kat Humes

Off Peak

Off Peak, a new comedy by Brenda Withers, directed by James Warwick, starring Berkshire favorites Peggy Pharr Wilson and Kevin O’Rourke.

“..fully developed, rich, and multi-layered with impeccable dialogue...all superlatively executed...Do not miss it! ” Broadway World

“..clean, lucid direction... their work is seamless, smooth, perceptive and keenly sensitive.” The Berkshire Eagle

*Peggy Pharr Wilson and Kevin O’Rourke in* Off Peak, *GBPT 2023-Photo Kat Humes*

Representation and How to Get

Representation and How to Get, a call-to-action, based on writings of poet, suffragist Julia Ward Howe, by playwright Joyce Van Dyke, actor Elaine Vaan Hogue, and GBPT Associate Artistic Director Judy Braha, presented in partnership with The Mount, Lenox, MA

“This is what we need to hear. Van Dyke, Braha, and Vaan Hogue set us straight, and it is painful and important. BRAVI!!” The Berkshire Edge