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Intimate human stories with global implications
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UPCOMING EVENTS
May 2nd- Fragments Developmental Reading
At Saint James Place in Great Barrington, MA
Written/Performed by Jim Petosa, Directed by Judy Braha.
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.
Berkshire Voices
Upcoming play readings:
May 5th at 7pm
Cat In A Box
Written by Tim Hayes, Directed by Leigh Strimbeck
Lauren Grace is an ambitious and hardworking physics major in a dual degree program at the University of Pennsylvania. Despite her intellectual prowess, the rigors of her academic schedule and worsening anxiety are beginning to take their toll. The Thanksgiving Day holiday becomes a flashpoint as her parents and uncle attempt to offer their guidance with disastrous results. Back in her apartment, Lauren is confronted by her housemate, Hope, who shares a recent decision which causes her mental state to decline further. Meanwhile, events at the Grace household escalate as Lauren’s parents become convinced their daughter is in grave danger.
May 16th at 7pm
The Telling
This Performance is a part Of
Written by R. Vincent Park, Directed by Joshua Briggs
The Telling is a Southern Gothic ritual play set in Deadfall Run — a small American town built on a particular kind of secret everyone knows but has, by long practice, agreed not to speak aloud. When sixteen-year-old Billy Hardy accidentally shoots and kills his sister, Mary Beth, the town does what towns in Mercy County have always done: closes in around the wound and demands what a town like this always demands. Standing witness are Chronos — time made patient flesh — and Coyote, the old American trickster, who has watched this machinery grind up the innocent before. What Billy discovers, at great cost, is that the pressure bearing down on him has roots going back generations... The Telling is about what a community makes its children carry instead of the truth.
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About Great Barrington Public
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 and throughout the year at Saint James Place, located in Great Barrington, MA .