Things have been very busy in the education department at BSC. We hosted our 10th anniversary PMP benefit on March 18th at Jae’s spice. The atmosphere was wonderful. Past and present PMP participants shined on stage as they gave touching speeches, performed portions of the current season, and even rapped a tribute song for PMP [...]
PMP is in full swing now-a-days. Scenes are being written from Pittsfield to North Adams about the real life of teens. Lots of compassion, drive, and creativity are flowing behind the scenes of our soon to be staged productions. Last Saturday PMP hosted our “All Participant Workshop.” Amidst the sleet and freezing rain teens from [...]
PMP has officially started! We have six groups: two in North Adams, two in Pittsfield, one in Lee and, and one court-mandated group. I wish I could be a Peer Mentor for every group! PMP meetings are great because they use acting and improvisation in a safe, non-judgmental environment where everyone can talk about the [...]
A month ago, I threw all my worldly possessions into my trunk and drove from southern California to Massachusetts to be Barrington’s first year-round education intern. It’s not often that a 23-year-old has the opportunity to travel across America, but my life’s savings and a great internship on the East Coast made it possible! Theatre [...]
Check out the photos from the final tech rehearsal of The Crucible! First preview is Wed, October 6 and opening night is Sun, October 10.
Set renderings by David Barber for The Crucible What served as your jumping off point for this design? The starting point for any show is really a thorough read- and at least one re-read- of the script. I try to divorce myself from the process of visualizing a design in my head as I read [...]
Photos from Absurd Person Singular at Barrington Stage! Absurd Person Singular is an uproariously funny comedy by one of England’s most prolific playwrights. Follow the fortunes of three couples on three successive Christmas Eves in three different kitchens as they spin out of control to a darkly hilarious ending. Check out the Backstage at Barrington [...]
Photos of Catherine Cox and Leslie Kritzer in The Memory Show. World Premiere Musical from the Musical Theatre Lab! Funny, charming and heartwarming,The Memory Show is a two-person comic tragedy about the complicated relationship between a woman who has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and her estranged daughter who moves back home to Brighton Beach [...]
Wow. It's my last week here! So I've been letting you down. Big time. I know you've been checking every morning and every evening to see if I have updated the world on my exciting life yet. And I haven't. You see, my life has just been too exciting! For a week there, we didn't have KidsAct!, [...]
Thoughts from Nick Potenzieri, the assistant director for this summer's Musical Theatre Lab productions at Barrington Stage. He also assistant directed Pool Boy and is currently working on The Memory Show. Nick is currently a 2010 Drama League Music Fellow. As a part of my Drama League Music Theater Fellowship, I have had the opportunity [...]
