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BSC Press Director Charlie Siedenburg, 551-655-0968

BARRINGTON STAGE ANNOUNCES #bsc35 DATES
FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES FOR 2012 SEASON
Free Membership-Based Program Offers Discounted Tickets to Patrons Ages 18-35

PITTSFIELD (May 15, 2012) – Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director, announces the #bsc35 dates for the 2012 Season.

Launched in 2011, #bsc35 is a free membership program for patrons ages 18-35 and allows members to purchase $15 tickets (regularly $25-$62) to more than 30 performances at Barrington Stage this season

#bsc35 tickets are available to members for the following performances at the Mainstage (30 Union Street, Pittsfield) and St. Germain Stage (formerly Stage 2, located at 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield) and Mr. Finn’s Cabaret (lower level of the Blatt Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield):

Fiddler on the Roof (Mainstage): Saturday, June 16 at 8pm, Tuesday, June 19 at 7pm, Friday, June 22 at 8pm, Tuesday, June 26 at 7pm, Friday, June 29 at 8pm, Tuesday, July 3 at 7pm, Friday, July 6 at 8pm, Tuesday, July 10 at 7pm and Friday, July 13 at 8pm

All My Sons (Mainstage): Saturday, July 21 at 8pm, Tuesday, July 24 at 7pm, Friday, July 27 at 8pm, Tuesday, July 31 at 7pm, Friday, August 3 at 8pm

See How They Run (Mainstage): Saturday, August 11 at 8pm, Tuesday, August 14 at 7pm, Friday, August 17 at 8pm, Tuesday, August 21 at 7pm and Friday, August 25 at 8pm

Lord of the Flies (Mainstage): Saturday, October 6 at 8pm, Wednesday, October 10 at 7pm, Friday, October 12 at 8pm, Wednesday, October 17 at 7pm and Friday, October 19 at 8pm

Lungs (St. Germain Stage): Friday, May 25 at 7:30pm, Saturday, May 26 at 4pm and Tuesday, May 29 at 7:30pm

Dr. Ruth, All the Way (St. Germain Stage): Thursday, June 21 at 7:30pm

The North Pool (St. Germain Stage): Saturday, July 28 at 4pm, Tuesday, July 31 at 7:30pm and Wednesday, August 1 at 7:30pm

The Black Suits (St. Germain Stage): Saturday, August 18 at 4pm, Sunday, August 19 at 3pm and Tuesday, August 21 at 7:30pm

#bsc35 members may also purchase $10 tickets to the all-new cabaret series at the new Mr. Finn’s Cabaret, which kicks off on May 25 with Joe Iconis & Family:

Joe Iconis & Family: Friday, May 25 at 9:30pm and Saturday, May 26 at 9:30pm

The Niko Songbook: Friday, July 6 at 9:30pm and Saturday, July 7 at 9:30pm

Patrons may enroll in #bsc35 by calling the Box Office at 413-236-8888 or in person at the BSC Box Office, located at 30 Union Street in downtown Pittsfield. Once enrolled, #bsc35 members may reserve tickets in advance in the seats of their choice.

The #bsc35 membership program is part of Barrington Stage 2.0, a set of technology-based initiatives aimed at developing young audiences including the creation of an iCritic™ booth in BSC’s Mainstage Theatre lobby – an online forum connecting theatre patrons to our audience on the Web; greater incorporation of video into overall audience engagement and cultivation efforts; and further development of the BSC website to incorporate blogging, video and social media tools. Major funding for Barrington Stage 2.0 was secured through a New Generations Program for Future Audiences grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Theatre Communications Group (the national organization for the American theatre), awarded to BSC in 2010.

For more information on #bsc35 and Barrington Stage Company, visit www.barringtonstageco.org.

About Barrington Stage Company
Barrington Stage Company, a professional award-winning Equity regional theatre located in the heart of the Berkshires, in Pittsfield, MA, was co-founded in 1995 by Artistic Director Julianne Boyd. Barrington Stage’s mission is three-fold: to present top-notch, compelling work; to develop new plays and musicals; and to find fresh, bold ways to bringing new audiences into the theatre—especially young people. Barrington Stage garnered national attention in 2004 when it workshopped, and premiered William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s musical hit The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which later transferred to Broadway’s Circle-in-the-Square Theatre where it won two Tony Awards and played more than 1,000 performances. In 2009/2010 Barrington Stage produced the world premiere of Mark St. Germain’s Freud’s Last Session, which later moved Off-Broadway to the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater and then to New World Stages and has played more than 700 performances. Barrington Stage was voted “Best Live Theatre” by The Berkshire Eagle readers in 2011 and was named “Best Theatre Company” in Metroland’s Best of the Capital Region 2009-2011.

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