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 [...]
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!, [...]
Today was the day of the final performance for KidsAct! in Great Barrington! It was a smashing success, if I do say so myself. The audience laughed, cried, and generally had a fabulous time, as did the actors. Here's a little snapshot of our wonderful cast: We have a week off from KidsAct! now, but [...]
So... maybe I accidentally skipped Week 5. Whoops! I have a very, very good reason, though. For the last week and a half, I've been hanging out with a bunch of cool kids from our Great Barrington KidsAct! camp. KidsAct! is a musical theatre camp where students learn improv skills, music, dance, and all about [...]
Preface: Our intern housing is great. Especially my roommates. It's so interesting to me how quickly people seem to recreate a familial home base no matter where we are. Plus, as Tristan Wilson, our Director of Production, said in a recent intern workshop, we'll all probably get to work together again. I'm so looking forward [...]
Whew. Crazy, crazy week! We had the annual Gala on Saturday night, which was a blast. Sweeney opened (Harriet Harris is so amazing!), Freud's Last Session opened, and Into the Woods started rehearsals! Plus, we've all been busy getting ready for KidsAct! which starts on Monday. We had a meeting last Friday which went very well; I'm excited to start [...]
It's hard to believe it's the third week already! Time flies when you're having fun. Sweeney Todd previews start TOMORROW! Whipping Man is still in its extended run, and we'll be changing over soon to Freud's Last Session, which will open next Tuesday. (It's Freud's Last Session's last session at Barrington Stage before it heads to off-Broadway, so [...]
