The main building of the Berkshire Theatre Festival was originally the Stockbridge Casino, designed by Stanford White and built in 1887. At one point the center of social life in Stockbridge, by 1927 it had fallen into disuse. Mabel Choate, the daughter of one of the casino's founders, purchased the property for $2,000, but wasn't interested in the casino itself (she moved the Mission House to the property). Three prominent Stockbridge residents, sculptor Daniel Chester French, businessman and artist Walter Leighton Clark, and Dr. Austen Fox Riggs, formed a committee called the Three Arts Society to save the casino; Choate sold the building to them for $1 on the condition that it be relocated. French, Clark, and Riggs agreed, and had the structure dismantled and moved to its current location.
After an extensive renovation, the newly christened Berkshire Playhouse opened on June 4, 1928, with a production of "The Cradle Song" with Eva Le Gallienne. Actors who have starred in productions at the Berkshire Playhouse include James Cagney, Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Katharine Hepburn, and Buster Keaton. Notable producing directors have included Billy Miles, Joan White, Robert Paine Grose, George Tabori, Arthur Penn, Josephine Abady, Julianne Boyd, Bill Gibson, Richard Dunlap, and Arthur Storch.
In 1967 the Three Arts Society was dissolved and the Berkshire Playhouse was incorporated as a nonprofit organization, the Berkshire Theatre Festival. In 1993, a formal season of plays was offered in the Unicorn Theatre to meet the growing popularity of the festival. Prior to that, the Unicorn had been in use for years to house various offerings over the course of the season, including a slate of cabaret and workshop productions in 1992. The Unicorn Theatre was completely replaced with a new facility prior to the 1996 summer season; the inaugural production in the new space was "L-Play" by Beth Henley.
In 2010, Berkshire Theatre Festival merged with The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA to form Berkshire Theatre Group.
The Berkshire Playhouse facility was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Over the past 80 years, the Berkshire Theatre Festival has produced 550 fully staged productions, an eclectic mix of revivals, classics and premieres, embracing fully its role as a true theatrical “Festival.” More than 2,100 actors have worked at the BTF in more than 6,000 performances, including notable actors that have won Emmys, Oscars, and Tonys. Many playwrights at BTF have won Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes.
The Buffoon – A. Tupper and Howard LeeCandida – George Bernard ShawCaptain Applejack – Walter HackettThe Cradle Song – Martinez SierraThe Enchanted April – Kane CampbellMeet the Wife – Lynn StarlingMr. Pim Passes By – A.A. MilneOutward Bound – Sutton VaneThe Romantic Age – A.A. MilneThe Swan – Ferenc MolnárArms and the Man – George Bernard ShawCaroline – Somerset MaughamThe Dover Road – A.A. MilneOh Boy – P.G. WodehouseRip Van Winkle – Joseph Jefferson and Dion BoucicaultThe Royal Family – George F. Kaufman and Edna FerberThunderin the Air – Robbins MillerThe Truth About Blaydes – A.A. MilneYou Never Can Tell – George Bernard ShawThe Admirable Crichton – Sir James M. BarrieBird in Hand – John DrinkwaterDoctor’s Dilemma – George Bernard ShawThe Emperor Jones – Eugene O’NeillJack in the Box – Dorothy Fletcher and Alexander KirklandThe Lake – John Houseman and Joan WolfeThe Lute Song – Sidney Howard and Will IrwinThe Mask and the Face – Luigi Chiarelli Adapted by C.B. FernoldThe Romantic Young Lady – Martinez SierraRomeo and Juliet – William ShakespeareThe Torchbearers – George KellyAlice-Sit-By-The-Fire – Sir James M. BarrieCaptain Brassbounder’s Conversation – George Bernard ShawThe Constant Wife – Somerset MaughamHay Fever – Noël CowardThe Idiot – Jose RubenJuno and the Paycock – Sean O’CaseyThe Magistrate – Arthur Wing PineroMonkey – Sam JanneyPygmalion – George Bernard ShawThe Second Man – S.N. BehrmanA Bill of Divorcement – Clemence DaneBroken Dishes – Martin FlavaFinale – S.K. LaurenGreat Catherine – George Bernard ShawHer Cardboard Lover – Jacques Deval and P.G. WodehouseJust Out – Edward BourdetThe Man of Destiny – George Bernard ShawThe Perfect Alibi – A.A. MilneThe Queen’s Husband – Robert SherwoodThere’s Always Juliet – John Van DrutenDear Brutus – Sir James M. BarrieThe Devil’s Disciple – George Bernard ShawThe First Mrs. Fraser – St. John ErvineThe Good Fairy – Ferenc MolnárThe Late Christopher Bean – Sidney HowardThe Queen Was in the Parlor – Noël CowardAs You Like It – William ShakespeareBiography – S.N. BehrmanCraig’s Wife – George KellyDulcy – George S. Kaufman and Marc ConnellyFly Away Home – Dorothy Bennett and Irving WhiteGood-Bye Again – Allan Scott and George HaightHer Master’s Voice – Clare KummerPursuit Of Happiness – Alan Child and Isabelle LondonRomance – Edward SheldonSaturday’s Children – Maxwell AndersonAccent On Youth – Samuel RaphaelsonAll This While – Donald Blackwell and Theodore St. JohnAs Husbands Go – Rachel CrothersBerkeley Square – John BolderstonThe Cat and the Canary – John WillardDeclasse – Zoe AkinsIn Old Kentucky – Charles DazeyMeet The Prince – A.A. MilneTrelawney Of The Wells – Arthur Wing PineroA Church Mouse – Ladislaus FodorKind Lady – Edward ChodorovMary, Mary Quite Contrary – St. John ErvineMen In White – Sidney KingsleyThe Octoroon – Dion BoucicaultThe Shining Hour – Keith WinterThey Knew What They Wanted – Sidney HowardTopaze – Benn W. LevyBecky Sharp – Langdon MitchellThe Bride the Sun Shines On – Will CottonCandida – George Bernard ShawMany Mansions – Eckert Goodman and Jules Eckert GoodmanMariette – Sacha Guitry, Music by Oscar Strauss, Lyrics by Arthur Guiterman, English Adapt. by William MilesPatience – Libretto by W.S. Gilbert, Music by Sir Arthur SullivanStorm Over Patsy – James Bridie Adapted from the work of Bruno FrankThe Texas Nightingale – Zoe AkinsTonight At 8:30 – Noël CowardBest Dressed Woman in the World – Jack MunroEnter Madame – Gelda Varesi and Dolly ByrneFrench Without Tears – Terrence RattiganLightnin’ – W. Smith and Frank BaconPride And Prejudice – Helen Jerome Adapted from the novel by Jane AustenRoad To Rome – Robert SherwoodStage Door – Edna Ferber and George S. KaufmanSusan And God – Rachel CrothersWe, The Willoughbys – Meyer Kanin and Harry Ingram“Yes, My Darling Daughter” – Mark ReedAnna Christie – Eugene O’NeillBicentennial – Allen OsborneThe Circle – Somerset MaughamEasy Virtue – Noël CowardFirst Lady – Katharine Dayton and George S. KaufmanHere Today – George OppenheimerOur Town – Thornton WilderThe Petrified Forest – Robert SherwoodPetticoat Fever – Mark ReedWhite Oaks – Mazo de la RocheAh, Wilderness – Eugene O’NeillAutumn Crocus – C.L. AnthonyThe Guardsman – Ferenc MolnárIn My Opinion – Samson RaphaelsonLove Rides the Rails – Moreland CareyThe Millionairess – George Bernard ShawMornings at Seven – Paul OsbornThe School for Scandal – Richard Brinsley SheridanThe Second Mrs. Tanqueray – Arthur Wing PineroSkylark – John EmerySpringtime For Henry – Benn LevyBeggar on Horseback – George S. Kaufman and Marc ConnellyGeorge Washington Slept Here – George S. Kaufman and Moss HartHedda Gabler – Henrik IbsenHer Cardboard Lover – Jacques Devel and P.G. WodehouseLadies in Retirement – Edward Percy and Reginald DenhamThe Male Animal – James Thurber and Elliot NugentMiss Nelly Of N’Orleans – Lawrence EgreOld Acquaintance – John Van DrutenOld English – John GalsworthyTomorrow And Tomorrow – Philip Barry(dark due to war)
Angel Street – Patrick HamiltonBlithe Spirit – Noël CowardElizabeth the Queen – Maxwell AndersonThe Hasty Heart – John PatrickKiss and Tell – F. Hugh HerbertThe Late George Apley – John P. Marquand and George S. KaufmanMy Sister Eilleen – Joseph Fields and Jerome ChodoroveOff the Air – Knowles Entrikin and Howard BreslinRebecca – Daphne du MaurierWhat Every Woman Knows – Sir James M. BarrieThe Barretts of Wimpole Street – Rudolph BealerThe First Mrs. Fraser – St. John ErvineHeaven Help the Angels – Ted LuceJunior Miss – Joseph Fields and Jerome ChodorovMademoiselle – Jacques Deval, Adapted by Grace GeorgePapa Is All – Patterson GreeneState of the Union – Howard Lindsay and Russell CrouseThunder Rock – Robert ArdreyYears Ago – Ruth GordonArt and Mrs. Bottle – Benn LevyThe Bat – Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery HopwoodComing Thru the Rye – Warren MunsellThe Happiest Years – Thomas Coley and William RoerickI Like It Here – A.B. ShiffrinThe Intimate Strangers – Booth TarkingtonJohn Loves Mary – Norman KrasnaLittle Women – Marian DeForest, Adapted From Louisa May Alcott’s novelNed McCobb’s Daughter – Sidney HowardThe Skin of our Teeth – Thornton WilderThe Torchbearers – George KellyThe Corn Is Green – Emlyn WilliamsThe Heiress – Ruth and Augustus GoetzThe Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar WildeJennie Kissed Me – Jean KerrThe Late Christopher Bean – Rene Fauchois, Adapted by Sidney HowardLet Us Be Gay – Rachel CrothersThe Medium – Gian-Carlo MenottiOn Approval – Frederic LonsdaleRobert’s Wife – St. John ErvineThe Medium – Gian-Carlo MenottiThree Men on a Horse – John Cecil Holm and George AbbottThe Winslow Boy – Terrence Rattigan“Yes, My Darling Daughter” – Mark ReedBorn Yesterday – Garson KaninBoth Your Houses – Maxwell AndersonGay Divorcee – Cole Porter, Book by Dwight TaylorGoodbye, My Fancy – Fay KaninHarvey – Mary ChaseJanuary Thaw – William RoceOnce an Actor – Rosemary CaseyPeg O’ My Heart – J. Hartley MannersPost Road – Wilbur Daniel Steele and Norma MitchellThe Sacred Flame – Somerset MaughamSmilin’ Through – Jane Cowl and Jane MurfinThe Taming of the Shrew – William ShakespeareThe Chiltern Hundreds – William Douglas HoweThe Glass Menagerie – Tennessee WilliamsHome At Seven – R.C. SheriffI Remember Mama – John Van DrutenLady Windermere’s Fan – Oscar WildeLegend of Sarah – James Gow and Armand D’UsseauMiss Mabel – Dennis Hoey and Clarence DerwentOne’s a Crowd – Eugene RaskinSecond Threshold – Philip BarryThe Silver Whistle – Robert McEnroeTwo Girls Wanted – Gladys UngerBlack Chiffon – Lesley StormDeath Takes a Holiday – Walter Ferris and Alberto CasellaThe Flashing Stream – Charles MorganThe Lady’s Not For Burning – Christopher FryThe Little Minister – Sir James M. BarrieMacbeth – William ShakespeareThe Milky Way – Lynn Root and Harry ClarkA Murder in the Family – Victor WolfsonNina – Andre Roussin, Adapted by Samuel TaylorRamshackle Inn – George BatsonThe Show-Off – George KellyTheater – Somerset MaughamAffairs of State – Louis VerneuilBell, Book and Candle – John Van DrutenBunty Pulls the Strings – Graham MoffatGigi – Anita LoosJane – Somerset MaughamThe Marquise – Noël CowardMister Roberts – Thomas Reagan and Joshua LoganThe Moon Is Blue – F. Hugh HerbertThe Tender Trap – Max Shulman and Robert Paul SmithThe Three-Toed Pony – Sidney HowardThe Velvet Glove – Rosemary CaseyYou Never Can Tell – George Bernard ShawCharley’s Aunt – Brandon ThomasA Dash of Bitters – Reginald DenhamEthan Frome – Owen and Donald Davis, Adapted From the novel by Edith WhartonThe Fourposter – Jan de HartogThe Ghost Train – Arnold RidleyThe Iron Gate – John T. ChapmanLate Love – Rosemary CaseyMadam Will You Walk? – Sidney HowardMy Three Angels – Sam and Bella SpewackPygmalion – George Bernard ShawThree’s A Family – Phoebe and Henry EphronTraveller’s Joy – Arthur MacRaeThe White Sheep of the Family – L. duGarde Peach and Ian HayCaine Mutiny Court Martial – Herman WoukDial M For Murder – Frederick KnottEdward My Son – Robert Morley and Noel LangleyO Mistress Mine – Terence RattiganThe Old Maid – Edith WhartonReclining Figure – Harry KurnitzThe Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker – Liam O’BrienSabrina Fair – Samuel TaylorShadow and Substance – Paul Vincent CarrollThe Tender Trap – Max Shulman and Robert Paul SmithTime Out for Ginger – Ronald AlexanderAnastasia – Marcelle Maurette, Adapted by Guy BoltonThe Good Fairy – Ferenc MolnárThe Happy Time – Samuel TaylorHeartbreak House – George Bernard ShawThe Little Foxes – Lillian HellmanMade In Heaven – Hagar WildeA Roomful of Roses – Edith Sommer SoderbagThe Seven Year Itch – George AxelrodThe Solid Gold Cadillac – Howard Teichman and George S. KaufmanThe Wayward Saint – Paul Vincent CarrollAndrocles and the Lion – George Bernard ShawBus Stop – William IngeCharm – John KirkpatrickThe Great Sebastians – Howard Lindsay and Russell CrouseJanus – Carolyn GreenKing of Hearts – Jean Kerr and Eleanor BrookeOh Men! Oh Women! – Edward ChodorovThe Potting Shed – Graham GreeneThe Reluctant Debutante – William Douglas HomeTime Limit – Henry Denker and Ralph BerkeyThe Cocktail Party – T.S. EliotThe Constant Wife – Somerset MaughamThe Cradle Song – Martines SierraThe Matchmaker – Thornton WilderThe Mousetrap – Agatha ChristieNoah – Andre Obey, Adapted by Arthur WilmurtNo Time For Sergeants – Ira Levin, Based on the novel by Mac HymanThe Playboy of the Western World – John Millington SyngeSeparate Tables – Terence RattiganVisit to a Small Planet – Gore VidalThe Boy Friend – Sandy WilsonCompulsion – Meyer LevinDarkness at Noon – Sidney Kingsley, Based on the novel by Albert KoestlerDiary of Anne Frank – Dramatized by Frances Goodrich and Albert HackettThe Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar WildeThe Lady’s Not For Burning – Christopher FryMan and Superman – George Bernard ShawOnce More With Feeling – Harry KurmitsPicnic – William IngeTime Remembered – Jean AnouilhAngel Street – Patrick HamiltonDear Charles – Alan MelvilleDear Miss Phoebe – Sir James M. Barrie, Adapted by Christopher Hassell/Music by Harry Parr DaviesThe Gazebo – Alec CoppelThe Happiest Days of Your Life – John DightonMember of the Wedding – Carson McCullersMisalliance – George Bernard ShawTwo for the Seesaw – William GibsonThe Waltz of the Toreadors – Jean AnouilhWitness for the Prosecution – Agatha ChristieArsenic and Old Lace – Joseph KesserlingBetween Seasons – Malcolm WellsBreath Of Spring – Peter CokeInvitation to a March – Arthur LaurentsThe Marriage-Go-Round – Leslie StevensRoar Like A Dove – Lesley StevensSouth Pacific – Libretto by Oscar Hammerstein, Music by Richard RodgersSuzannah and the Elders – James BridieTeahouse of the August Moon – John PatrickTen Little Indians – Agatha ChristieCritic’s Choice – Ira LevinThe King and I – Libretto by Oscar Hammerstein, Music by Richard RodgersLife with Father – Howard Lindsay and Russell CrouseMiss Lucy – Irene GawneMurder at the Vicarage – Agatha ChristiePleasure of his Company – Samuel TaylorSee How They Run – Philip KingStreetcar Named Desire – Tennessee WilliamsUnder the Yum Yum Tree – Lawrence RomanYou Never Know – Cole PorterThe Cat and the Canary – John WillardThe Corn is Green – Kalyn WilliamsThe Grass is Greener – Hugh & Margaret WilliamsLady Audley’s Secret or Who Pushed George – Mary Elizabeth Braddon; Adapted by Joan White, Music and Lyrics by Anna RussellLittle Mary Sunshine – Rick BesoyanPajama Game – Richard Bissell and George Abbott, Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry RossA Shot in the Dark – Marcel ArchardAs You Like It – William ShakespeareCome Blow Your Horn – Neil SimonGuys and Dolls – Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, Adapted from the stories of Damon Runyon, Music and Lyrics by Frank LoesserJourney to Bahia – Dias Gomes, Adapted by Stanley RichardsMy Fair Lady – Book and Lyrics by Alan J. Lerner, Adapted from George Bernard Shaw, Music by Frederick LoeweNight Must Fall – Emlyn WilliamsThe Silver Cord – Sidney HowardThe Time of the Cuckoo – Arthur LaurentsCarnival – Book by Michael Stewart, Music and Lyrics by Bob MerrillCheri and the Last of the Cherry – Paul Giovanni and Viveca Lindfors, Adapted from ColetteDuel of Angels – Jean Giraudoux, Translated by Christopher FryA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Book by Bert Shevelov and Larry Gelbart, Music and Lyrics by Stephen SondheimThe Glass Menagerie – Tennessee WilliamsLa Ronde – Arthur Schnitzler, Translated by Eric BentleyThree-Penny Opera – Bertolt Brecht, Music by Kurt Weill, English adaptation by Marc BlitzteinThe Cretan Woman – Robinson JeffersFragments – Murray SchisgalThe Merchant of Venice – William ShakespeareThe Skin of our Teeth – Thornton WilderWaiting for Godot – Samuel BeckettDoes a Tiger Wear a Necktie? – Don PetersonDracula – Hamilton Deane and John Balderston, Based on the Novel by Bram StokerThe Exercise – John Lewis CarlinoThe Magistrate – Arthur Wing PineroStreetcar Named Desire – Tennessee WilliamsAdaptation – Elaine MayA Cry of Players – William GibsonThe Cuban Thing – Jack GelberA Matter of Position – Elaine MayNext – Terrence McNallyEncounters – Wally Harper and Paul ZakrsowskiHunger and Thirst – Eugène IonescoJohn and Abigail – William GibsonTimon’s Beach – Gordon RogoffThe Christmas Dinner – William DevaneThe Enemy is Dead – Don PetersonThe Fable of the Sun People – Ernest L. West, Jr.Other People – Thomas BergerA Passage to E.M. Forster – Arranged By William Roerick and Thomas ColeyPostscript – Merritt AbrashAre You Now Or Have You Ever Been Blue? – Leslie WeinerThe Goodbye People – Herb GardnerThe Rainmaker – N. Richard NashPromenade, All! – David V. Robinson and Richard BackusWhere Has Tommy Flowers Gone? – Terrence McNallyAnd Miss Reardon Drinks a Little – Paul ZindelClark and Myrna – Elliott BakerThe Contrast – Royall Tyler, Adapted by Antony Stimas, Music by Don Pippin, Lyrics by Steven BrownThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds – Paul ZindelCrystal, Crystal Chandeliers – Lawrence RomanThe Gershwin YearsThe Gingerbread Lady – Neil SimonSummer Brave – William IngeCages – John Lewis CarlineColette – Adapted by Elinor Jones from Colette, Music by Harvey Schmidt, Lyrics by Tom JonesDesire Under the Elms – Eugene O’NeillWhen You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder – Mark MedoffThe Butterfingers Angel – William GibsonCome and Be Killed – Lionel WilsonDandelion Wine – Ray Bradbury, Adapted by Peter John BaileyGodspell – Conceived by John-Michael Tebelak, Music by Stephen SchwartzGeorge Washington Slept Here – George S. Kaufman and Moss HartHo, Ho, Ho – Ruth GordonThe Lion in Winter – James GoldmanOf Thee I Sing – Book by George S. Kaufman and Morris Ryskind, Music and Lyrics by George and Ira GershwinBroadway – Philip Dunning and George AbbottCome Back, Little Sheba – William IngeI Married an Angel – Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Lorenz HartThe Last Analysis – Saul BellowThe Children’s Hour – Lillian HellmanDodsworth – Sinclair Lewis, Dramatized by Sidney HowardDisciple of Discontent – John L. LewisLet ‘Em Eat Cake – Book by George S. Kaufman and Morris Ryskind, Music by George Gershwin, Lyrics by Ira GershwinVagabond Stars – Nahma Sandrow and Sllan AlbertThe Butter and the Egg Man – George S. KaufmanCarnival – Book By Michael Stewart, Music and Lyrics By Bob MerrillThe Petrified Forest – Robert SherwoodThe Rose Tattoo – Tennessee WilliamsAnyone Can Whistle – Book by Arthur Laurents, Music and Lyrics by Stephen SondheimFirst Lady – Katharine Dayton and George S. KaufmanThe Glass Menagerie – Tennessee WilliamsThe Little Foxes – Lillian HellmanThe Rainmaker – N. Richard NashHouse of Blue Leaves – John GuareA Safe Place – Carol K. MackTwo for the Seesaw – William GibsonA View from the Bridge – Arthur MillerThe Animal Kingdom – Philip John BarryThe Palace of Amateurs – John Faro PiRomanSunrise at Campobello – Dore ScharyA Thousand Clowns – Herb GardnerThe Belle of Amherst – William LuceThe Big Knife – Clifford OdetsFanny – Book by S.N. Behrman and Joshua Logan, Music and Lyrics by Harold RomeHarvey – Mary ChaseThe Vinegar Tree – Paul OsbornHigh Spirits – Music, Book and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, Based on “Blithe Spirit” – by Noël CowardA Loss of Roses – William IngeMiss Lulu Bett – Zona GaleSabrina Fair – Samuel A. TaylorBeyond Therapy – Christopher DurangCaught – Bernard M. KahnMember of the Wedding – Carson McCullersParis Bound – Philip BarryAll the Way Home – Tad Mosel based on “A Death In The Family” by James AgeeA Delicate Balance – Edward AlbeeA Little Night Music – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh WheelerVisit To A Small Planet – Gore VidalThe Boys Next Door – Tom GriffinI Never Sang for My Father – Robert AndersonNo Time for Comedy – S.N. BehrmanPortrait of Jennie – Adaptation by Enid Futterman and Dennis Rosa, Music by Howard Marre, Lyrics by Enid FuttermanThe Chalk Garden – Enid BagnoldThe Price – Arthur MillerStepping Out – Richard HarrisTusitala – James PrideauxBetrayal – Harold PinterLute Song – Sidney Howard and Will IrwinThe Middle Ages – A.R. GurneyTete A Tete – Ralph BurdmanBreaking Legs – Tom DulackThe Hasty Heart – John PatrickShe Loves Me – Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon HarnickThe Road To Mecca – Athol FugardCalifornia Suite – Neil SimonKiss Me Kate – Book and Lyrics by Samuel Spewack, Music by Cole PorterThe Real Thing – Tom StoppardTrains – Barbara LebowAin’t Misbehavin’ – Richard Maltby, Jr. and Fats WallerQuartermaine’s Terms – Simon GrayThe Cocktail Hour – A.R. GurneyCharley’s Aunt – Brandon ThomasMain Stage
Blithe Spirit – Noël CowardBreaking the Code – Hugh WhitemoreCamping With Henry and Tom – Mark St. GermainSweet and Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen – Conceived by Julianne Boyd, Music by Harold ArlenAmphitryon – Heinrich von KleistLove and Anger – George WalkerMississippi Nude – John ReevesMain Stage
Brimstone – Mary Bracken Philips and Patrick MeeganTwo for the Seesaw – William GibsonBreaking the Silence – Stephen PoliakoffGolf With Alan Shepard – Carter LewisThe Baltimore Waltz – Paula VogelThe Game of Love and Chance – MarivauxMad Forest – Caryl ChurchillMain Stage
Cowgirls – Mary Murfitt and Betsy HowieThe Fox – Alan MillerKafka’s Wick – Allan Bennett13 Rue de l’Amour – Mawby Green and Ed FeilbertFour Dogs and a Bone – John Patrick ShanleyThe Illusion – Tony KushnerKeely and Du – Jane MartinMain Stage
Free Fall – Marc Alan Zagoren and Sandy DuncanHay Fever – Noël CowardJitta’s Atonement – George Bernard ShawVisiting Mr. Green – Jeff BaronL-Play – Beth HenleyMain Stage
Four of a Kind – Anton ChekhovGood Company – Sheldon HarnickOver the River and Through the Woods – Joe Di PietroWoman in Mind – Alan AyckbournQuills – Doug WrightWilder, Wilder – Thornton WilderMain Stage
Desire Under the Elms – Eugene O’NeillAn Empty Plate in the Café Du Grand Boeuf – Michael HollingerHigh Spirits – Music, Lyrics and Book by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray,Based on ‘Blithe Spirit’ by Noël CowardTransit of Venus – Maureen HunterLife’s A Dream – Pedro Calderon de la BarcaThe End of the World – Roman PaskaSecret Lives Of The Sexists – Charles LudlamMain Stage
The Crucifer of Blood – Paul GiovanniMoby Dick - Rehearsed – Orson WellsThe Batting Cage – Joan AckermannLives of the Saints – David IvesLove’s Fire – Eric Bogosian, William Finn, John Guare, Tony Kushner, Marsha Norman, Ntozake Shange, Wendy WassersteinShoot the Piano Player – Richard CorleyConviction – Eve EnslerStarr’s Last Tape – Richard Lingeman and Victor NavaskyMain Stage
Camelot – Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederic LoweToys in the Attic – Lillian HellmanThe Shadow of Greatness – Gary SocolSay Yes! – Wally Harper and Sherman YellenBest Kept Secret, A Dangerous Liaison in the Cold War – Katherine HoughtonCoyote on a Fence – Bruce GrahamThe Einstein Project – Paul D’Andrea and Jon KleinMain Stage
H.M.S. Pinafore – by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur SullivanAwake and Sing! – by Clifford OdetsThe Smell of the Kill – by Michele LoweMy Fair Lady – Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick LoeweThis is Our Youth – by Kenneth LonerganA Dream Play – by August StrindbergPound of Flesh – by Michael BolusAlice in Wonderland – by Lewis Carroll, Adapted by Gray SimonsJust So Stories – Written by Rudyard Kipling, Adapted by Gray SimonsMain Stage
Zorba – Book by Joseph Stein; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred EbbQuartet – by Ronald HarwoodA Saint She Ain’t – Book and Lyrics by Dick Vosburgh; Music by Denis KingThe Foreigner – by Larry ShueDimetos – by Athol FugardMiss Julie – by August StrindbergHolding History: Insurrection – by Robert O’HaraBrownstone – by Josh Rubins, Peter Larson, Andrew CadiffMonkey – Adapted from the Chinese Folktale by Gray SimonsThe Magic Flute – Adapted from Mozart by Gray SimonsMain Stage
Enter Laughing – by Joseph Stein, Adapted from the novel by Carl ReinerThe Stillborn Lover – by Timothy FindleyTalley’s Folly – by Lanford WilsonPeter Pan – by J.M.Barrie, A new version by John Caird and Trevor NunnAmerican Primitive – William GibsonNijinsky’s Last Dance – by Norman AllenThe Who’s Tommy – Music and Lyrics by Pete TownshendAssassins – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by John WeidmanMain Stage
Blues for an Alabama Sky – by Pearl CleageHeartbreak House – by George Bernard ShawThe Miracle Worker – by William GibsonThe Misanthrope – by Molière, Translated by Richard WilburFloyd Collins - Music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, Book by Tina LandauHerman Hesses’s Siddhartha, A Jungian Fantasy – Adapted from the Novel by Eric HillEugene’s Home – by Kathy Levin ShapiroIt Goes Without Saying – Written by Bill BowersMain Stage
Side by Side by Sondheim - Stephen SondheimEquus - Peter ShafferAmerican Buffalo - David MametSouvenir - Stephen TemperleyI Do! I Do! - Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey SchmidtThe Father - August Strindberg, Translated, adapted by Anders CatoRat in the Skull - Ron HutchinsonMy Buddy Bill - Rick ClevelandNursery Rhyme Cafe - E. Gray Simons IIMain Stage
Amadeus – Peter ShafferCoastal Disturbances – Tina HoweThe Night of the Iguana – Tennessee WilliamsThe Heidi Chronicles – Wendy WassersteinThe Illusion – Pierre Corneille, adapted by Tony KushnerWhere Has Tommy Flowers Gone? – Terrence McNallyThe Pilgrim Papers – Stephen TemperleyVia Dolorosa – David HareA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillMystery Sideshow 3…Way Out West – E. Gray Simons IIIJames and the Giant Peach – Roald DahlThe Wizard of Oz – book and music by L. Frank BaumMain Stage
Love! Valour! Compassion! - Terrence McNallyOne Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest - Dale WassermanMorning’s At Seven - Paul OsbornMrs. Warren’s Profession - George Bernard ShawThe Glass Menagerie - Tennessee WilliamsMy Pal George - Rick Cleveland (Workshop Production)Two-Headed - Julie JensenEducating Rita - Willy RussellA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillCinderella - adapted by E. Gray Simons IIIAlice In Wonderland - adapted by E. Gray Simons IIIAesop’s Network: Broadcasting Theatrical Fables - adapted by E. Gray Simons IIIMain Stage
Candida - George Bernard ShawThe Book Club Play - Karen ZacariasA Man for All Seasons - Robert BoltNoël Coward in Two Keys - Sir Noël CowardThe Caretaker - Harold PinterPageant Play - Mark Setlock and Matthew WilkasWaiting for Godot - Samuel BeckettEleanor: Her Secret Journey - Rhoda LermanA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillHercules - E. Gray Simons IIIAround the World in 80 Days –Mark Brown, based on the novel by Jules VerneOliver! – book, music, and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles DickensMain Stage
Broadway by the Year - Scott SiegelThe Einstein Project - Paul D’Andrea and Jon KleinThe Prisoner of Second Avenue - Neil SimonGhosts - Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Anders Cato and James LeverettFaith Healer - Brian FrielCandide - Music by Leonard Bernstein, book by Hugh WheelerSick - Zayd DohrnRed Remembers - Andrew GerhartA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillThe Wind in the Willows - adapted by E. Gray SimonsPeter Pan: The Musical - based on the play by J. M. BarrieMain Stage
The Last Five Years - Composed and Written by Jason Robert BrownThe Guardsman - Ferenc Molnár, translated by Grace I. Colbron & Hans BartschMacbeth - William ShakespeareA Delicate Balance - Edward AlbeeK2 - Patrick MeyersEndgame - Samuel BeckettBabes in Arms - Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, Book by George OppenheimerNo Wake - William DonnellyA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillThe Mummy’s Tale and other stories from the Great Beyond - E. Gray SimonsAnnie - Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin CharninFitzpatrick Main Stage
Sylvia - A.R. GurneyIn the Mood - Kathleen ClarkPeriod of Adjustment - Tennessee WilliamsMoonchildren - Michael WellerDutch Masters - Greg KellerFinian's Rainbow - music by Burton Lane, book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by E.Y. HarburgBirthday Boy - Chris NewboundThe Who's Tommy - music and lyrics by Pete Townshend, book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff, additional music and lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith MoonA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs - by the Brothers Grimm, adapted by Eric HillFitzpatrick Main Stage
A Thousand Clowns - Herb GardnerEdith - Kelly MastersonBrace Yourself - David EpsteinThe Puppetmaster of Lodz - Gilles SegalA Class Act - music and lyrics by Edward Kleban, book by Linda Kline and Lonny PriceHomestead Crossing - William DonnellyA Chorus Line - book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward KlebanA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillPinocchio - by Carlo Collodi, adapted by E. Gray Simons IIIFitzpatrick Main Stage
The Lion in Winter - James GoldmanSame Time, Next Year - Bernard SladeAnna Christie - Eugene O'NeilThe Jewish Jester: A Fable with Music - Daniel KleinExtremities - William MastrosimoneThe Cat and The Canary - John WillardMary and Edith: Musings by Women a Century Apart - by Mary Mott ("From Where I Sit" segment) and Edith Wharton ("Roman Fever" segment, adapted by Eric Hill)Oklahoma! - Music by Richard Rodgers, Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillJust So Stories - by Rudyard Kipling, adapted by E. Gray Simons IIIPeter Pan - Music by Mark "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne, Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green, adapted from the play and novel by J. M. BarrieFitzpatrick Main Stage
The Mystery of Irma Vep - Charles LudlamCedars - Erik TarloffA Hatful of Rain - Michael V. GazzoBenefactors - Michael FraynDesign For Living - Noël CowardOpera Weekend ("A Lover's Tale," "A Staged Presentation of 'La Traviata,'" "The Paris Salon") - Alexandre Dumas, Giuseppe Verdi, Charles LudlamPoe - Eric HillA Little Night Music - Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh WheelerA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillSeussical - Music and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, based on the books of Dr. SeussFitzpatrick Main Stage
Death Trap - Ira LevinFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune - Terrence McNallyMasha's Seagull - Justin ScheuerThoreau or, Return to Walden - David AdkinsI Saw My Neighbor on the Train and I Didn't Even Smile - Suzanne HeathcoteThe Homecoming - Harold PinterBells Are Ringing - Music by Jule Styne, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph GreenThe Club - Book, lyrics, and music by Eve MerriamA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillMary Poppins - Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles, and Anthony Drewe, book by Julian Fellowes, based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney filmFitzpatrick Main Stage
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - Tennessee WilliamsThe Stone Witch - Steve ZuckermanFiorello! - Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Book by Jerome Weidman and George AbbottConstellations - Nick PayneThe Bakelite Masterpiece - Kate CayleyLittle Shop of Horrors - Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard AshmanA Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens, adapted by Eric HillBeauty and The Beast - Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, Book by Linda WoolvertonBTF education programming, which started in 1929 with one of the first summer apprentice training programs in the United States, is part of the lives of thousands of students annually, and though it has experienced many incarnations, it has never faltered in its commitment to educating the emerging artists of each decade.
BTF PLAYS!— a school residency program for 4-6 graders—is part of the curriculum in nine Berkshire county schools. It was designed to give voice to young student's stories through playwriting. Staffed by professional artists-in-residence, the program is priced low enough for public schools to afford and teaches young people how to communicate their thoughts and feelings through playwriting, storytelling, and performance. Each summer, the theatre’s Summer Performance Training Program, works with up to 15 performing arts students between 18-25. The program produces two plays that are seen by more than 10,000 young people throughout July and August. The BTF’s Touring Component, part of the school residency program, also performs for many additional schools and museums throughout western Massachusetts each year.
Berkshire Theatre Group seeks students who are willing to work hard, and are serious about preparing themselves for a career in the theatre arts. The highly regarded Summer Performance Training Apprentice Program offers 16 students from all over the country a multifaceted approach to actor training with a strong emphasis on voice and movement. Students are vital members of the BTG community, rehearsing and performing, taking classes each day in a wide range of performance techniques, and presenting reviews and cabaret performances. The basic focus of the program is on improving the actors' skills and depth of experience.
Buster Keaton
Ethel Barrymore
Thornton Wilder
Calista Flockhart
Christopher Walken in The Rain Maker
Al Pacino in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie (1967)
Dustin Hoffman in Fragments (1966)
Gene Hackman in Fragments (1966)
Karen Allen
Linda Hamilton
Jeffrey Donovan in Toys in the Attic (2000)
Randy Harrison in Equus, Amadeus, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Waiting for Godot, Ghosts, The Endgame, and The Who's Tommy Kate Baldwin A Little Night Music (2014)
