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2021 Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala

April 7 Presented Virtually
Season

  The 2021 Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala will be presented virtually on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Experience the glamour and excitement of WTF's annual fundraising celebration from the comfort of your own home! The Gala will start at 7:30 PM ET, preceded by an interactive VIP Pre-Show for event sponsors and virtual table buyers, and will feature musical performances and... Read More


Season

Although this year has been different, WTF remains the theatrical powerhouse that drives the development of new work for audiences in Williamstown and beyond through our year-round New Play & Musical Development Initiative, fellowships and commissions, and our 2020 season, produced in an audio-only format in collaboration with Audible, the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling. We continued... Read More

Row

Available Now on Audible!
2020 Season

WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL
Book by Daniel Goldstein
Music & Lyrics by Dawn Landes
Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
Inspired by A Pearl in the Storm by Tori Murden McClure
With Kerstin Anderson, John Ellison Conlee, Nehal Joshi, Tamika Lawrence, John McGinty, Grace McLean, Kathryn O’Rourke, Lance Roberts, Sean Stack, Sally Wilfert

Tori (Grace McLean) aims to be the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic. As a child, she raised her younger brother Lamar (John McGinty), defending him against discrimination and neighborhood bullies. Now, with nothing but her body and a hand-built boat, she squares off with her own tormentor: the ocean. Inspired by A Pearl in the Storm by... Read More

2019…THAT’S A WRAP!


Season

Throughout 2019, Williamstown Theatre Festival continued its traditions of developing and producing artistically vibrant and culturally resonant plays and musicals, incubating the next generation of great theatre artists, and connecting broad and diverse audiences with its work. This summer, over just 55 days of the Festival, we produced more than 177 performances of 38 shows, readings, and special events as well as... Read More

2020 Gala in NYC

February 10 TAO Downtown
2020 Season

Please join us on Monday, February 10, 2020 at TAO Downtown in New York City for the Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala, honoring Bo & Katherine Peabody for their unwavering support of WTF. Festivities will include cocktails, dinner, and special appearances by Laura Benanti, Joshua Boone, Kyle MacLachlan, Ashley Park, and more! Cocktails will begin at 6:00 PM, and dinner and fun... Read More

A Human Being, of a Sort

June 26 - July 7 Nikos Stage
2019 Season

WORLD PREMIERE
By Jonathan Payne
Directed by Whitney White
With André Braugher, Sullivan Jones, Matthew Saldivar, Keith Randolph Smith, Jeorge Bennett Watson, Frank WoodAntonio Michael Woodard

It's 1906, and at the Bronx Zoological Park, an African-American convict named “Smokey” (Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner André Braugher) is guarding the zoo’s most sensational exhibit: Ota Benga (Antonio Michael Woodard), a Congolese pygmy. As the public’s fascination intensifies and protestors call for Ota’s release, Smokey must grapple with the fact that his own freedom depends on another... Read More

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By Email: wtfinfo@wtfestival.org
By Snail Mail: PO Box 517
Williamstown, MA 01267