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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

2019 NON-EQUITY SHOWCASE

November 18 THEATER 511 AT ARS NOVA
Season

DETAILS AND RSVP: Please join us on Monday, November 18 at 5:00pm and 7:00pm at Theater 511 at Ars Nova, 511 W 54th St, for the 2019 Non-Equity Showcase. A short reception with the actors will follow both performances. This showcase is an annual Williamstown Theatre Festival tradition, highlighting the top Non-Equity talent from our company each year. These young... 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

Fellowship Projects

July 15 - August 13 Directing Studio
2019 Season

Each year, WTF awards the prestigious Bill Foeller and Boris Sagal Directing Fellowships and the J. Michael Friedman Fellowship to three up-and-coming theatre artists of exceptional talent.   The Bill Foeller Fellowship gives a director who is a woman and/or an artist of color the opportunity to create an ambitious workshop production. The recipient of the 2019 Foeller Fellowship is Katie... 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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