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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

2018…THAT’S A WRAP!

THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Season

Throughout 2018, 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 165 performances of 34 shows, readings, and special events as... Read More

2019 WTF Gala – An Evening With Audra McDonald

February 11 583 Park Avenue in New York City
Season

Please join us on Monday, February 11, 2019 at 583 Park Avenue, for the Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala in New York City, "An Evening with Audra McDonald", as we celebrate the Festival and honor Board Chairman Matt Harris for his visionary leadership. Festivities will include cocktails, dinner, appearances by Festival artists, and an evening of performance by Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner and two-time... Read More

J. Michael Friedman Fellowship


Season

In honor of the late American lyricist and composer J. Michael Friedman, the Fellowship identifies an early-career theatre artist of exceptional talent, versatility, impact, and humanity who has demonstrated an artistic commitment to Williamstown Theatre Festival and invites them to make new work for a summer. The purpose is for the Fellow to create or collaborate on work deemed important and meaningful to... Read More

An Evening With Chita Rivera

July 9 Main Stage @ 7:30PM
2018 Season

Join us on Monday, July 9 for a one-night-only benefit concert starring Chita Rivera and supporting Williamstown Theatre Festival’s New Play & Musical Development Initiative! The incomparable Broadway icon Chita Rivera performs a one-night-only solo concert, benefiting Williamstown Theatre Festival.  The two-time Tony Award winner (last seen at WTF starring in The Visit and its subsequent Broadway transfer) will recreate... Read More

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