Less is definitely more at the sexiest, sassiest show of the summer! Sizzling musical comedy duo Lauren Molina (Ten Cents a Dance at WTF) and Nick Cearley (All Shook Up) – AKA The Skivvies – turn the heat way, way up as they perform stripped down mash-ups of pop songs and show tunes…in their underwear.

The Wall Street Journal calls these wildly popular undie-rockstars “smart, sophisticated…ingenious” and Out Magazine declares that they’ve “managed to carve out a niche that we never knew existed: Part Weird Al parody and part sexy burlesque…an unusual explosion of satire and sultry.” Special guests, including Christopher Hanke (How to Succeed..., Buyer &amp; Cellar) and Matt Doyle (Spring Awakening, War Horse), will take the stage – and take it off – alongside the red hot duo. VIP tickets get you seats down front and access to an exclusive party after the show.

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Don’t miss this exciting new opportunity to pull back the curtain and learn how our productions evolve from page to stage. Go behind-the-scenes with Tony Award-winning June Moon costume designer Gregg Barnes (Kinky Boots, Aladdin), chat with Obie Award winners Samuel D. Hunter and Eric Ting about A Great Wilderness, and much more.

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Tuesday Talkbacks

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<h3>July 6  |  The Sights &amp; Sounds of Tin Pan Alley
July 13  |  The Road to Banning Conversion Therapy in NY
July 19  |  Living on Love
August 10  |  Dark Musicals
August 14 | The Making of PigPen Theatre Co.</h3>
Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and hear artists and scholars delve into the rich themes of WTF productions.

July 6 @ 1:15PM: “The Sights and Sounds of Tin Pan Alley.” In conjunction with June Moon, Kris Kukul (June Moon Music Coordinator and Music Director of WTF’s Cabaret) and Rachel Carpman (WTF’s Dramaturg) take us back in time and on a tour of a seemingly nondescript street in Midtown Manhattan where the modern popular music industry was born.

July 13 @ 1:15PM: “The Road to Banning Conversion Therapy in NY.” In conjunction with A Great Wilderness, Judd Krasher (Council Member, 11th Ward, City of Albany), shares his experience championing the ordinance to ban conversion therapy in Albany and how his efforts may help resuscitate a state-wide bill.

July 19 @ 2:45PM: In conjunction with Living on Love, guest W. Anthony Sheppard (Chair and Professor of Music, Williams College) will take us on a fun and surprising tour of all the operas, lovers, and divas that pop up in Living on Love.

August 10 @ 1:15PM: “Dark Musicals.” In conjunction with The Visit, guest David Eppel (Chair and Professor of Theatre, Williams College) takes us to the darker side of musical theatre. Come learn about macabre musicals, the increasingly popular subgenre of musical theatre, to which Kander and Ebb (The Visit, Chicago, Cabaret) have made significant contributions.

August 14 @ 4PM: “The Making of PigPen Theatre Co.” In conjunction with The Old Man and The Old Moon, the endlessly imaginative PigPen Theatre Co. shares the story of building their unique brand of music, film, and theatre--both during their undergrad years and since their graduation from Carnegie Mellon University.

Lawn Talks

<h3>July 17 and August 7  |  4PM</h3>
WTF non-Equity actors and directing assistants dig into the Williams College Museum of Art’s collections to find inspiration for a new site-specific performance. A roving show that infuses the galleries with a fresh creative buzz.

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<h3>By Caryl Churchill
Directed by Lila Neugebauer</h3>
Caryl Churchill's Mad Forest blends journalism, fantasy and harsh realism in a vivid portrait of life in Bucharest before, during, and after the Romanian Revolution of 1989.  Director Lila Neugebauer tackles this sweeping narrative with the Festival's Non-Equity Actors -- telling a story of revolution and upheaval that feels all too familiar as the world casts its gaze on Ukraine.

Fellowship Play | Mad Forest

<h3>Book by Anna Kerrigan
Music &amp; Lyrics by Andrew R. Butler
Directed by Jordan Fein</h3>
Spanning thirty years, The Dixon Family Album is a new two-act musical that tells the story of a dysfunctional family band. In the late 1960s, the Dixons transform themselves from a struggling working class family into a Partridge family-eque act. In 1997, a near-tragedy brings the Dixons back together in hopes of healing their shared wounds.

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She’s a hot newspaper editor who seems to have it all. But when late-night editing sessions with a young reporter (who happens to be her best friend’s son) turn into something more, her world begins to crumble. A story of obsession and desire set against Racine’s Phèdre, Carey Perloff’s Kinship tests the tensile strength of love and friendship, and finds them much more delicate than they appear. Incoming WTF Artistic Director Mandy Greenfield will moderate a talkback following the reading.
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The magnetic five-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O’Hara (The Bridges of Madison County, Far from Heaven) returns to the Williamstown Theatre Festival to give an utterly unforgettable, one-night-only benefit concert. Hailed by The New York Times as “one of the most exquisitely expressive stars in musical theatre,” the luminous Broadway star will be joined on the WTF Main Stage by surprise guests, who will provide a sampling of songs from classic to contemporary musical theatre. More than a just concert, the evening will trace her journey to becoming one of Broadway's most sought-after leading ladies and will include songs from musicals including The Light in the Piazza, The Pajama Game, South Pacific, Far From Heaven, The Bridges of Madison County, The King and I, and many more!


$80 Prime Orchestra | $60 Rear Orchestra and 1st Balcony | $40 Second Balcony

An Enchanted Evening with Kelli O'Hara

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<h3>A local food, local farm, local family event
featuring a live concert performance by PigPen Theatre Co.
with special guest Mark Mulcahy</h3>
PigPen Theatre Co., presenting THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON on the WTF Nikos Stage August 6-17, will perform a family concert of their unique brand of contemporary folk music set against the spectacular views from Cricket Creek Farm.  We're thrilled to announce that indie-rock legend Mark Mulcahy will open the show.  The bounty of local agriculture and locally produced food will be showcased with special offerings from Red Apple Butchers, Hops &amp; Vines, the Mezze Food Truck, Cricket Creek Farm, and Big Elm Brewing. Music kicks off around 6, but come early for tours of the farm, cheesemaking and milking demonstrations, and family games and craft activities.
<h4>Advance ticket purchase recommended - tickets at the door subject to availability.
Parking at Mt. Greylock High School ONLY (1781 Cold Spring Road, Williamstown). Handicapped parking available onsite. Shuttles to the farm start at 3:30PM
No coolers or outside food and drink.
Low chairs and blankets welcome!</h4>
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Earnest and gullible young lyricist Fred Stevens boards a train in Schenectady bound for the Big Apple, determined to make a name for himself in the thriving Tin Pan Alley scene. However, the life he’s imagined is rife with seductive distractions — namely dames — that threaten to derail his dream of penning the next big ditty. Both bitterly funny and deliciously literate, legendary humorists Ring Lardner and George S. Kaufman celebrate and skewer the perishable pop of yesteryear. Director Jessica Stone, whose WTF productions of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Last of the Red Hot Lovers left audiences convulsed with laughter, brings her special brand of glee back to the Festival stage.

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RICK HOLMES

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Timothy SHEW

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Holed up in a seedy motel on the edge of the Mojave Desert, two former lovers unpack the deep secrets and dark desires of their tangled relationship, passionately tearing each other apart. Beaten down by ill-fated love and a ruthless struggle for identity, can they ultimately live with, or without, each other? Led by director Daniel Aukin, Williamstown veteran and enigmatic film star Sam Rockwell and 2012 Tony Award winner Nina Arianda bring an explosive intensity to Sam Shepard’s landmark myth of the new Wild West.

Fool for Love

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Lauren Ambrose

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In her Festival debut, Broadway legend Chita Rivera embodies Claire Zachanassian, the oft-widowed richest woman in the world, who returns to the hardship-stricken town of her birth. The locals pray that her wealth will bring them a new lease on life, but the carefully plotted renewal she offers carries a dreadful price. Sardonic and morally complex, The Visit asks: What can your heart afford? Featuring Festival favorite Roger Rees and helmed by Tony Award-winning director John Doyle, this incendiary musical is one of the last collaborations between the incomparable John Kander and Fred Ebb, with a book by Tony Award winner Terrence McNally and choreography by the legendary Graciela Daniele.

The Visit

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Judy KUHN

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After decades as the gentle-natured leader of a Christian retreat that endeavors to “cure” gay teens, Walt is packing up his life and preparing for a reluctant retirement. But when his final client quietly disappears into the remote Idaho wilderness, Walt discovers that his previously unwavering moral compass no longer points the way. With profound humanity and subtlety, Obie Award-winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter navigates complex moral terrain, exploring the shifting motives and inconstant strength of our personal convictions.

A Great Wilderness

Kevin GEER

Mia BARRON

Tasha LAWRENCE

Peter DEMUNN

Mia DILLON

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World-renowned soprano Renée Fleming takes the Festival stage as celebrated diva Raquel De Angelis. When her husband, the fiery and egomaniacal Maestro Vito De Angelis, becomes enamored with the lovely young lady hired to ghostwrite his long-delayed autobiography, Raquel retaliates by hiring her very own — and very handsome — ghostwriter to chronicle her life as an opera star. As the young writers try to keep themselves out of the story while churning out chapters, the high-energy — and high-maintenance — power duet threatens to fall out of tune for good. A sparkling new comedy from two-time Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro, adapted from a work by the revered Garson Kanin and directed by three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall.

Living On Love

Douglas SILLS

Anna CHLUMSKY

Blake HAMMOND

Scott ROBERTSON

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While this world of ours is no picnic, Williamstown’s favorite (adopted) son, Lewis Black, always manages to make a meal of it. From his standing-room-only Broadway runs to his eighteen seasons on The Daily Show, this Grammy Award-winning comedian makes our collective indignation not only delicious, but hilarious. And while he’s made countless fans around the globe, his WTF shows are legendary — something about the fresh air really gets him riled up. Don’t miss it.
$100 tickets include a post-performance reception with Lewis and other Festival artists. All proceeds from this performance will support the Festival’s signature professional development programs.

Living With Lewis

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For over three decades, Nikos Psacharopoulos was Williamstown’s colorful and intrepid artistic director, guiding it from local summer playhouse to internationally renowned festival. In his honor, longtime colleagues of Nikos will reunite on the Main Stage to share stories and personal memories. Join Dylan Baker, Kate Burton, Edward Herrmann, Steve Lawson, James Naughton, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Maria Tucci, and moderator Joe Donahue at this not-to-be-missed event celebrating the unique legacy of a theatrical dynamo.
$100 tickets include a post-performance reception with the artists. All proceeds from this performance will support the Festival’s signature professional development programs.

Just Call Me Nikos

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July 11, July 25, and August 8
Get a glimpse behind the scenes on an exclusive guided tour of WTF’s stages. This is your chance to see the Festival from a whole new perspective. Free for donors at the Sustainer level and up.

Backstage Tours

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The Festival’s weekly reading series offers playwrights and audiences alike the chance to hear new works by America’s leading playwrights read by WTF company actors. Plays selected for Fridays@3 are frequently under consideration for a future production on WTF’s Nikos Stage.
<h4>SPECIAL WEDNESDAY READING</h4>
<h2>Kinship  | Wednesday, July 9, 2014 @ 2pm</h2>
<h4>Paresky Student Center</h4>
By Carey Perloff
Featuring Penny Fuller and Cynthia Nixon

She’s a hot newspaper editor who seems to have it all. But when late-night editing sessions with a young reporter (who happens to be her best friend’s son) turn into something more, her world begins to crumble. A story of obsession and desire set against Racine’s Phèdre, Carey Perloff’s Kinship tests the tensile strength of love and friendship, and finds them much more delicate than they appear. Incoming WTF Artistic Director Mandy Greenfield will moderate a talkback following the reading.
<h2>An Intervention | July 11, 2014</h2>
By Mike Bartlett
Directed by Lila Neugebauer

They were good friends, maybe even best friends, until a whole lot of booze, a new girlfriend, and a far-off war drove a massive wedge between them. Maybe it’s time to call it quits? An Intervention, penned by Mike Bartlett, author of the Olivier Award-winning Cock, is a mischievous and humorous drama that puts friendship and citizenship under a magnifying glass.
<h2>The Squeaky Wheel | July 18, 2014</h2>
By Jonathan Marc Sherman
Directed by David Bar Katz

Curtis’ life has just been turned upside down: In the last twenty-four hours he’s lost his job, his long-time girlfriend has kicked him to the curb, and it’s his birthday. The dude feels like he’s hit rock bottom. But after an unexpectedly life-changing tête–à–tête with Mary Cumtrary, the porn star from his adolescent wet dreams, Curtis endeavors to find a way forward by recalibrating his life and his relationship with his oldest friend. Festival alum Jonathan Marc Sherman’s hilarious and insightful The Squeaky Wheel explores friendship, sexuality, and growing up.
<h2>Five Mile Lake | July 25, 2014</h2>
2013 L. Arnold Weissberger Award Winner
By Rachel Bonds
Directed by Emily Mann

Never having strayed from his quaint Pennsylvania hometown, Jamie enjoys a tranquil life fixing up his grandfather’s old lake house and pining after his troubled coworker at the local bakery. But when his estranged brother Rufus returns unexpectedly one bleak winter weekend with his girlfriend in tow, Jamie’s peaceful existence is suddenly anything but. Rachel Bonds’ Five Mile Lake is a tender look at young people yearning to make the right choices—and facing those choices they’ve already made—as they enter adulthood in a rapidly changing world.
<h2>All the Roads Home | August 1, 2014</h2>
By Jen Silverman
Directed by Jackson Gay

Madeleine wanted to be a dancer, her daughter, Max, wanted to be a cowboy, and Max’s daughter, Nix, has no idea what she wants, but knows it has to be enough for all of them. Three generations of headstrong women choose which dreams to sacrifice and when to keep fighting in Yale Drama Series winner Jen Silverman’s funny and poignant All the Roads Home.
<h2>Behold My Heart | August 8, 2014</h2>
By Joshua Leonard &amp; Rebecca Lowman
A joint presentation by WTF and the Williamstown Film Festival
Directed by Steve Lawson

When 16-year-old Marcus’ father abruptly exits the scene and his mother falls apart, Marcus stomachs his own grief to become the man of the house. His girlfriend, pals, and neighbors all help in their ways, but ultimately the only people who can find a way forward are mother and son. Behold My Heart, a screenplay by Joshua Leonard of The Blair Witch Project fame and Rebecca Lowman, will shoot in California this fall.
<h2>Bright Half Life | August 15, 2014</h2>
By Tanya Barfield
Directed by Evan Yionoulis

Erika and Vicky are hurled through 25 years of love and heartbreak in a collection of the moments that make up a life. Bright Half Life, written by celebrated playwright Tanya Barfield, author of last season’s critically acclaimed Off-Broadway hit The Call, collides an ever-shifting present with fragments of the past to create a stunning and kaleidoscopic love story.

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