Six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald and Tony Award-nominee Will Swenson take the stage in Nobel laureate Eugene O’Neill’s final masterpiece. When Phil Hogan, a salty tenant farmer, fears he will lose his property, his daughter Josie (McDonald), lures their dissolute landlord, Jamie Tyrone (Swenson), into bed one summer night. Under the glow of the moon, truth comes into focus for these two souls, but what awaits them when dawn breaks? Helmed by Gordon Edelstein and featuring scenic design by the world-renowned Ming Cho Lee, this raw and invigorating new look at O’Neill’s poetic and bitterly romantic A Moon for the Misbegotten assures us of the heart’s capacity for infinite love and forgiveness.

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Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Kyra Sedgwick makes her WTF debut in the world premiere of a play by Pulitzer Prize-winner William Inge. As the second wave of feminism crests in America, the elegant but emotionally-fragile Faye Garrit (Sedgwick) seeks refuge from her husband, a former professional baseball player, by checking into a run-down resort on the outskirts of St. Louis, with her 17-year-old daughter. The future for mother and daughter may look hazy, but personal, political, and sexual awakenings allow them to move forward with new and heartbreaking clarity. Directed by former WTF Foeller and Sagal Fellow Evan Cabnet, this gripping and powerful drama deepens Inge’s legacy of penning rich, emotionally hard-hitting stories populated by complicated and truthful, human characters.

Off the Main Road was, until recently, a lost work among Inge’s canon – found and reintroduced by the Inge Estate in 2008.

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WORLD PREMIERE
(2012 L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award Winner)
Tony Award-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson directs Tony Award-nominee De'Adre Aziza, Golden Globe-nominee Blair Underwood, and Andre Holland  in the world premiere of a bracing and charged drama from Dominique Morisseau. Blue (Underwood), a gifted trumpeter, contemplates selling his once-vibrant jazz club in Detroit’s Blackbottom neighborhood to shake free the demons of his past and better his life. But where does that leave his devoted Pumpkin, who has dreams of her own? And what does it mean for the club’s resident bebop band? When a mysterious woman with a walk that drives men mad (Aziza) comes to town with her own plans, everyone’s world is turned upside down. This dynamic and musically-infused drama shines light on the challenges of building a better future on the foundation of what our predecessors have left us.

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Tony Award-nominee Jessica Hecht and Drama Desk Award-winner Eric Bogosian couple up for the world premiere of Daniel Goldfarb's funny and turbulent Legacy. When renowned novelist Neil Abrams (Bogosian) is panned by The New York Times, he reopens the conversation with his wife Suzanne (Hecht) about starting a family. As Neil copes with feeling increasingly antiquated and culturally irrelevant, and Suzanne begins a relationship with one of Neil's brilliant grad students (Feiffer), the equilibrium of their marriage is threatened. Directed by Obie Award-winner Oliver Butler, this thoughtful drama exposes the cost of trying to will our own legacy.

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AMERICAN PREMIERE


Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-Winner Cynthia Nixon and Emmy Award-winner Penny Fuller make their Festival debuts in Carey Perloff's gripping and sexy new drama.  The tightly wound lives of a fiery newspaper editor (Nixon), an upstart journalist (Lowell), and his overly-protective mother (Fuller) unravel when a passionate entanglement turns into an intense power struggle.  Helmed by Obie Award-winning director Jo Bonney, Kinship explores the deep, often funny, and always intense pursuit of total happiness.

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WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL
In this haunting new musical created by writer Daniel Goldstein, Obie Award-winning composer Michael Friedman, and director Trip Cullman, Ellen Rabinowitz sets out to understand her past after she discovers an enigmatic photograph while cleaning out her deceased grandmother’s home. As she chases the truth about the soldier featured in the photo, Ellen is drawn into a tangle of historical facts and mysteries that lead her to surprising love stories and unexpected truths. Bringing together three WTF alumni, Unknown Soldier delves into memory and family mythology, asking how – or even whether – the past shows us who we are.

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<a href="https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/plays/unknown-soldier/">Unknown Soldier will open Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in February 2020.</a>

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An Intervention
A whole lot of booze, a new girlfriend, and government involvement in a foreign war are just some of the factors that threaten to drive a massive wedge between two people. Can they close the ever-widening gap in their relationship, or have they reached a breaking point? Featuring rotating pairs of world-class actors, each performance of An Intervention will reveal new meaning inside this theatrical, mischievous, and engrossing two-hander from Olivier Award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett that puts personal and political intervention under a magnifying glass.

JOIN US FOR A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AT THE FESTIVAL
Each cast of AN INTERVENTION brings a stunningly singular dynamic and reveals remarkable new meaning. This summer, we offer the opportunity to see AN INTERVENTION interpreted by two different casts — all within just 12 days!
Cast 1: Josh Hamilton &amp; Justin Long
Cast 2: Betty Gilpin &amp; Debargo Sanyal

There are FOUR special performances of AN INTERVENTION where you will have the chance to see BOTH casts in one sitting.  One cast will perform and after intermission the other cast will take the stage.
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Sunday, August 16 at 2pm Cast 2 followed by Cast 1
Wednesday, August 19 at 7:30pm Cast 1 followed by Cast 2
Thursday, August 20 at 7:30pm Cast 2 followed by Cast 1
Friday, August 21 at 8:00pm Cast 1 followed by Cast 2
Saturday, August 22 at 8:00pm Cast 2 followed by Cast 1
We anticipate that each production of AN INTERVENTION (therefore each Act) will run approximately 75 minutes.

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An evening of stand-up with Lewis Black

TICKETS  $125 Prime Orchestra, $65 Orchestra/1st Balcony, $45 Second Balcony

From his standing-room-only Broadway runs to his 19 seasons on “The Daily Show,” Grammy Award-winning king of rant Lewis Black returns to Williamstown—the little corner of the Berkshires that he loves (and hates) with every fiber of his being—for a one-night-only performance of his signature dyspeptic brand of stand-up. Absolutely nothing’s off limits for this century’s foremost purveyor of righteous indignation. Act fast—this event always sells out.

All proceeds from the performance will support the Festival’s professional development programs.

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A star in a far-off galaxy is about to burst, and three party-addled clones want you to join them for a dance-a-thon on their satellite to celebrate the upcoming explosive event.  Bring the whole family and a picnic to Poker Flats for an intergalactic party under the stars!  Lee Overtree, the brilliant mind behind Story Pirates and this season's Off-Broadway hit Found, helms Joe Tracz's lo-fi, sci-fi spectacle.

Featuring the following actors from the Non-Equity and Apprentice Companies:  Clayton Barry, Mayaa 'Sunsum' Boateng, Lilli Kay, Naomi Lorrain, Jake Lozano, Maggie McDowell, Emma Orme, Lindsay Rico, David Rosenberg, Chris Stahl, Rachel Wenitsky

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Performing for one night only on the Main Stage on Monday, August 10 at 7:30 pm, Ana Gasteyer: Swing With A Handsome Woman, features comedy star and classically-trained songstress Ana Gasteyer serving up swagger and swing in her new nightclub jazz act. Known for her character-driven comedy on Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002, she has since showcased her vocal chops in the world of theatre. She originated the role of Elphaba for the Chicago production of Wicked, earning a Jefferson Award nomination and later reprising her role on Broadway. She recently starred in New York City Center’s revival of A New Brain with Jonathan Groff. Join Ana for a one-night-only event of saucy stand-up and sultry standards in the Berkshires. Don’t miss her Williamstown Theatre Festival debut! Tickets start at $100, which includes a post-performance reception with Gasteyer and other Festival artists; Orchestra and First Balcony seats are $65; and Second Balcony seats are $45.

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Ana Gasteyer is best known for her incomparable work on “Saturday Night Live”.  Her debut album “I’m Hip” was released this fall and was a hit on the jazz charts. She recently starred on the ABC’s hit comedy "The Goldbergs", Fox's “The Mindy Project”, HBO's "Girls" and CBS's “The Good Wife”. Her Broadway credits include Threepenny Opera, The Royal Family, and played 'Elphaba' in Wicked. Additional television credits include:  “Suburgatory” as Sheila Shay,  “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “Frasier” and “Law and Order”. She has also hosted “The Late Late Show”, “Live with Regis” and “The Rosie O’Donnell Show”. On film she will soon be seen in Sony's Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. Additional film credits include:  Rapture-palooza, Mean Girls, What Women Want.

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All 2015 Programs

A Moon for the Misbegotten

Off the Main Road

Paradise Blue

Legacy

Kinship

Unknown Soldier

An Intervention

Paradise Lew

Song for a Future Generation | Free Theatre

Ana Gasteyer: Swing With A Handsome Woman

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All 2015 Programs

A Moon for the Misbegotten

Off the Main Road

Paradise Blue

Legacy

Kinship

Unknown Soldier

An Intervention

Paradise Lew

Song for a Future Generation | Free Theatre

Ana Gasteyer: Swing With A Handsome Woman

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