Berkshire Comedy Festival Returns

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Comedy Festival returns this summer at their new home, Barrington Stage Company. 
 
The Comedy Festival will run over three days of the Memorial Day Weekend, with performances on each of Barrington Stage Company's three stages: Mr. Finn's Cabaret (Opening Night), St. Germain Stage (Night Two), and the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage for the big Comedy Festival closing night finale.
 
The dates of the shows are Thursday May 23, Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25. All performances are 8pm show times.
 
Tickets start at $25.
 
The Comedy Festival is produced by Comedian, Producer and Promoter Paul Anthony and the Long Island Comedy Festival. 
 
"We are so pleased to announce the re-launch of The Berkshire Comedy Festival to kick off the summer season in the Berkshires," said Paul Anthony. "Our new home at Barrington Stage Company is an exciting opportunity for us to expand the Comedy Festival, which was our plan from the very beginning. This will be our 6th year producing the Berkshire Comedy Festival, which will now run over three days, giving us an opportunity to feature so many more comedians."
 
He added that the Berkshire Comedy Festival celebrates the art if live Stand-Up Comedy, and will feature comedians from the New England comedy scene, the NYC comedy scene, and beyond. 
 
Each performance will feature a different line-up of 4-6 comedians. 
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Adams Man Convicted in Murder of Stephanie Olivieri

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An Adams man was found guilty in the 2019 murder of 32-year-old Stephanie Olivieri, a Pittsfield native and mother of two.
 
A jury found Tyler Sumner, 30, guilty on Friday of murder in the first degree and possession of ammunition without a Firearm Identification Card.
 
The trial was held in Berkshire Superior Court. Judge Francis Flannery will schedule sentencing.
 
"Today justice was served in the tragic death of an innocent bystander, Stephanie Olivieri; however, this guilty verdict will do nothing to bring her back," said Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue. "Tyler Sumner murdered Ms. Olivieri while she sat in a car filled with gifts and decorations for her child's birthday. She was preparing to celebrate a wonderful event when her life was ruthlessly cut short."
 
Olivieri, who had been living in Yonkers, N.Y., was found sitting in her running car on Columbus Avenue when police responded to reports of masked men near South John Street and heard gunshots on the way.
 
The officers found Olivieri gasping for breath and blood running down the right side of her head. She was treated by emergency medical services and then transported to Berkshire Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead. The Chief Medical Examiner found the cause of her death to be a homicide caused by wounds sustained from a bullet to her head.
 
Multiple individuals testified that they believed Sumner was targeting an individual living in the area of the shooting and that Olivieri was not the intended target.
 
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