Berkshire Theatre Festival to Present Hercules at Berkshire Museum
PITTSFIELD – The Berkshire Museum and the Berkshire Theatre Festival will present the Family Performance Hercules at the Berkshire Museum beginning June 25. Performances will be offered at 11 a.m. every Wednesday through Saturday from June 25 through Saturday, July 26.There will be no show July 4. Tickets, which include admission to the Berkshire Museum, are $11 for adults, $7 for children ages 3-18 ($5/$3 for Berkshire Museum members). Tickets are available by telephone at 413-443-7171, extension 10.
Family Performances at the Berkshire Museum are underwritten by the Sol and Rita Toscher Memorial Fund and sponsored by Pittsfield Cooperative Bank.
Twelve impossible tasks taunt Hercules throughout this production written by E. Gray Simons III. The hero battles beastly boars and bulls, travels through the Underworld, and more.
Berkshire Theatre Festival’s year-round education programs (formerly known as BTF Plays!) serve area students from kindergarten through high school. At the heart of its mission is a passionate commitment to bring live theatre and all its inherent excitement and creativity to children in our region. Since its inception in 1984, the program has reached more than 50,000 students in underserved rural and inner city schools throughout Berkshire Country.
The Berkshire Museum is located at 39 South Street on Route 7 in Downtown Pittsfield. For more information, contact the Berkshire Museum at 413-443-7171, ext. 10, or visit berkshiremuseum.org.
