Barrington Stage Company Announce More Titles for 2026 Season

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Paul and Managing Director Greg Reiner, announced four titles for the theater's 2026 season.

More productions, concerts, and cabarets will be announced soon.

"Our 2026 season is a celebration of extraordinary storytelling in all its forms—timeless, uproarious, and boldly new," said Alan Paul. "From Pulitzer Prize-winning classics like 'A Chorus Line' and 'Driving Miss Daisy,' to the delirious theatrical mayhem of 'Noises Off,' this season features works that have shaped the American theater. At the same time, we're thrilled to introduce a world premiere, the powerful 'Estate Sale,' which reflects our deep commitment to developing new voices and new stories. Together, these productions embody what BSC does best: entertain, challenge, and connect our audiences through theater that feels both essential and alive."

"BSC is deeply committed to our home in the Berkshires, producing as many or more shows this summer than ever before, for a devoted and engaged audience. We are serving the field, and our mission, by premiering the work of at least 3 emerging playwrights – new and distinct voices that invite us to explore a panoply of worlds and characters we've not yet seen at BSC – some still to be announced," said Greg Reiner. "And we are continuing our deep work within this community, showing up where it matters to bring new audiences theater that matters." Reiner continues, noting, "And the hits just keep on coming! Even more shows, as well as concerts and cabaret shows, will all be announced in a few short weeks."

BOYD-QUINSON THEATER

The season will feature a new production of "A Chorus Line" (July 15-August 8), the Broadway musical that won nine 1976 Tony Awards and the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It be directed by Alan Paul. A "Chorus Line" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com.

The Boyd-Quinson Theater, BSC's mainstage, will also include Michael Frayn's "Noises Off"(August 19-September 6). It will be directed by Gordon Greenberg.

ST. GERMAIN STAGE

The season at The Blatt Center for the Performing Arts in the St. Germain Stage will open with "Driving Miss Daisy" (May 27-June 21), starring Ray Anthony Thomas and Debra Jo Rupp, and Matthew Korinko. Directed by BSC Founding Artistic Director Julianne Boyd. "Driving Miss Daisy" is a collaboration with Palm Beach Dramaworks.

The St. Germain Stage, largely dedicated to new plays and musicals, will feature the world premiere of "Estate Sale" (June 30-July 25) by Keelay Gipson. Afro-surrealist artist, professor and award-winning playwright Gipson is a BSC Sparks Grant recipient.

More work from new playwrights and further details on the 2026 BSC season, including additional productions, concerts, cabarets, and the company's annual star-studded gala, will be announced in the coming weeks.

THE BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY 2026 SEASON

Boyd-Quinson Theater

A "Chorus Line"

Conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett

Book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante

Music by Marvin Hamlisch

Lyrics by Edward Kleban

Directed by Alan Paul

July 15-Aug. 8

Opening Night: Sunday, July 19

17 dancers audition for a coveted spot in the next hot Broadway show. To make it, they must prove they have more than just talent – this will take grit. In a major musical production, Alan Paul directs the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical that eclipsed all others when it shot to fame 50 years ago.

"Noises Off"

Doors slam, actors don't know their lines, the leading lady can't find her sardines, the ingénue is on auto-pilot — and they haven't even raised the curtain yet! Noises Off, the ultimate farce, invites us behind the scenes as a bumbling cast rehearses a fantastic flop.

St. Germain Stage

"Driving Miss Daisy"

By Alfred Uhry

Starring Debra Jo Rupp, Matthew Korinko, and Ray Anthony Thomas

Directed by Julianne Boyd

In Collaboration with Palm Beach Dramaworks

May 27-June 21

Opening Night: Saturday, May 30

Debra Jo Rupp and Ray Anthony Thomas star in this beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning play that explores the life-changing relationship between two people bridging societal divides. Set in 1948 Georgia, Daisy, a Jewish widow, and Hoke, her Black chauffeur, surprise each other – and themselves – as they develop a 25-year relationship built on respect, understanding, and affection.

World Premiere

"Estate Sale"

By Keelay Gipson

June 30-July 25

Opening Night: Sunday, July 5

A son confronts the impossible task of clearing his recently deceased parents' home in this World Premiere play. Award-winning playwright and multi-disciplinary artist Keelay Gipson's semi-autobiographical Estate Sale reveals how the objects of our lives inform, reveal, and preserve our personal mythologies.

Season subscriptions are now on sale. Single tickets for the 2026 season will go on sale in early spring. For more information, visit BarringtonStageCo.org.

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Lanesborough Officials Take Road District Dissolution Off Warrant

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
06:23PM / Wednesday, May 27, 2026

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Select Board has removed a town meeting warrant article regarding the dissolution of the Baker Hill Road District.

JMJ Holdings development consultant Tim Grogan spoke in public comment saying the Berkshire Mall owner is currently has purchase-and-sale agreement for the mall.

Back in February, the Select Board settled a tax dispute with JMJ Holdings by agreeing to move forward in dissolving the district if the company paid $1.1 million to the town. JMJ Holdings had to provide a signed development-and-purchase agreement 30 days before the town meeting.

JMJ holdings did not submit a payment to be made by May 9. Because of that, the Select Board voted to take the article of the warrant to be voted at the annual town meeting.

Meanwhile, the Baker Hill Road District presented a slideshow defending the district and explaining what it does.

The district currently provides a non-resident-funded revenue stream of around $500,000 per year. These funds help pay for police cars and officer salaries, dump trucks, fire trucks, and more for the town.

"Dissolution would mean the district's three commercial property owners would no longer have to pay for upkeep of the Route Seven/Eight connector road. As a result, the BHRD annual contribution of more than $500,000 to Lanesborough would disappear permanently, since the services and maintenance costs associated with the Route Seven and Eight connector road would still remain," said Tom Caraccioli, PR consultant with AH&M Inc. "Lanesborough would have to absorb these costs and continue to provide emergency services to the mall and Target. The financial burden for these remaining expenses would then fall on Lanesborough taxpayers through higher taxes or the reduction of other important town services."

The proposal with JMJ would affect the town in a negative way Caraccioli claimed.

"JMJ is proposing a one-time payment of $1.1 million to Lanesborough in exchange, JMJ would never pay BHRD taxes again. The decision to dissolve the BHRD by accepting this proposed $1.1 million would be a permanent choice that would have irreversible consequences," he said. "There will be no official system in place to cover recurring costs once the money from this single payment is spent. Therefore, the proposed one-time payment is not a long-term solution for the town of Lanesborough."

JMJ's dispute was that the Berkshire Mall no longer exists as a functioning entity and it should not be on the hook for protection and maintenance that had been based on the mall's operation in its heyday. The company is seeking to redevelop the site as senior housing and town officials were asking the state to take over the Connector Road.

District officials said it's not guaranteed that the state would take over the road linking Routes 7 and 8, built to service the mall back in the '80s, and that the state Department of Transportation had historically discouraged the town from asking. Even if it happened, it could take three to five years, during which no BHRD funds would be collected if the district is dissolved. The state would not replace the revenue they support, and they argued the state is facing its own budget issues making it unlikely they would want to take over.

The road district was created by an act of the Legislature and would require another act to dissolve it. The town meeting article asked for voter support for a home-rule petition to start that process.

After the presentation, it was asked what the current financial status of the BHRD, given that JMJ hasn’t paid in a long time and if the district actually has the money or if it is dependent on the mall sale.

Mark Siegars, attorney for BHRD, reminded the room that the mall is under a purchase and sale agreement and if the sale closes, the district expects to receive more than a million dollars because of the lawsuit and lien, but does not have that cash yet. If the sale does not go through, BHRD will take the mall and sell it. The district still gets payments from Target, which is separate from the mall.

There were also some questions on the district's history, with Select Board member Jason Breault asking if the mall did not have a high tax rate from the district, would it still be solvent. The exchange became heated between Siegars and BHRD Chair Bill Prendergast.

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