Barrington Stage Brings 'Driving Miss Daisy' to Williamstown

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In a special expansion of its 2026 season, Barrington Stage Company will bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Driving Miss Daisy" to Williams College's '62 Center for Theatre and Dance for a two-week summer engagement, June 26 through July 5.
 
Starring Debra Jo Rupp ("That '70s Show," "Agatha All Along") and Ray Anthony Thomas ("Between Riverside" and "Crazy") and directed by Julianne Boyd, the production extends Barrington Stage's footprint deeper into Berkshire County and brings professional summer theater to Williamstown audiences during a season of transition for the region's cultural landscape.
 
"We believe the Berkshires deserve a vibrant summer theater season from north to south," said Alan Paul, artistic director. "Bringing 'Driving Miss Daisy' to Williamstown is an opportunity to share a beautiful production with even more audiences while reaffirming our commitment to the entire Berkshire community."
 
In addition, Barrington Stage announced the return of last season's acclaimed "Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground," starring Tony Award winner John Rubinstein as President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The intimate portrait of America's 34th president will return for a limited September engagement on the Boyd-Quinson Stage following its critically acclaimed original run. The production will also be filmed at Barrington Stage.
 
Just announced: tickets are now on sale for "Vanya," directed by Paul and starring associate artist Mark H. Dold. Running Oct. 8–24, on the Boyd-Quinson Stage, audiences will be seated on the stage for the intimate one-man theatrical event inspired by the works of Anton Chekhov.
 
Tickets for all productions are now on sale here.

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Williamstown Board of Health Gets Update on 330 Cole Ave.

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Health last Monday saw evidence supporting a tenant's complaint about ventilation issues at their 330 Cole Ave. residence.
 
Health Inspector Ruth Russell shared with the board a three-page memo outlining her department's actions since receiving a complaint from the occupant of Unit D6 at the property managed by Pittsfield's Hearthway Inc.
 
The memo outlined seven inspections that Health Inspector Ruth Russell has conducted at the unit since the complaint was received on March 10 of this year. On March 20, after her initial inspection, Russell cited five violations of the state sanitary code related to moisture in the unity.
 
Her Monday report also included photos taken during the most recent inspection of the unit's bathroom ventilation system on Aug. 3.
 
As recently as July 21, Hearthway's director of real estate development told Russell, "The fans in this unit have been checked multiple times by staff and contractors and found to be operating the same as in all other apartments," according to the Aug. 17 memo.
 
On July 24, Russell inspected the unit with a representative from the Berkshire Public Health Alliance after the occupant reported that the shower was used several hours before and, despite having the window open and the ventilator fan running, moisture was still present.
 
"Use of a vane anemometer in the bathroom demonstrated that there is insufficient flow going through the vent," Russell reported.
 
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