On stage this week
Thursday, June 25-Wednesday, July 1
THEATER
Barrington Stage Company
Main Stage, 30 Union St., Pittsfield
Stage 2, Linden Street, Pittsfield
413-236-8888 or barringtonstageco.org
Through July 3 (Stage 2): "Freud's Last Session," by Mark St. Germain, directed by Tyler Marchant, the world premier about a conversation between legendary psychiatrist Dr. Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis only two weeks before Freud took his own life. Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Through July 11 (Main Stage): Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel" as adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer, the bittersweet love story between the carnival barker roustabout Billy Bigelow and the naive young mill worker Julie Jordan, with original dances by Agnes de Mille and musical direction by Darren Cohen, choreographed by Joshua Bergasse and directed by Julianne Boyd. Thursday 8 p.m., Friday 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m., Tuesday 7 p.m., Wednesday 2 and 7 p.m.
Berkshire Theatre Festival
Route 7, Stockbridge
413-298-5576 or berkshiretheatre.org
Through July 4: "Faith Healer," by Brian Friel, directed by Eric Hill, about a man who travels across the British Isles performing a series of almost vaudevillian faith healings who begins to worry about losing his talent. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday 8 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Through June 27: "Broadway by the Year,"
June 30-July 18: "The Einstein Project," written by Paul D'Andrea and Jon Klein, directed by Eric Hill, a play that humanizes an immortal figure through conversations with his son, his wife and his colleagues. Tuesday 8 p.m. (preview), Wednesday 7 p.m. (preview)
Chester Theatre Company
Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Road, Chester
413-354-7771 or chestertheatre.org
July 1-12: "Dov and Ali," by Anna Ziegler, directed by Michelle Tattenbaum, about a complex relationship between a Jewish high school English teacher and a Pakistani Muslim in his class. Wednesday 8 p.m.
Dorset Theatre Festival
Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset, Vt.
802-867-2223 or dorsettheatrefestival.org
Through June 27: "St. Nicholas," by Conor McPherson, directed by Carl Forsman, performed by Jack Gilpin, a play in which a theater critic in the throes of a midlife crisis takes up with a coven of vampires living on the outskirts of London who say they need his help. Thursday and Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m.
July 1-18: "Merton of the Movies," by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly, directed by Jonathan Silverstein, in which a young man who travels west from Kansas to become a serious actor finds stardom in the most unlikely of ways. Wednesday 8 p.m.
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Route 203, Chatham, N.Y.
518-392-9292 or machaydntheatre.org
June 25-July 5: "Hello, Dolly!," a merry, mixed-up romp where everyone meets their match at the end featuring songs such as "Ribbons Down My Back," "So Long Dearie," "Sunday Clothes" and, of course, the inimitable title song, "Hello, Dolly!" Thursday 2 and 8 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday 2 and 7 p.m.
Oldcastle Theatre Company
Bennington Center for the Arts, Route 9, Bennington, Vt.
802-447-0564 or oldcastletheatreco.org
June 26-July 12: "One Two Three," by Ferenc Molnar, adapted By Morwyn Brebner, the U.S. premiere of a hilarious farce in which the office of an industry baron becomes the epicenter of a maelstrom of frantic activity that must achieve an impossible transformation in almost no time at all. Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.
Shakespeare & Company
70 Kemble St., Lenox
413-637-1199 or shakespeare.org
Though Aug. 2: "Pinter's Mirror," directed by Eric Tucker, featuring three brilliant one-act plays commemorating the darkly comedic insight of Harold Pinter, performed by Elizabeth and Malcolm Ingram. Thursday 3 p.m., Friday 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday 3 p.m.
Through July 3 and Sept. 13: "Golda's Balcony," by William Gibson, directed by Daniel Gidron, which tells the story of a lioness mother who stood against history to create a free nation. Thursday 8:30 p.m., Friday 3 p.m., Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 p.m.
Through Aug. 29: (Bankside Festival, free) "Toad of Toad Hall," a musical play by A. A. Milne, based on Kenneth Grahame's book "The Wind in the Willows," the classic children's story told in two parts that features the lovable characters Rat, Toad, Mole and Badger. Friday and Saturday 5:30 p.m. (Part B), Saturday 12:30 p.m. (Part A), Wednesday 5:30 p.m. (Part A).
June 26-Aug. 28: "Hamlet," by William Shakespeare, directed by Eleanor Holdridge, featuring Jason Asprey as Hamlet, Tina Packer as Gertrude, Dennis Krausnick as Polonius and Nigel Gore as Claudius. Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
The Theater Barn
654 Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y.
518-794-8989 or theaterbarn.com
Through June 28: "Crossing Delancey," a romantic comedy about a young girl who balances her independence with her grandmother's old world ideas and confronts the matchmaker who has found her "a perfect match." Thursday and Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 5 and 8:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.
Ventfort Hall
104 Walker St., Lenox
413-637-3206 or gildedage.org
Through Sept. 6: "Paris 1890: Unlaced," directed by Sarah Taylor, a one-woman show that provides a humorous, slightly risque, yet still poignant glimpse into Parisian society of the Gilded Age. Thursday (preview) and Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m., Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Weston Playhouse
703 Main St., Weston, Vt.
802-824-5288 or westonplayhouse.org
Through July 4: "Fully Committed," by Becky Lode, a one-man play starring Sam Lloyd Jr., set in a windowless reservation office of Manhattan's toniest restaurant in which the character fields calls from a multitude of colorful customers, all wanting a reservation for a fully committed weekend. Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m., Tuesday 7:30 p.m.
Williamstown Theatre Festival
'62 Center for Theatre and Dance, Williams College, Route 2, Williamstown
413-597-3400 or wtfestival.org
July 1-12: "Children," by A.R. Gurney, directed by John Tillinger, in which an estranged brother's return and a mother's impending marriage bring back painful memories of their father's death, reigniting one family's struggle with its tragic past and uncertain future. Wednesday 8 p.m. (preview)
DANCE
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
358 George Carter Road, Becket
413-243-0745 or jacobspillow.org
Through June 28: "Mujeres," with Belen Maya & Rocio Molina, bailaora and 24-year-old flamenco prodigy acclaimed as goddesses of the stage, joined by master musicians and vocalists. Thursday and Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.
July 1-5: "Radio and Juliet" by Ballet Maribor, contemporary ballet by Romanian choreographer Edward Clug set to the music of Radiohead. Wednesday 8 p.m.
July 1-5: LAFA & Artists, featuring Fang-Yi Sheu, renowned for her star performances with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, in an acrobatic romp of delights and hard times choreographed by LAFA & Artists co-founder Bulareyaung Pagarlava, and the world premiere of "Summer Fantasia Part One: Summer at Jacob's Pillow." Wednesday 8:15 p.m.
June 25 (Inside/Out): Ko-Ryo Dance Theater, which accentuates the unique personality and creative expression of each performer while reflecting both contemporary and traditional Korean dance training. 6:30 p.m., free.
June 26 (Inside/Out): Avi Scher & Dancers, devoted to showcasing the work of young choreographers and great dancers. 6:30 p.m., free.
June 27 (Inside/Out): The School at Jacob's Pillow, with international ballet luminary Anna-Marie Holmes and Ballet West Artistic Director Adam Sklute presenting dancers in classical ballet variations and a new work created by award-winning choreographer Viktor Plotnikov. 6:30 p.m., free.
July 1 (Inside/Out): Dawn Lane & Co., which brings together The Moving Company and Berkshire County dancers in a performance of common ground, with third-graders from Becket Washington Elementary School also performing "Signature Dance," learned during a Jacob's Pillow Curriculum in Motion residency. 6:30 p.m., free.
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