Thursday, July 2-Wednesday, July 8
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 7:30 p.m., Friday 3 and 7:30 p.m.
July 8-26 (Stage 2): "Underneath the Lintel," by Glen Berger, directed by Andrew Volkoff, about a book initially checked out 113 years ago anonymously being returned, launching a librarian's quest to find the borrower. 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 and Saturday 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
Through 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. Thursday 2 and 8 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 and 8 p.m., Monday and Tuesday 8 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
July 7-Aug. 15: "Candide," book adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler about a young man who finds himself on a journey of self-discovery after his wedding day is turned upside-down. 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
Through July 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. Thursday 2 and 8 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.
Dorset Theatre Festival
Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset, Vt.
802-867-2223 or dorsettheatrefestival.org
Through July 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. Thursday and Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m., Tuesday 8 p.m., Wednesday 3 p.m.
Mac-Haydn Theatre
1925 Route 203, Chatham, N.Y.
518-392-9292 or machaydntheatre.org
Through 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 and 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
Through 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. Thursday 2 and 8 p.m., 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
Sunday, July 5: "Revolutionary Moments," featuring cast members recounting and replaying pivotal moments and people in history as diverse as Thomas Jefferson and Nelson Mandela who were influenced by Shakespeare's words, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, July 7: "Tuesday Talks" series features director Tony Simotes talking about "Othello," 5 p.m., $6.
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 and Saturday 8:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m., Wednesday 8:30 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.
Through 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 2 p.m., Sunday and Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
July 3-Sept. 6: "Othello," by Williams Shakespeare, directed by Tony Simotes, featuring John Douglas Thompson as Othello and Michael Hammond as Iago. Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., Tuesday 7:30 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 5:30 p.m. (Part B), Saturday 12:30 p.m. (Part A) and 5:30 p.m. (Part B), Wednesday 5:30 p.m. (Part A)
The Theater Barn
654 Route 20, New Lebanon, N.Y.
518-794-8989 or theaterbarn.com
Through July 12: "Leading Ladies," Ken Ludwig's farce about two "down on their luck" actors who impersonate women in real life in order to inherit a fortune. Thursday and Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 5:30 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 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.
Williamstown Theatre Festival
'62 Center, Williams College, Route 2, Williamstown
413-597-3400 or wtfestival.org
Through July 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. Thursday 3 and 8 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 4 and 8:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 8 p.m.
July 8-19: "Knickerbocker," world premier by Jonathan Marc Sherman, directed by Nicholas Martin, about a man trying to ready himself for the birth of his son in an examination of whether one can ever truly be ready for parenthood. Wednesday 8 p.m.
Friday, July 3: Fridays@3 reading series features "The Tutors" by Erica Lipez, 3 p.m., $5.
DANCE
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
358 George Carter Road, Becket
413-243-0745 or jacobspillow.org
Through July 5: "Radio and Juliet" by Ballet Maribor, contemporary ballet by Romanian choreographer Edward Clug set to the music of Radiohead. Thursday and Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.
Through July 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." Thursday and Friday 8:15 p.m., Saturday 2:15 and 8:15 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m.
July 8-12: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, featuring the world premiere of "Orbo Novo (New World)" to a live, original score for piano and strings by the fast-ascending Polish composer Szymon Brzoska. Wednesday 8 p.m.
July 8-12: Gallim Dance, a young company making the leap from the Pillow's Inside/Out stage last season led by Artistic Director Andrea Miller, who danced with Ohad Naharin's incomparable Batsheva, performing "Blush," set to a score as quirky as her choreography, with music by Manyfingers, Wolf Parade, Radiohead and Chopin. Wednesday 8:15 p.m.
Inside/Out, 6:30 p.m., free: Prometheus Dance, Thursday; Soul Steps, Friday; The School at Jacob's Pillow presents Cultural Traditions: The Hip-Hop Continuum, Saturday; Parul Shah Dance Company, Wednesday.
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