Video | Departmental Tour of Publicity

Another new video post this summer is the Departmental Tour. Our first one is with the Publicity Department. Meet them now! ...

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Video | It's Jewdy's Show Audience Reactions

A new addition to our blog posts, audience reactions to the shows. Here's It's Jewdy's Show! ...

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Video | Forum Actor, Chris Fitzgerald

Check out this video interview with Forum Actor, Chris Fitzgerald ...

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Video | Forum Director, Jess Stone

Check out this video interview with Forum Director, Jess Stone. ...

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Dramaturgy | Snapshot: Rome 200 BCE

by Rachel Lerner-Ley, Dramaturg City of Rome: At this point in time, Rome is over 500 years old. The city sits along the Tiber River and contains the famous 7 hills on which sit the homes of the elite, temples, and government buildings. Streets are paved with raised stones. Living quarters are made of stone and are either...

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Interview | Cathy Parrott, FORUM Costume Designer

ramaturg, Rachel Lerner-Ley, sat down with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Costume Designer, Cathy Parrott, to discuss inspiration, collaboration, and the magic of elastic.  Rachel Lerner-Ley: First of all, I’m so excited you have...

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Fridays@3 | 2010

Fridays@3 is Williamstown Theatre Festival’s annual reading series presented to showcase the new works of emerging playwrights. Each Friday from July 2 – August 13, join us at the Paresky Center at 3pm to listen to these new works read aloud by Williamstown Theatre Festival actors. Admission is $5. Call the box office at...

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Weekly Preview | June 28 - July 4

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Opens July 1st June 30 – July 11 book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim choreography by Denis Jones directed by Jessica Stone The Romans are coming! With a nod and a wink to Plautus, director Jessica Stone helms an all-male troop...

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It's Jewdy's Show Opening Night!

Everyone had an amazing time last night celebrating the opening of our first show on the Nikos Stage - It's Jewdy's Show: My Life as a Sitcom  Take a look at our photos from the evening! ...

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Special Feature | Our Lives as a Theme Song

by Kristin Idaszak It’s Jewdy’s Show: My Life as a Sitcom chronicles Judy Gold’s quest for a second bathroom, aka her own sitcom, aka the perfect theme song—because the theme song is the secret to a successful sitcom. At least that was what Sherman Schwartz, the creator of The Brady Bunch and Gilligan’s Island, maintained. Recounting...

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Dramaturgy | A Brief History of Situation Comedy

by Kristin Idaszak, Dramaturg Lucy and Ricky, Mary Tyler Moore, Archie Bunker, Rachel and Ross, Jerry, George and Elaine—every week America turns on the television to see what shenanigans its fictional friends have gotten into. Situation comedies developed from popular radio shows—like the Jack Benny Program—and were originally...

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Video | The Last Goodbye

The Last Goodbye creator, Michael Kimmel, and music director, Kris Kukul talk about the show. ...

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Video | After the Revolution

Another video interview! This one is with After the Revolution playwright, Amy Herzog. ...

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Video | Samuel J. and K.

Check out this video interview with Mat Smart, playwright of Samuel J. and K. ...

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Video | It's Jewdy's Show

Check out this video interview with writer and actor, Judy Gold and director, Amanda Charlton. ...

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Interview | Kate Moira Ryan and Judy Gold of ITS' JEWDY'S SHOW

Kristin Idaszak, Dramaturg, had a chance to interview Kate Moira Ryan, playwright, and Judy Gold, co-writer and performer about the creation of It's Jewdy's Show. Kate Moira Ryan: So are you Jewish? Kristin Idaszak: No, I was raised very Roman Catholic. KMR: Me either. But it’s kind of like Stockholm’s Syndrome....

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Weekly Preview | June 21st-27

This week we kick off our season with the opening of It's Jewdy's Show: My Life as a Sitcom June 23 – July 4 by Judy Gold and Kate Moira Ryanoriginal music by Judy Goldlyrics by Kate Moira Ryan and Judy Goldadditional material by Eric Kornfeld and Bob Smithdirected by Amanda CharltonBuilding on the success of her show 25 Questions...

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Welcome to WTF Summer 2010

Welcome back to the Williamstown Theatre Festival Blog! As we gear up for this summer’s season of shows, beginning performances on June 23rd with It’s Jewdy’s Show: My Life as a Sitcom by Judy Gold and Kate Moira, we’ll be bringing you some preview info on all the shows of the season. Look for our usual weekly schedule...

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