Our Town Opening Night Party!

The entire company had an wonderful time last night celebrating the opening Thornton Wilder's Our Town at the Williams Inn.  Check out our photos from the evening! [photos]...

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Video | Changeover from Six Degrees of Separation to Our Town

Watch the crew changeover from Six Degrees of Separation to Our Town. ...

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Special Feature | From the Wilder Estate

Please enjoy these biographical materials on Thornton Wilder from his estate, which still manages all the rights for productions of his plays and publications of his plays and books. --Sarah Slight, Dramatu...

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Video | Costume Department Tour

Tour the Costume Department! ...

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Dramaturgy | Thornton Wilder on Our Town

compiled by Sarah Slight, Dramaturg Thornton Wilder wrote many letters to Gertrude Stein (and her, to him) and he credits her for inspiration and ideas in Our Town. Reading their letters, in combination with his journals, sheds light on his writing,...

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Video | WTF this Week July 26- August 2

Here's what's happening this week at the Festival. ...

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Video | Our Town Director, Nicholas Martin

Check out this video interview with Nicholas Martin, Artistic Director of WTF and Director of Our Town.  ...

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Interview | Stephanie Polhemus, Props Master for Our Town

by Sarah Slight, Dramaturg I caught WTF Props Master, Stephanie Polhemus, on an afternoon that she wasn’t in tech to find out about her job and specifically props for Our Town.&nbs...

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Video | Our Town Actors Becky Ann and Dylan Baker

Check out this interview with Becky Ann and Dylan Baker! ...

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After the Revolution Opening Night Photos

Last night the Williamstown Theatre Festival celebrated the opening of the World Premiere of Amy Herzog's After the Revolution!  We had a great time enjoying ourselves at the Williams College Faculty House.  Check out all of our photos from...

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Video | After the Revolution Audience Reactions

See what Wednesday Night's Audience thought of After the Revolution! ...

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Special Feature | From First Workshop to World Premiere, After the Revolution at WTF

by Rachel Lerner-Ley, Dramaturg Every year, WTF gathers an emerging playwright, an early-career director, and 10 talented non-equity actors into a rehearsal room. 3 weeks later a new, fully produced play emerges. AFTER THE REVOLUTION, now receiving...

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After the Revolution | Whatever Happened to Cousin Jake?

by Rachel Lerner-Ley After developing AFTER THE REVOLUTION here at Williamstown last summer, playwright Amy Herzog spent this past year revising the script. There are several changes throughout, most noticeably, though, is that two of the original ten...

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Video | Lighting Department Tour

Check out this video tour of the Lighting Department with Wilburn Bonnell ...

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Video | Changeover from Samuel J. and K. to After the Revolution

Watch the crew changeover the set from Samuel J. and K. to After the Revolution. ...

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Dramaturgy | A Short (and quite simplified) History of Communism in the United States

by Rachel Lerner-Ley, Dramaturg On Wobbly Legs—pre 1917Huge waves of immigrants from Eastern Europe bring Marxist teachings. Soon, these socialist teachings will move into the mainstream…in fact, Oklahoma becomes a hotbed for communists!    At the same time, an American brand of Socialism is emerging. There...

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Video | After the Revolution Director, Carolyn Cantor

Check out this video interview with After the Revolution Director, Carolyn Cantor! ...

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Video | After the Revolution Actor, Mark Blum

Video interview with After the Revolution actor, Mark Blum! ...

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Interview | Fitz Patton, Sound Designer After the Revolution

by Rachel Lerner-Ley, Dramaturg I recently caught up with AFTER THE REVOLUTION sound designer Fitz Patton to discuss the pre-show and transitional music that he created specifically for the show. The music features embedded historic texts from the likes of McCarthy and Malcolm X.   After listening to some of the pieces,...

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