Meet the 2011 Directing Assistants!

We sat down with our Directing Assistant, a part of our Directing Corps (along with the Directing Interns we introduced you to earlier this season). Check out the video and learn more about their role here at the Festival! Photo of the Day by Clay...

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SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER Opening Night & Audience Reactions!

Congrats to the cast and crew of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER on their wonderful opening last night! Check out some pictures from the night! Richard Easton (SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER) Kevin Hourigan (Cabaret Intern), Jon Bass (Non-Equity Company) Jeremy Webb...

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Changeover 2011 - THREE HOTELS to SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER opens tonight at the Main Stage, which means it's changeover time here at the blog. Watch our crews take the Main Stage back in time from the late 20th century to the late 18th century! SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER will play at the...

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Animals of the Festival!

Today, we decided to do a little something different and focus on some of our furry friends here at the Festival. Meet Tashi (starring as Tashi in A DOLL’S HOUSE), Turner (the lighting department bunny) and Hopper (Cabaret Director Kris Kukul’s dog)! Meet...

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A Typical WTF Week - Coffee with Justin Long and the Cabaret

Our second Late-Night Cabaret, hosted once again by Lewis Black, took place this past weekend from July 21-23. Check out pictures from the incredible night! Steven Weber (THREE HOTELS) performing "Thunderball," the theme song from THUNDERBALL Jon...

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A Sneak Peek at the Greylock Theatre Project!

Tonight, the Greylock Theatre Project returns with their Teen Ensemble. The teens worked with a mentor to write a play based on Shakespeare's works which they will perform in. Check out a preview! The Teen Ensemble will perform tonight at 7 PM in...

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Catching up with Bekah Brunstetter, playwright extraordinaire

Every year, as part of the exciting Fellowship Program, the emerging Boris Sagal and Bill Foeller Directing Fellows collaborate with writers of their choosing and our company of Non-Equity actors to create a play and a musical piece over the course of 8 weeks. Through this whirlwind process, WTF fosters young voices so their...

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SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER Preview!

On Wednesday July 27, our second Main Stage show, SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER begins performances. Featuring a cast of Williamstown alums like Brooks Ashmanskas, Kristine Nielsen, and Mia Barron and directed by WTF favorite and former Artistic Director Nicholas...

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A DOLL'S HOUSE Audience Reactions

We were at the first preview of A DOLL'S HOUSE to see what audiences thought of the show. Hear what they have to say! Take a look at some photos from the show! Josh Hamilton, Lily Rabe Adam Rothenberg Matthew Maher, Lily Rabe, Josh Hamilton Lily...

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From ONE SLIGHT HITCH to A DOLL'S HOUSE to SIT DOWN?

Once again, it's changeover time here at the Festival. Watch as our crew transformed the Nikos Stage from the Coleman's living room in ONE SLIGHT HITCH to the Helmer's living room in A DOLL'S HOUSE, running on the Nikos Stage from July 20-31. The...

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WTF at the WAMC Roundtable

Last Friday, WAMC held their weekly Roundtable Broadcast here at WTF (if you missed it, you can listen here at the WAMC website). Hosted by Joe Donahue, host of The Roundtable, Sarah LaDuke, producer of The Roundtable, and Alan Chartock, President and...

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WTF IS GOING ON?! An Evening of Stand-Up with Lewis Black

Last night, Lewis Black performed WTF IS GOING ON?!, a one-night-only benefit of his stand-up, to support WTF's education and professional development programs. Check out some pictures of the show and hear what the audience had to say! All photos...

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Kid's Play in A DOLL'S HOUSE

In A DOLL'S HOUSE, two children are needed to play Nora and Torvald Helmer's children Ivan and Emmy. Continuing Williamstown Theatre Festival's connection with the surrounding community, two local children, Rose & Sol, were cast as Emmy and Ivan....

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What's a Weissberger, you ask?

Yesterday, we introduced you to one of our new play programs, the Fridays@3 Reading Series. Today, we wanted to give you a look into one of the other main programs our department oversees: the L. Arnold Weissberger Award. On June 15th, we arrived at...

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A look inside our Literary Department & Fridays @ 3!

Every Friday, the Literary Department puts together the Fridays @ 3 series, where actors come together at 10AM to rehearse for a reading of a new play in development that day at 3, all for a recommended donation of $5. We sat with the Literary Department...

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