Harriet Harris, Graham Rowat, and More Head to the Berkshires for the Summer Season; Full Casting Announced

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced casting for the 90th Anniversary Season. BroadwayWorld has the full list of upcoming productions and their casts below!

CHURCH & STATE
by Jason Odell Williams
directed by Charlotte Cohn
at The Unicorn Theatre The Larry Vaber Stage
BTG's Stockbridge Campus, 6 East Street

Running: Thursday, June 14 at 7pm through Saturday, June 30 at 8pm

Hailed as "crackling, resonant, humorous" by NPR and written by Emmy Award-nominated Jason Odell Williams (Brain Games).

Casting:
Judy Jerome as Sara Whitmore
Keira Naughton as Alex Klein
Graham Rowat as Senator Charles
Andy Talen as Tom/Marshall/Reporter/Security Guy

COMING BACK LIKE A SONG!
by Lee Kalcheim
directed by Gregg Edelman
music direction by Daniel Mollet
at The Fitzpatrick Main Stage
BTG's Stockbridge Campus, 83 East Main Street

Thursday, June 28 at 7pm through Saturday, July 21 at 8pm

It's 1956, and three of America's great songwriters, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen and Jimmy Van Heusen, are at a crossroads in their lives.

Casting:
David Garrison as Irving Berlin
Philip Hoffman as Harold Arlen
David Rasche as Jimmy Van Heusen

HAIR
directed by Daisy Walker
music direction by Eric Svejcar
choreography by Lisa Shriver
at The Unicorn Theatre, The Larry Vaber Stage
BTG's Stockbridge Campus, 6 East Street

Thursday, July 5 at 7pm through Saturday, August 11 at 8pm

This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. Parental Advisory: this production contains nudity.

Casting:

Katie Birenboim as Crissy
Ariel Blackwood as Tribe
Shayna Blass as Tribe
Chance Brayman as Tribe
Andrew Cekala as Claude
Latoya Edwards as Dionne
Kayla Foster as Sheila
Kristopher Saint Louis as Tribe
Livvy Marcus as Jeanie
Mason Alexander Park as Tribe
Sarah Sun Park as Tribe
Michael Viruet as Berger
Eric Williams as Hud

THE PETRIFIED FOREST
by Robert E. Sherwood
directed by David Auburn
at The Fitzpatrick Main Stage
BTG's Stockbridge Campus, 83 East Main Street

Thursday, August 2 at 7pm through Saturday, August 25 at 8pm

This yearning tale, written in 1934, is directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner David Auburn (Proof).

Casting:
David Adkins as Alan Squier
Rebecca Brooksher as Gabby Maple
Joey Collins as Ruby
Sean Cullen as Jason Maple
Jeremy Davidson as Duke Mantee
Shawn Fagan as Boze Hertzlinger
Jonathan Hogan as Gramp Maple
Walter Hudson as Mr. Chisholm

SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU and THE ACTOR'S NIGHTMARE
by Christopher Durang
directed by Matthew Penn
at The Unicorn Theatre, The Larry Vaber Stage
BTG's Stockbridge Campus, 6 East Street

Thursday, August 16 at 7pm through Friday, August 31 at 8pm

Written by Obie Award-winner Christopher Durang, the comedic double feature, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You and The Actor's Nightmare is an absurdly hilarious evening of theatre.

Casting:
Harriet Harris as Sister Mary Ignatius/Sarah Siddons
Jenn Harris as Dame Ellen Terry/Philomena Rostovitch
Tom Story as Gary Sullavan/Henry Irving
Matthew Sullivan as Aloysius Busiccio/George Spelvin

Luigi Pirandello'S NAKED
a new version by Nicholas Wright
directed by Eric Hill
at The Unicorn Theatre, The Larry Vaber Stage
BTG's Stockbridge Campus, 6 East Street

Thursday, September 27 at 7pm through Sunday, October 28 at 2pm

Naked follows the story of a woman, in the midst of questioning her existence, as the men around her impose their view of her into the world.

Casting:
David Adkins as Alfredo Cantavalle
James Barry as Franco Laspiga
Tara Franklin as Ersilia Drei
Barbara Sims as Signora Onoria
Rocco Sisto as Ludovico Nota