Maura Tierney, Steven Weber Lead Williamstown Theatre Festival's THREE HOTELS

Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced today the full cast and creative team for Jon Robin Baitz's Three Hotels, opening the Main Stage productions for the 2011 Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF). Three Hotels will run June 29, 2011 through July 24, 2011, opening June 30, 2011 at 8:00pm.

Robert Falls directs Maura Tierney ("ER"; Some Girl(s)) as Barbara Hoyle and Steven Weber ("Brothers and Sisters"; Design for Living at WTF) as Kenneth Hoyle in Baitz's daring and prescient drama.

Ken Hoyle is an ambitious hatchet man for a multinational company that sells defective baby formula in developing African countries. His wife Barbara advises other young executive wives on life in the third world. Their days as idealistic Peace Corps volunteers are far behind them - physically and metaphorically - and the succession of moral compromises has taken its toll. Jon Robin Baitz weaves a timely tale of corporate misdeeds, personal tragedy, and marital discord that takes us into the private thoughts of a man and a woman searching for answers and aching for redemption.

The creative team includes Thomas Lynch (Scenic Design), Susan Hilferty (Costume Design), James F. Ingalls (Lighting Design), and Obediah Eaves (Sound Design/Composer). Eileen Kelly is the Production Stage Manager.

Three Hotels kicks off the 2011 Main Stage productions followed by She Stoops to Conquer (July 27 - August 7) and Ten Cents a Dance (August 11 - 28). The 2011 Nikos Stage productions will feature the David Cromer directed A Streetcar Named Desire (June 22 - July 3), Lewis Black's One Slight Hitch (July 6 - 17), the Sam Gold directed A Doll's House (July 20 - 31), Bess Wohl's Touch(ed) (August 3 - 14), and The Civillians' You Better Sit Down: tales from my parents' divorce (August 16 - 21).

TICKETS AND SCHEDULE
Tickets for the 2011 Williamstown Theatre Festival season are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.wtfestival.org, by phone at (413) 597-3400 or in person at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance, 1000 Main St. (Route 2), Williamstown, MA 02167. New curtain times for all Main Stage and Nikos Stage shows are as follows: Tuesday - Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 p.m. For more schedule details, visit www.wtfestival.org.

The Williamstown Theatre Festival brings award-winning actors, directors, and playwrights to the Berkshires, engaging a loyal audience of both residents and summer visitors. A WTF season covers a broad range of theatrical endeavors, revisiting classic plays with exciting new productions on its Main Stage, developing and nurturing bold new works on the Nikos Stage, and offering audiences a rich array of cultural events including Free Theatre, Late-Night Cabarets, readings, workshops, and educational programs like the Greylock Theatre Project-a program for children in neighboring North Adams. While best known for its acclaimed productions, WTF is also home to unparalleled training and professional development programs serving new generations of aspiring theatre artists and managers. WTF was honored with the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in 2002 and The Commonwealth Award for Achievement in 2011. The Festival welcomes Jenny Gersten as its new Artistic Director for the 2011 season.