Tara Franklin

Chester Theatre Company Names New Co-Artistic Directors, Christopher Baker and Michelle Ong-Hendrick
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2025

Christopher Baker and Michelle Ong-Hendrick have been appointed as the new Co-Artistic Directors of Chester Theatre Company, effective immediately. Learn more!

Chester Theatre Company Announces Full Casting for 35th Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2024

Full casting has been announced for Chester Theatre Company's 2024 season. 

Chester Theatre Company Reveals Casting For 35th Season
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2024

Chester Theatre Company has announced casting for its 2024 season. Learn more about the full season here!

Great Barrington Public Theater To Host Free Community Events This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2024

Join the Great Barrington Public Theater for a series of free community events. Enjoy a vibrant mix of performances and workshops open to all.

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION is Now Playing at Chester Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2023

Chester Theatre Company will present Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, performed at Chester Town Hall Theatre, 15 Middlefield Road, Chester, MA, from August 10-20.

Chester Theatre Company Reveals Casting For 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2023

Recently appointed Co-Producing Artistic Directors James Barry and Tara Franklin have announced the full casting for Chester Theatre Company’s 2023 season, the first under their direction. 

Chester Theatre Company Announces 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2023

Recently appointed Co-Producing Artistic Directors James Barry and Tara Franklin have announced Chester Theatre Company’s 2023 season, the first under their direction. Barry and Franklin are known for their award-winning work on the Town Hall Theatre stage, and they are now heading the organization and programming works for Chester audiences.

Sierra Boggess, Jeffrey L. Page, Clint Ramos & More Nominated for 6th Berkie Awards - See the Full List of Nominees Here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2022

The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association has announced the nominees for the 6th Berkshire Theatre Awards, known colloquially as The Berkies. This year’s awards recognize shows that opened in the greater Berkshire region between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022.

CTC Announces Leadership Change
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2022

After seven successful seasons as Producing Artistic Director at Chester Theatre Company (CTC), Daniel Elihu Kramer is leaving to focus on his increased responsibilities at Smith College and his work as a freelance theatre artist.

Chester Theatre Company Presents TO THE MOON AND BACK Beginning This Week
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2022

CTC’s 2022 season will close with the World Premiere of To the Moon and Back, written by Darcy Parker Bruce, and starring Tara Franklin (Tiny Beautiful Things, On the Exhale, Sister Play) and Raye Birk (Curve of Departure) as a daughter and father with history as murky as the dark side of the moon.

Chester Theatre Company Announces Casting For The 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2022

After two seasons away, Chester Theatre Company (CTC), under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer, will return to the Town Hall Theatre, its beloved home in Chester, MA.

Bridge Street Theatre to Present Samuel D. Hunter's CLARKSTON
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 11, 2022

In a small town on the Snake River in Washington, two young men from wildly different backgrounds discover a common connection while stocking shelves together on the night shift at Costco in Samuel D. Hunter’s “Clarkston”, coming to Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre for eight performances only April 28 – May 8, 2022.

CTC Announces Its 2022 Season in Chester
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2022

Chester Theatre Company (CTC) returns to the Town Hall Theatre for the 2022 season with a full complement of four productions that includes a World Premiere Commission and a fresh restaging of a popular hit.

Nominations Announced for the 5th Berkshire Theatre Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 20, 2021

The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association has announced the nominees for the 5th Berkshire Theatre Awards, known colloquially as The Berkies.

TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS Will Be Performed by Chester Theatre Company This Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2021

The original production, co-conceived by Marshall Heyman, Thomas Kail, and Vardalos, premiered in 2016 at The Public Theater and starred Vardalos in the leading role. It was directed by Kail, known to many theatregoers as the director of the hit musical Hamilton.

Chester Theatre Company Announces 2021 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2021

Chester Theatre Company (CTC) is bringing its 2021 season, dubbed Chester@Hancock, to the Berkshires this summer. All three productions will be staged in a large tent on the grounds of Hancock Shaker Village. Guests can dine on site, walk the trails, and, for an additional fee, tour the Village, as well at attend performances.

WAM Theatre Announces Beneficiaries for ROE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2020

Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston, and the WAM Theatre team today announced the three beneficiaries for the area premiere of ROE by Lisa Loomer. Tickets to this dynamic, digital production are now on sale.

WAM Theatre Announces Cast Of ROE
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2020

Producing Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, Associate Artistic Director Talya Kingston, and the WAM Theatre team today announced the cast for the area premiere ROE by Lisa Loomer.

Chester Theatre Company Announces THE STORY OF KING LEAR
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2020

Chester Theatre Company (CTC) has announced its first virtual performance, The Story of King Lear, a 50-minute telling of the Shakespeare classic adapted and directed by CTC Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer. The show will air at 7:00pm (eastern) on Thursday, August 27, and will be available for viewing through Sunday, August 30.

Chester Theatre Company Has Announced its 2020 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2020

Chester Theatre Company (CTC) has announced its upcoming season which includes its first-ever World Premiere commission, and a New England Premiere that will kick off the season which begins on June 18.