Berkshire Theatre Group will present 1776 directed by David Atkins and presented at the Colonial Theatre.
Casting: Berkshire Theatre Group seeks local non-Equity actors of all ethnicities, gender identities and backgrounds for its upcoming production of 1776. This is a non-Equity production. A weekly travel stipend will be provided. High school, college and pre-professional actors are encouraged to submit.
Submission Instructions: Please submit the following via an unlisted video link (YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive or similar platform): One (1) short classical or contemporary dramatic monologue or One (1) song demonstrating vocal and acting range. Total submission time should not exceed two (2) minutes. Selections from 1776 are welcome. Please ensure your link permissions allow viewing without requiring access requests. Send submissions to: auditions@berkshiretheatre.orgDeadline: Friday, March 27 at 5pm
For questions or assistance with recording or submitting your audition, please contact: auditions@berkshiretheatre.org
New Marlborough Meeting House announces their 2026 Season will include:
Tales of New Marlborough, June 20, offers an evening of local storytelling celebrating the voices and experiences that make the town unique.
One Town, One Read, June 27, an afternoon devoted to shared reading and discussion. This year’s program focuses on Daniel Mason’s bestselling novel Northwoods.
Celebration of the Nation’s 250th Anniversary, July 4th, will feature readings from the Declaration of Independence by local residents, patriotic music, and complimentary coffee and pastries. The event is co-sponsored by the New Marlborough Historical Society and American Legion Post 350.
Grammy-winning violin-and-cello duo Arkai, July 18, performing their innovative and genre-defying music. Arkai returns to New Marlborough following their acclaimed 2024 appearance and the recent Grammy Award for their album Brightside.
Aimée Allen Quartet, July 25, brings an afternoon of expressive jazz. Allen, whose latest album Love & the Catalyst was nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal, blends jazz standards, bossa nova, and original composition
New York Times opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg, August 1, appears in conversation with poet and essayist Katha Pollitt to discuss the current political moment and the future of American democracy.
Historian David Nasaw, August 8. will appear in conversation with longtime WAMC public radio host Joe Donahue to discuss Nasaw’s recent book The Wounded Generation, which explores the impact of World War II on the soldiers who fought in it.
The Mammals, August 22, bring their energetic blend of Hudson Valley folk traditions, string-band sound, and socially engaged songwriting.
Manon Hutton-DeWys, September 19, appears with two outstanding musicians in an afternoon of some of the most exciting piano trios in the classical repertoire.
Itay Dayan Band, September 26, led by Boston-based clarinetist Itay Dayan, brings klezmer music to the New Marlborough Meeting House.
The season concludes on October 3 with a classical program featuring violinist Grant Houston and pianist Dina Vainshtein performing a program of American music.
All events take place Saturday at 4:30pm except Ta and the July 4th celebration (10am). For more information: www.nmmeetinghouse.org
The League of Women Voters announces the regional theater production of Representation and How to Get it at the Monterey Meeting House.
Representation and How to Get it will have two performances: at 7 pm on Friday, April 3rd, and 2 pm on Saturday, April 4th. The Meeting House in the center of Monterey.
This is a one-woman play that focuses on suffragist and abolitionist, Julia Ward Howe, as she prepares for a speech on an early morning in the late 1800’s. She sees an America that is built for some but not all and demands to know, “What are we going to do about it?” The play and panel discussion is about an hour. The panel consists of female politicians plus a PBS Newshour journalist. For more information, go to the Monterey Meeting House website: https://montereymeetinghouse.org/
