berkshire theatre festival - celebrating 80 years on stage in Stockbridge, MA
celebrating 80 years on stage in Stockbridge, MA
box office
boxoffice@berkshiretheatre.org
413-298-5576
group sales
ryan@berkshiretheatre.org
413-298-5536 ext. 28
administration
info@berkshiretheatre.org
413-298-5536
mailing address
PO Box 797
Stockbridge, MA 01262
news and events
BTF Community Festival Day
Friday, August 15
11am – 3pm
On Community Festival Day, the BTF grounds will abound with actors, clowns, magicians, musicians, children’s games, and a kid-friendly auction. There will also be a costume shop tag sale, an 11am performance of Around the World in 80 Days, and a 2pm lecture about the vibrant history of BTF.
A Special Evening with Judy Kaye & David Green
Sunday, October 12
This elegant evening will begin with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the Unicorn Theatre. Husband and wife Judy Kaye and David Green will sing their favorite Broadway songs. BTF audiences will be familiar with Ms. Kay from her performance in Souvenir and with Mr. Green from last season’s Mornings at Seven. Dinner at Wheatleigh in Lenox will follow the performance. Please call the Development Department for details at 413-298-5536 ext. 13.
Half-price Tickets for Berkshire Residents
New in 2008
Full-time Berkshire residents receive half-price tickets to Saturday matinee performances during the subscription series. (Copy of local driver’s license or winter heating bill required.) Call the box office at
413-298-5576 to take advantage of the Berkshire residents discount!
BTF 80th Birthday Party Celebration
Saturday, June 21
A festive Main Stage opening night celebration for BTF alumnae and friends, featuring pre-show dinners at private homes, pre-show cocktails and hors d’oeuvres under the Main Stage tent, and birthday festivities and cake after the performance. Please call the Development Department for details at 413-298-5536 ext. 13
BTF Landscape Plan Wins Major Award
Okerstrom Lang Ltd Landscape Architects (www.okerstromlang.com) of Great Barrington, MA has won the Boston Society of Landscape Architects 2008 Award for Landscape Analysis and Planning for its Master Plan of the Berkshire Theatre Festival Campus. The Boston Society of Landscape Architects (www.bslaweb.org) is a chapter of the national organization, the American Society of Landscape Architects. The BTF project competed against plans from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. The awards ceremony will take place in Cambridge, MA on April 30th.
The Master Plan is for BTF’s 6.25-acre site in Stockbridge that includes two performance venues and an original barn used for set and costume construction. Okerstrom Lang was hired to provide guidance for long-term planning and site improvements for parking, drainage, lighting, landscaping, signage, and pedestrian amenities. Highlights of the plan include creative storm water management, natural drainage system utilization, pedestrian zones, and tucked-in parking--all while working under tight budget constraints on a small campus.
Since its founding in 1990 Okerstrom Lang Ltd Landscape Architects has provided award-winning landscape design, master planning, and construction management services for residential, municipal, and commercial projects throughout the tri-state region of Berkshire, Columbia and Litchfield counties. The firm specializes in master planning for both residential and commercial properties.