PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Experience art and theater in Downtown Pittsfield with a collaboration between Berkshire Museum and Shakespeare & Company. Saturday, May 6 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., actors from Shakespeare & Company will take to the galleries of Berkshire Museum in a promenade-style event. Guests are invited to wander the galleries of the Berkshire Museum, encountering a pop-up-style production of monologues, duologues, and songs from Shakespeare’s canon performed with actors performing passages that resonate with the Museum’s art and objects.
“We are excited to collaborate with Shakespeare & Company to provide the community with an event that can only be experienced at the Berkshire Museum. Visitors will tour the Museum’s collection while enjoying live performances by several trained Shakespearean actors.” said Jesse Kowalski, Berkshire Museum’s Chief Curator.
“We couldn’t be happier to be launching our first partnership with the Berkshire Museum,” said Jaclyn Stevenson, Shakespeare & Company’s director of Marketing and Communications. “The museum’s mission is one akin to our own, in that both of our organizations strive to create connections within our communities through storytelling. It’s also exciting that this project coincides with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, the first printed collection of Shakespeare’s plays. This landmark moment in history is currently being celebrated around the world, and we’re so proud the Berkshires have joined the party,”
This event will be held Saturday, May 6, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Ticket are $30, or $25 for museum members, students, and seniors. Tickets are available for purchase at berkshiremuseum.org. Advanced registration is recommended.
About Berkshire Museum
Located at 39 South Street in downtown Pittsfield, Mass., Berkshire Museum combines art, science, and history to create thought-provoking experiences for the whole family through interactive programs and interdisciplinary exhibitions. The Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday noon to 5 pm. Admission is $15 for adults; $13 for students; $8 for children 4-18; free admission for children 3 and under, Museum members, EBT cardholders, and foster families. For more information, visit www.berkshiremuseum.org or call 413.443.7171.
About Shakespeare & Company
Shakespeare & Company was founded in 1978 by Tina Packer. Located in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, the Company offers performance, education, and actor-training opportunities year-round, and attracts more than 40,000 patrons annually with a core of more than 150 artists.
