Opening June 21 at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
LENOX, Mass. — Shakespeare & Company has announced the cast of its Season 2026 opener, Fireflies by Matthew Barber, directed by Daniela Varon.
Slated to preview June 19 and 20 with a Sunday, June 21 opening at 2 p.m., Fireflies runs through July 19 and marks Shakespeare & Company’s first production of a Barber play in 20 years, having staged Enchanted April in 2006.
It tells the story of retired schoolteacher Eleanor Bannister, who lives alone in tiny Groverdell, Texas. She’s settled into her routines and secure in her standing as the town’s most respected woman. Still, when a hole in her roof brings Abel Brown—a charming, smooth-talking drifter—onto her doorstep, he offers to repair the house and quietly begins to upend her carefully ordered life.
The cast includes Gregory Boover, Jeb Brown, Isabel Keating, and Annette Miller, with scenic design by Marcelo Martínez García; costume design by Alicia Austin; lighting design by James McNamara; sound design by Bryn Scharenberg, and Stage Manager Josh Rodrigues.
Tickets are available now at shakespeare.org or by calling the Box Office at 413.637.3353; prices range from $45 to $93 including fees. Preview performances are $10 less, and Card to Culture tickets* for ConnectorCare, EBT, and WIC families are also available for $5.
Full cast and crew bios are available here.
* To access Card to Culture tickets, call the Box Office at 413.637.3353.
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.
