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Unreconciled World Premiere and Q&A with Jay Sefton

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Our mid-season event of Unreconciled starring Jay Sefton, co-written by Mark Basquill and Jay Sefton premiered yesterday! One more chance to see this gripping story tonight at 7:30pm. A talkback with both writers and director James Barry (Co-Producing Artistic Director)...

Interns Part II!

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Here we are with part two of our Meet The Interns series! This week we’ll be introducing one of our Stage Management Interns, Nico Fernandez, and our Costumes and Props Intern, Sophie Potts! Nico was the Assistant Stage Manager for...

Meet Our Summer 2023 Interns!

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We are so thrilled to welcome our latest crew of interns to the intern house at 4 Main! The internship program at Chester is a hugely important part of the work we do here. Interns have the opportunity to make...

Season Preview on Mass Appeal

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Host Patrick Berry welcomed James Barry and Tara Franklin to talk about the upcoming season on Mass Appeal this week. Check out their appearance here.

Give it a listen!

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Tara and James spent the morning at WAMC talking about the 2023 season. Learn more about what’s in store by listening here!

Debra Jo knows!

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Thanks to Debra Jo Rupp for telling Berkshire Magazine what we have known all along–we have the best audiences in the area! Berkshire Magazine: “You’ve also done work for Williamstown Theatre Festival and Berkshire Theatre Group?” Debra Jo: “All of...

Our Next Play Discussion: Indecent

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Next up: Indecent Hello, Friends! We hope you will join us for the third installment of our Spring play reading series. (We plan to pick back up after the summer season!) We will be discussing Paula Vogel’s Indecent. If the title sounds...

Season Preview in the Berkshire Eagle

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From the Berkshire Eagle: CHESTER — Works by MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker; Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph; and Loy A. Webb and Peter Sinn Nachtrieb are on tap this summer at Chester Theatre Company. The season,...

The 2023 Season is Here!

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    Chester Theatre Company Announces Its 2023 Season Under the Leadership of James Barry and Tara Franklin   Chester, MA – Recently appointed Co-Producing Artistic Directors James Barry and Tara Franklin are pleased to announce Chester Theatre Company’s 2023...

NSFW Play Reading Discussion

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We are fresh off our first play reading discussion, and it was wonderful! On Monday, a group gathered to talk about Pearl Cleage’s Flyin’ West. We shared a rich discussion about a remarkable piece that we wish we could have seen...

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