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,...

    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...

We are so excited to invite you to our inaugural play reading event. We will be discussing Pearl Cleage’s Flyin’ West on Monday, January 23 at 2pm on Zoom. Click here to register. (Registrations will close January 20.) All you need to do is get...

After seven successful seasons as Producing Artistic Director at Chester Theatre Company (CTC), Daniel Elihu Kramer is leaving to focus on his increased responsibilities at Smith College and his work as a freelance theatre artist. Chester audiences are already familiar...

Check out this Berkshire area summer theatre preview from Rural Intelligence, featuring our upcoming production of Daniel Elihu Kramer’s Pride@Prejudice as their first choice! Pride@Prejudice is a reimagining of the beloved Jane Austen classic filled with bloggers, chat rooms, Austen enthusiasts,...

Dear friends, While the last two years have been challenging, there are some positive things that have emerged. One of those has been the ability to gather virtually in our “off season” for a series of talkbacks. We are thrilled...

James Barry! We had a great night celebrating all the accomplishments of the past theatre season at the Berkshire Theatre Critics Awards, also known as The Berkies. It was fantastic to be able to spend time with our colleagues from...

We are so honored to have all three of our 2021 productions recognized with Berkshire Theatre Critics Award nominations! James Barry was nominated for Best Solo Performance (TITLE AND DEED) as well as Best Supporting Actor (TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS), THE...

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Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer appeared on Mass Appeal this morning. Thanks to Patrick Berry for featuring Chester@Hancock on the show! (Click on link to watch.)