Williamstown Theatre Festival 2017 Williamstown Theatre Festival Brochure | Page 11

COMMUNITY WORKS COMMUNITY WORKS is WTF’s initiative that brings together local residents and professional theatre artists to make plays for and about the Berkshires. In the fall, winter, and spring, WTF conducts acting and playwriting workshops in Western Massachusetts. In the summer, more than eighty Berkshire area residents are featured onstage alongside professional actors in a free, family-friendly world premiere play. To get involved, e-mail [email protected]. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE BERKSHIRES by LUCY THURBER directed by LAURA SAVIA AUG 13–16 MAIN STAGE  FREE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED; GENERAL ADMISSION FREE AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY! In Once Upon a Time in the Berkshires, three kids ask their grandmother to tell them about a time long ago. She speaks of a world made of water, of star-crossed lovers, and of banshees. The stories come to life — warriors and magical creatures flood the stage as the tales unfold with original music and floor-pounding dance. Directed by WTF Associate Artistic Director Laura Savia, this world premiere play by Obie Award winner Lucy Thurber asks what it really means to be a hero. COMMUNITY WORKS is supported in part by Greylock Federal Credit Union, The Feigenbaum Foundation, and grants from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire and the Pittsfield Cultural Council, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. See calendar on pages 17–20 for specific show dates and times WTFESTIVAL.ORG  10