Returning to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time in seven years, the groundbreaking Black women-led theatrical dance company Urban Bush Women will present their dance-driven musical SCAT!... The Complex Lives of Al & Dot, Dot & Al Zollar. Set in a fictional jazz club, SCAT! tells a love story of two people making their way during the Great Migration through song, […]

The Season will begin with Fragments, written and performed by Jim Petosa, and directed by GBPT Artistic Director Judy Braha. Working with Jim Petosa, the playwright/performer, to explore this new script, we will spend a few days in process in late April that will culminate in a sneak peak of the piece, a developmental reading on May 2 at […]

Written by Chess Jakobs, The American Five explores pivotal moments in the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Bayard Rustin, Stanley Levison and Clarence B. Jones during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Set in the tense days leading up to the March on Washington, the play examines the strategy, […]

This community-centered production of 1776 reimagines the iconic American musical as a shared civic project—one that brings local artists together to explore the ideas, conflicts and compromises that shaped a nation. Featuring its celebrated score and witty, thought-provoking book, the production dives into the debates and bold personalities behind the signing of the Declaration of […]