Summer, 1976 is a deeply affecting two-hander by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright David Auburn, whose celebrated body of work includes Proof and other acclaimed plays that examine intellect, memory and the fragile complexities of human connection. A longtime artistic presence at Berkshire Theatre Group, Auburn has written and directed multiple productions on BTG stages, bringing both his precision as a playwright and his emotional clarity as a director to the company’s work. In Summer, 1976, he turns his focus to an unexpected friendship between two women whose lives intersect during the Bicentennial summer. What begins as a brief encounter unfolds into a quietly transformative bond, leaving an imprint that shapes both women for decades to come.