Retired schoolteacher Eleanor Bannister lives alone in tiny Groverdell, Texas, settled into her routines and secure in her standing as the town’s most respected woman. When a hole in her roof brings Abel Brown—a charming, smooth-talking drifter—onto her doorstep, he offers to repair the house and quietly begins to upend her carefully ordered life. As […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
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, […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
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 […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
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, […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
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 […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
“A government of laws, not of men.” With those seven words, John Adams proposed a new American ideal: justice as a shared promise, not a ruler’s whim. But what does it feel like to live in a society that honors — or breaches — that principle? From Eroica to Guernica, artists have long illuminated the moral force of […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
This summer, we're bringing you 9 new livestreamsof renowned performances, the next generation of dance artists, and cutting-edge artist technologists. See the Event Website to register. 06/20 at 6:00 pm: Season Opening Gala 06/25 at 8:00 pm: Shamel Pitts - TRIBE 06/27 at 5:30 pm: The School's Contemporary Ballet Performance Ensemble 07/03 at 2:00 pm: […]
Online Event, Performing Arts & Entertainment
Join us for weekly planetarium shows on Friday nights at 8pm in the Milham Planetarium! We cover all that the night sky has to offer, from mythology to astrophysics and cosmology. See the Event Website to sign up.
Arts and Culture, Performing Arts & Entertainment
Dan’s the creator and star of the web series Kicking Dan Out featured on MyDamn Channel and co-hosts a weekly podcast with Sean Donnelly on Heavy.com called My Dumb Friends. His shorts have appeared on the front page of Funny or Die, Best Week Ever and The Huffington Post. He played right wing blogger Kane Phillips during Comedy Central’s Indecision and has been featured on Jokes.com, SpikeTv.com and College […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
Dan’s the creator and star of the web series Kicking Dan Out featured on MyDamn Channel and co-hosts a weekly podcast with Sean Donnelly on Heavy.com called My Dumb Friends. His shorts have appeared on the front page of Funny or Die, Best Week Ever and The Huffington Post. He played right wing blogger Kane […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment