The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later (An Epilogue)

October 12th, 3pm and 7pm at Barrington Stage Company

The following BSC artists and local community members are donating their time to participate in this important community event:

Jeremy Bobb from BSC’s Sleuth
Emily Taplin Boyd from BSC’s A Streetcar Named Desire
Kevin Carolan from BSC’s A Streetcar Named Desire
Thom Christopher from BSC’s A Picasso
Tandy Cronyn from BSC’s Private Lives
Mark H. Dold from BSC’s Freud’s Last Session
Christopher Innvar from BSC’s A Streetcar Named Desire
Jeff Kent from BSC’s A Streetcar Named Desire
Seth Rogovoy Editor-in-Chief, Berkshire Living Magazine
Debra Jo Rupp from TV’s That 70’s Show and BSC’s To Kill A Mockingbird
Enrico Spada, Marketing & Web Manager, Shakespeare & Company
Jerome Spratling from BSC’s To Kill A Mockingbird
Lisken van Pelt Dus, Poet in the Schools
Ryan Weightman, Office of Cultural Development, City of Pittsfield
Megan Whilden, Director of Cultural Development, City of Pittsfield
Peggy Pharr Wilson from BSC’s Carousel

BSC Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield
Monday, October 12, 3pm and 7pm
Tickets: $15 adults; $10 students Buy Online!

This Friday, October 9th, Berkshire Community is hosting a panel discussion entitled Coming Out.

TIME: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
In celebration of National Coming-Out Day, Sunday, October 11, the Berkshire Stonewall Community Coalition, PRIDE BCC and the Diversity Committee are sponsoring a panel discussion on coming-out. The panel will include Berkshire County Residents speaking about their experiences. Forum credit available.Location: G-10 (off of the cafeteria)

The Out in the Berkshires weekend kicks off on with a performance by the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Pittsfield at 3:30pm.The BGMC is one of New England’s largest and most successful community-based choruses.

This will be the first appearance in the Berkshires for BGMC. Their concerts in Boston regularly fill Symphony Hall with music lovers. The 175-voice ensemble is celebrated for its outstanding musicianship, creative programming, and groundbreaking community outreach.

Boston Gay Men’s Chorus will perform highlights from its hit show, Boys Just Wanna Have Fun: Totally 80s, a tribute to the music of the 80s including hits by Madonna, Boy George, Bon Jovi, Prince, George Michael, Cyndi Lauper and many more.  This show was featured during the 2009 Boston Pride festivities and proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Gay/Straight Alliances at Pittsfield High School and Taconic High School. For more information on the chorus please visit www.bgmc.org

Ticket prices are $5 for students, $10 for adults in advance – 10% discount for groups of 10 or more. $15 at the door. Tickets will be sold at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Taconic High School, Pittsfield High School, and St. Stephen’s.