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Lee, 7:00pm
REAL ESTATE a play about moving by Isa Spector October 15-17 at 7pm 345 Spring St, Lee, MA 01238 REAL ESTATE arrives at the Barn on the heels of two sold-out runs in New York. Hailed by the New York Times for its "witty wordplay puzzles full of choreographic twists," REAL ESTATE centers on David and Robert, who are constantly moving: moving houses, moving bodies, moving around their desires. Subtle and sexy, their story muses on the pleasure and plight of relocation.
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W. Stockbridge, 7:30PM
This October, get ready to run amok, amok, amok with The WERQshires as they conjure chaos, camp, and wickedly sharp comedy at The Foundry! The spellbinding drag trio—Poppy DaBubbly, Bella Santarella, and Vuronika Baked—are reprising their roles as the acclaimed Sanderson Sisters and returning after their sold out holiday “a Drag Christmas Story” You won’t want to miss what the WERQshires is brewing up for Halloween!
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Great Barrington, 1pm
Tickets: $25 / $10 ages 21 and under
Link: https://mahaiwe.org/event/met-opera-live-in-hd-verdis-macbeth/
Description: Two of opera’s most extraordinary artists return to The Met: Live in HD for Verdi’s thrilling take on the immortal Shakespearean tale of the scheming couple determined to seize power at any cost. Following past triumphs in many of Verdi’s signature baritone roles, Quinn Kelsey is the Scottish king haunted by the ghosts of his murderous ascent to the throne, opposite Lise Davidsen—the world’s reigning dramatic soprano—as the power-mad Lady Macbeth, whose ruinous ambition damns them both. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium for a penetrating production by Louisa Proske, a brilliant young director making waves around the world. Rounding out the all-star cast are tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the heroic Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Macbeth’s friend-turned-victim Banquo.
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W. Stockbridge, 7:30 p.m.
Erika MacDonald: Tea TIME puts the kettle on and welcomes theater-goers new and old with a blend of tea leaves and well-timed f-bombs. Tea TIME is a wildly intimate solo performance, blending chaos, cabaret, ritual, chanting and surprising emotional depth. From the award-winning creators of 13 Dead Dreams of “Eugene” comes a bold new experience that will warm you to your core. Erika MacDonald: Tea TIME invites audiences in for a playful, strange and unexpectedly heartfelt theatrical hour where tea becomes both prop and metaphor. What’s in the pot is not gentle recipes—they’re life-changing potions. Equal parts heart and get the f*** out of my way.
TICKETS
Community Tickets (Limited Amount): $15
General Admission: $25
Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Community Tickets): $35
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W. Stockbridge, 7:30PM
2 WORLD TOURS-46 CITIES-204 PERFORMANCES
PENNY ARCADE’S AWARD-WINNING LONGING LASTS LONGER
"Penny Arcade combines the anarchy of Lenny Bruce with the pathos of Judy Garland,. She is provocative, intellectually stimulating, perceptive and hilariously funny. Penny Arcade is a wonder to behold; she manages to entertain, absorb and broaden the audience simultaneously. Beg, steal a ticket." -The List UK
Longing Lasts Longer is a unique blend of stand-up comedy and memoir set in a riveting rock and roll soundscape mixed live by Penny Arcade’s collaborator of 29 years Steve Zehentner. Longing Lasts Longer has been performed in 45 cities world-wide, winning three top festival prizes in Edinburgh and Adelaide. Longing Lasts Longer is fierce, visionary and ultimately a forward-looking critique of the erasure of history, the rise of nostalgia and the pervasiveness of cultural amnesia created by international gentrification seen through the lens of New York City. Longing Lasts Longer is a crack in our planet’s post-gentrified landscape and shines a light on the path to individual authenticity.
No one in theater, comedy or rock and roll does anything even remotely similar to Penny Arcade, where she combines poetics, comedy, and rock and roll into what can only be called cultural critique you can dance to! The camaraderie between her and longtime collaborator Steve Zehentner, as he mixes the unique sound score made up of 100 song loops from some of the best popular music of the past 60 years, is infectious! You will be dancing in your seat!
In Longing Lasts Longer, Penny Arcade dares to tackle the straight jacket that binds today's youth culture to the normalization of self-censorship and injects fresh air in the current lockdown of gentrification, the erasure of history and the cultural amnesia affecting not only our cities but our minds.
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PENNY ARCADE (aka Susana Ventura) is an internationally respected writer, poet, actress and theatre maker, and one of a handful of artists who created and continue to define performance art. Penny debuted with John Vaccaro’s explosive Playhouse of the Ridiculous at age 17, and was a Warhol Factory Superstar at 19, featured in the Andy Warhol's Women in Revolt. With an artistic career spanning almost 50 years, Arcade occupies a unique position in the American avant-garde. HM Koutoukas referred to her as ‘the little sister of the avant-garde’ because of her long association with the architects of the American counter culture movement: Andy Warhol, Charles Henri Ford, John Vaccaro, Judith Malina, Taylor Mead, Jack Smith, Harry Smith, Tom O’Horgan, and Charles Ludlam among others.
Her focus on the creation of community and inclusion as the goals of performance and her efforts to use performance as a trans-formative act, mark her as a true original in the American theatre. In this context, Penny has written over ten full-length shows including La Miseria, Sisi Sings the Blues, Bad Reputation and New York Values as well as and hundreds of solos. Her world famous sex and censorship show, Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!, has been performed in over 30 cities around the world and was successfully revived as a ‘landmark production’ (London Times) for its 20th anniversary in 2012.
In 1991, Quentin Crisp chose Arcade as the woman he most identified with, naming her his anima figure and soul mate. Their friendship became professional as they undertook many performances together until his death at age 91. An Evening with Quentin Crisp and Penny Arcade is now available on DVD to mark Mr. Crisp’s centennial, and the actress Cynthia Nixon portrayed Arcade in the film on Mr. Crisp’s New York life, An Englishman in New York with John Hurt.
In 2010, Semiotexte/MIT Press published a hardcover book on Arcade called “Bad Reputation: performances, essays, interviews.” Her award winning documentary The Lower East Side Biography Project, Stemming The Tide of Cultural Amnesia which she co-creates with long-time collaborator Steve Zehentner is broadcast weekly in New York on Ch 34 Time Warner and RCN 112 and simultaneously at mnn.org.
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TICKETS: (All tickets-tiers are General Admission Seating)
Community Tickets (Limited Amount): $25
General Admission: 35
Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Community Tickets): $45
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Seating/Bar: 7:00PM
Show: 7:30PM
This event is indoors.
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Venue Accessibility: We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event environment for all attendees. We strive to provide an event that is welcoming, accommodating, and supportive of diverse accessibility needs.
Our venue is wheelchair accessible. Accessible parking spaces and restrooms are available. And wheelchair accessible seating is available upon request. Please contact us at info@thefoundryws.com or 413.232.5222 for accessibility coordination.
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Parking is limited at the venue so please utilize the three public parking lots in Town. One is across from the Post Office, one is behind Beacon Bank and the other is just off Main Street. They are clearly marked. Do not park at Trúc Orient Express Restaurant or the Post Office or you might receive a ticket.
Visit Amici Berkshires for dinner before the show and with your ticket receive 10% off your meal.
All sales are final – The Foundry is unable to make any returns or exchanges.
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W. Stockbridge, 7:30PM
Desperately Seeking the Exit
This performance is a special live reading presentation of the solo show, with bonus footage!
In 2007, American actor and playwright Peter Michael Marino wrote a musical based on the film Desperately Seeking Susan, featuring the music of Blondie. It opened on London’s West End…and closed a month later. Whoops!
TICKETS:
Community Tickets (Limited Amount): $15
General Admission: $25
Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Community Tickets): $35
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Seating/Bar: 7:00PM, Show: 7:30PM. This event is indoors
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W. Stockbridge, 7:30PM
Holly, jolly and hijinks—WERQshires brings drag musical mayhem to A Christmas Story!
Back by popular demand after last year's sold-out Holiday-Spectacular, The WERQshires, Poppy DaBubbly, Bella Santarella and Vuronika Baked, are returning their hilarious show to The Foundry!
A Campy Drag Parody on the Holiday favorite, A Christmas Story, with classic nods to the film through a Drag lens. Whether you're a lifelong fan of the movie or just looking for a night of laughter, glitter, and holiday cheer, this is one Holiday tradition you won't want to miss.
TICKETS: Community Tickets (Limited Amount): $15, General Admission: $25, Pay-It-Forward (Helps Subsidize Community Tickets): $35
Seating/Bar: 7:00PM, Show: 7:30PM. This event is indoors.
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