(PITTSFIELD and STOCKBRIDGE Mass.) – The third annual Made in the Berkshires Festival, showcasing new works of theater, music, film, fiction, poetry and dance by Berkshire artists, takes place from Friday, October 11, 2013, to Sunday, October 13, 2013, at three Berkshire Theatre Group venues: the Colonial Theatre and the Garage in Pittsfield and the Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge.

Highlights of this year’s festival include a new play by acclaimed playwright Chris Newbound; a short story from bestselling author Kevin O’Hara; the premiere of an original composition by Gerard Burney; and “Mary and Edith: Musings by Women a Century Apart,” with Kate Maguire, Mary Mott and Kim Taylor in stories by Mary Mott and Edith Wharton

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT THE COLONIAL THEATRE

6:30pm Opening Night Celebration and Presentations

Film: The View from Hurlburt’s Hill by Ben Hillman

Dance: Common Ground by Dawn Lane and CATA

Poetry: Dragon Breath by CD Nelsen

Film: Fat Boy Needs Energy by Patrick Toole

Short Story: A Night in the Heavens by Kevin O’Hara

Film: The River by Sam Handel

Dance: Berkshire Pulse

Music: “Cherry Cottage Opus: Five Variants for Piano on an Old Congregational Hymn” The Premiere of Gerard McBurney’s original composition with music inspired by Cherry Cottage: The Story of an American House by director Dave Simonds and writer Hans Morris. The film tells the story about the history of Cherry Cottage, built in 1782.

Taste of The Berkshires (immediately following the opening night presentations)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12  AT THE UNICORN THEATRE

1-3pm Readings of Short Stories and Short Plays
Short Play: Spread My Ashes Near the Rental House by Jane Denitz Smith

Short Story: Spaghetti With Beans by Jim Bracken

Short Play: Haunted by Andy Reynolds, directed by Hilary Deely

Short Story: One Big One by Albert Stern

Short Play: The Kite Tale by Tom Gladwell

 

4pm to 6pm

Full Length Play: Old Family Friends by Chris Newbound, directed by Barbara Sims

 

7pm

Theatre: Mary and Edith: Musings by Women a Century Apart with Kate Maguire, Mary Mott, Kim Taylor in stories by Mary Mott and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Edith Wharton

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT THE GARAGE

9pm Vocalist, Wanda Houston

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 AT THE COLONIAL THEATRE

5pm to 6pm Short Films
Priorities by Patrick Toole

Imaginarium by Ben Tobin

The Fall of Jack Morgans by Keith Winthrop

 

7pm to 8pm Dance

Berkshire Dance Theatre Contributing Artist: Chuck Paquette, Choreographer

Berkshire Pulse Dance Company Contributing Artist: Bettina Montano, Artistic Director

“Common Ground” Contributing Artist: Dawn Lane and CATA

 

8pm to 9pm

Improvisational music with projections by Vikki True