Berkshire Playwrights Lab

History

For twelve seasons co-Artistic Directors Joe Cacaci and Matthew Penn have worked together as Berkshire Playwrights Lab and made it the longest running theatre company in the Berkshires devoted exclusively to the development of the new play. Your continued support allows us to present new plays, as each one begins its journey into the public realm. This process is invaluable to writers as they see their plays realized in front of a fully participatory and sophisticated Berkshire audience. Our talkbacks are an important part of the process where the playwright hears directly from our audiences about their thoughts, feelings and questions regarding the new play.

Specialties

The lifeblood of the theater IS the new play! BPL is the longest running theater company in Berkshire County that focuses exclusively on new play development and progression to the next level through workshops and full productions, providing emerging and established playwrights with a supportive environment to develop their work while collaborating with professional actors and directors in fully staged readings. Be a part of an exciting little company doing great big work! Programs & Offerings BPL offers multiple readings, workshops and productions of new plays and playwrights. Our Summer Reading Series consists of 4-6 staged readings of new plays. The Radius Playwrights Festival in February offers staged readings of up to 10 new plays to specifically encourage local playwrights. Our Berkshire Voices program is an Autumn/Spring workshop series for local writers that culminates with the reading of two new plays in development each season.