Event Details

This event will showcase students participating in the New York University Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program’s Berkshire Musical Theatre Lab, who will present excerpts from new musicals in development.

The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU’s Tisch School of Arts, chaired by Egremont resident Sarah Schlesinger, is an M.F.A. degree program specifically designed for composers, lyricists, and bookwriters—the major collaborators in the creation of new musical theatre and opera. This summer, select students from the program will participate in the Berkshire Musical Theatre Lab, where they will enjoy a week-long residency in the Berkshires developing new work. Local families will host the participants, providing them with housing, pianos, and an abundance of Berkshire hospitality. “These young people are some of the best and brightest artists coming up the ladder in the American musical theatre,” said Berkshire Playwrights Lab Co-Artistic Director Jim Frangione. “We are happy to support their efforts to breathe life into the genre and hope to discover works to develop in the future.”

This event is co-sponsored by Bard College at Simon’s Rock and the Berkshire Playwright’s Lab.

For reservations to the NYU Berkshire Musical Theatre Lab performance at the McConnell Theatre, call 413.528.2544 or email reservations@berkshireplaywrightslab.org.