The Williamstown Theatre Festival is taking aim at a broad list of social, racial and economic inequities that it acknowledges have, to some degree, been part of its makeup.
Berkshire County’s tourist attractions have begun to see younger visitors, more year-round traffic, more digital guests and more interest in outdoor recreation.
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The 1-acre reflecting pool at The Clark Art Institute is the setting for the Williamstown Theatre Festivalâs production of the musical âRow.â Concerns about crew safety in what has become a rainy season of outdoor productions led the festival to increase pay for workers and ensure that staff members have at least eight hours off between shifts. EAGLE FILE PHOTO
WILLIAMSTOWN â A dispute over crew safety and work conditions this past week, during outdoor rehearsals for a Williamstown Theatre Festival musical, led the nationally known nonprofit to revisit how it pays and schedules its staff.
Members of the audio crew for the musical âRowâ walked out of a July 14 rehearsal, citing concerns about their safety because they were operating electrical equipment in a wet environment. The show is being performed outdoors at The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown.
PITTSFIELD â A new spread in Conde Nast Traveler seeks to explain, yet again, the Berkshiresâ appeal to well-heeled weekenders.
âItâs the rich cross-history of bohemia and money, of creatives and cultural titans, that makes the Berkshires more than an escape from the city,â the authors write in the magazineâs current issue. âItâs an escape to one of the liveliest and most vital artistic hubs in the USA. ⦠Itâs country living with a symphony orchestra for its soundtrack.â
People who work for low pay in the regionâs cultural centers are singing a different tune. In a new grassroots campaign on Instagram, they share personal testimony, anonymously, about the reality of work life inside museums and theaters.