PITTSFIELD â The federal government threw struggling arts and cultural venues a financial lifeline by including $15 billion for them in the $900 billion coronavirus relief package that Congress approved Monday night.
Above: Rows of chairs were removed from Barrington Stage Companyâs Boyd-Quinson Mainstage in Pittsfield in May, to allow for social distancing for performances scheduled for later in the summer. State pandemic guidelines forced the theater to move performances under a tent. Left: Julianne Boyd, artistic director of Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, applauded the $15 billion for struggling arts and cultural venues in the $900 billion coronavirus relief package approved by Congress on Monday.