1. Free Theatre
Each and every year, Williamstown Theatre Festival produces a show on its Main Stage, complete with sets, lights and costumes, which is completely FREE to the public. This year's production was the new musical Schmoozy Togetherness, which ran July 6-12 on the Main Stage. Tickets to Main Stage shows normally cost over $50, but if you take advantage of our Free Theatre production, you can have a magical theatrical experience for FREE!

2. Rush Tickets

General Rush Tickets
General Rush tickets are $15 and are available for same-day evening Main Stage and Nikos Stage performances beginning at 4pm on the day of the show. Limit two rush tickets per person. Rush tickets can be purchased in person at the box office or by phone at 413.597.3400. Rush ticket discount cannot be combined with any other offer and is subject to ticket availability.

Student Rush Tickets
Student rush tickets are $15 and are available beginning two hours prior to curtain for every perfomance except Saturday evenings. Limit one ticket per person, students must show a valid student ID, ticket must be purchased in person at the Box Office, cash only, subject to availability.

3. Group Rates
Groups of 20+ receive a 10% discount per ticket off the normal ticket price for all Main Stage performances. For more information, phone the Box Office (June-August) at (413) 597-3400 and ask to speak with the Group Sales Coordinator. From September through May, please call (413) 597-3383.

4. Kids Go Free Fridays
Kids under 18 attend the first Friday performance of each Main Stage production (July 3, July 17, July 31, and August 14) free of charge when accompanied by an adult with a full-priced ticket. Kids’ Night tickets can be reserved by phone or in person only. They cannot be reserved online. All Kids’ Night tickets will be held at the theater Will Call window for verification by Box Office personnel.

5. Special Initiatives
Williamstown Theatre Festival offers special ticket offers from time to time to celebrate major Festival anniversaries or other commemorative events.

Berkshires 4 Theatre Collaborative

Four Berkshire Theaters Collaborate to Create Greater Affordability for Patrons during the 2009 Summer Season

Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Shakespeare & Company, and Williamstown Theatre Festival are excited to announce a collaborative effort to provide more affordable theater opportunities for residents of and visitors to Berkshire County. While all four theaters currently have a variety of ticket options designed to make performances more affordable—from special discounts for County residents to rush tickets—the foursome saw an opportunity to collaborate as a group in an effort to provide even greater accessibility.

For the 2009 summer season, the four theaters are launching a ticket stub discount program to kick off the collaboration. All four theaters will offer discounted tickets to provide greater accessibility to theatre goers and to encourage patrons to attend productions at multiple venues. Patrons simply purchase a full price main stage ticket at any participating organization and retain their ticket stub. They may then turn in that ticket stub at any participating organization’s box office within two weeks of the performance date noted on the stub to receive $10 off the purchase of a full-price main stage ticket at that participating organization. That second stub may then be used within two weeks of its performance date to receive $10 off the purchase of yet another full-price main stage ticket at another participating theatre. The offer is valid for all main stage events at the four theaters, with the exception of one-time special events. Tickets may be purchased over the phone or in-person at each theater’s box office.

The four theaters were a natural fit for a collaborative effort—all four are producing theaters with full summer seasons of ongoing programming, and each provides educational and training programs. Additionally, all four theaters have similar ticket prices, making a joint ticket offer, such as the ticket stub discount, an easy program to implement.

The ticket stub discount program is just the first initiative of the collaboration, with plans for future initiatives already underway. The group intends to not only provide increased opportunities for patrons to see theater at an affordable price, but to work together to create greater visibility for the outstanding theater produced here in the Berkshires. The ticket stub discount program will launch on Monday, July 13th.