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71

2025 Season

Showed Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 and Weekend 3

Located at MainStage Theatre – 1000 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267

2025 Season July 17August 3

About the Performance

In “one of the most hotly anticipated events in theatre” (GQ), visionary playwright Jeremy O. Harris returns with his first world premiere after his record-breaking Slave Play.


Developed in partnership with Works & Process at Guggenheim New York


Upon arrival at the venue, all phones will be secured in Yondr pouches that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their belongings at all times and can access their phones throughout the event at designated Phone Use Areas in the venue. All phones will be re-secured in Yondr pouches before returning to the event space.


Anyone seen using a non-permitted device during the performance will be escorted out of the venue. Guests are encouraged to bring a credit card for purchases inside the venue. We appreciate your cooperation in creating a phone-free viewing experience.


This production contains haze, fog, and strobe lights. For a full content disclosure, please contact tickets@wtfestival.org.


Click here to learn more about the staff that make W71 possible.


*The Actor or Stage Manager appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.


The Director (or Choreographer or Director-Choreographer) is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

Written by Jeremy O. Harris

Directed by Katina Medina Mora

Thank you for attending! See media from this season's performance below.

Creative

Choreographer

Dramaturg & Translator

Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Composer & Sound Designer

Hair & Wig Designer

Production Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Associate Scenic Designer

Associate Costume Designer

Associate Lighting Designer

Associate Sound Designer

Intimacy Consultant

Fight Director

Boris Sagal Directing Fellow

Hair Styling & Braiding

Language Consultant (Mandarin)

Production Assistant

Review

"Brims with compelling insights on contemporary anxieties." –Naveen Kumar, The Washington Post


"Heard is not only eloquent and beautiful (and fluent in Spanish), but she embodies the fragility and resilience of a classic Tennessee Williams heroine." – Juan A. Ramirez, Vanity Fair


"Five out of five beefcake stars." – Jesse Green, The New York Times