Kate Maguire: The Vision and Reality of Making Theater in the Berkshires

OLLI at BCC Performing Arts Initiative Presents:
The Nancy Vale Memorial Talk

Kate Maguire, Artistic Director, CEO of Berkshire Theatre Group will speak on:

The Vision and Reality of Making Theater in the Berkshires

Thursday September 11, 2025 at 4:00-5:30 pm

Free and open to the public, registration required.
Registration closes September 4.

In-person at the Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield

Light refreshments served in the Garage following the talk.

Kate Maguire will address Berkshire Theatre Group’s pioneering past and creative future, its breakthrough model for continuing theater during the Covid crisis, and the challenges she has faced as a female impresario.

Kate Maguire is Artistic Director and CEO of Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG). In 2010, she oversaw the merger of two historic organizations: Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, where Kate began in 1995, and The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, culminating in the creation of Berkshire Theatre Group.   Kate possesses both artistic and administrative oversight of the merged organizations.  BTG presents award-winning work on several stages and also provides educational programs to 10,000 school children throughout the Berkshires.  Under Kate’s leadership, BTG is attracting younger audiences, in part because it offers young people opportunities to appear in productions geared to their age group.  In 2028, the Colonial Theatre will mark its 125^th anniversary and the Playhouse in Stockbridge will turn 100.  “These historic theatres have long served as spaces where American stories are brought to life.” (Kate Maguire)

Register online or call (413) 236-2190 (M-F 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) to register by phone. 
Deadline for registration is September 4.

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This event is supported through the generous philanthropy of Nancy and Michael Vale, whose bequest established the Michael and Nancy Vale Performing Arts Program at OLLI at Berkshire Community College. This endowed fund supports theater-based OLLI programming.