Maura Tierney, Steven Weber to Star in THREE HOTELS at WTF, 6/29-7/24

Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced today additional casting for the Main Stage productions for the 2011 Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), the company's 57th season and the first under Ms. Gersten's leadership.

Maura Tierney ("ER"; Some Girl(s)) and Steven Weber ("Brothers and Sisters"; Design for Living at WTF) will star as Barbara and Kenneth Hoyle in Jon Robin Baitz's Three Hotels, the first Main Stage production of the season (June 29 - July 24, 2011), directed by Robert Falls.

Richard Easton (Noises Off; Home at WTF) as Sir Charles/Diggory, Holley Fain ("Gossip Girl") as Miss Neville, and Jeremy Webb (The Glorious Ones) as George Hastings, join the cast of Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, alongside the previously announced Brooks Ashmanskas, Kristine Nielsen, Jon Patrick Walker, and Paxton Whitehead. Nicholas Martin directs the production, which plays July 27 - August 7, 2011.

Diana DiMarzio (Sweeney Todd) as Miss Jones Four, Donna McKechnie (A Chorus Line; The Threepenny Opera at WTF) as Miss Jones Five, and Jessica Wright (Sweeney Todd; Company) as Miss Jones Three, join the final Main Stage production of the season in Ten Cents a Dance, John Doyle's celebration of the songs of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. They join the previously announced Malcolm Gets, Lauren Molina, and Jane Pfitsch in the show, which plays August 11 - August 28, 2011.

These shows join the previously announced Nikos Stage productions, which include the David Cromer directed production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Lewis Black's One Slight Hitch, the Sam Gold directed A Doll's House, Bess Wohl's Touch(ed), and culminate in The Civilians' original work You Better Sit Down: tales from my parents' divorce. The Nikos Stage season begins June 22, 2011 and continues through August 21, 2011.

Announcements regarding additional cast and creative team information for both Nikos Stage and Main Stage productions, as well as additional Festival events, are forthcoming.
 
Tickets for the 2011 Williamstown Theatre Festival season are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.wtfestival.org. Starting June 1, 2011, tickets can be purchased by phone at (413) 597-3400 or in person at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance, 1000 Main St. (Route 2), Williamstown, MA 02167. New curtain times for all Main Stage and Nikos Stage shows are as follows: Tuesday - Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 p.m. For more schedule details, visit www.wtfestival.org.

The Williamstown Theatre Festival brings award-winning actors, directors, and playwrights to the Berkshires, engaging a loyal audience of both residents and summer visitors. A WTF season covers a broad range of theatrical endeavors, revisiting classic plays with exciting new productions on its Main Stage, developing and nurturing bold new works on the Nikos Stage, and offering audiences a rich array of cultural events including Free Theatre, Late-Night Cabarets, readings, workshops, and educational programs like the Greylock Theatre Project-a program for children in neighboring North Adams. While best known for its acclaimed productions, WTF is also home to unparalleled training and professional development programs serving new generations of aspiring theatre artists and managers. WTF was honored with the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in 2002 and The Commonwealth Award for Achievement in 2011. The Festival welcomes Jenny Gersten as its new Artistic Director for the 2011 season.

Williamstown Theatre Festival
2011 SEASON SUMMARY

MAIN STAGE

Three Hotels
By Jon Robin Baitz
Directed by Robert Falls
Cast includes: Maura Tierney, Steven Weber
June 29 - July 24, 2011

She Stoops to Conquer
By Oliver Goldsmith
Directed by Nicholas Martin
Cast includes: Brooks Ashmanskas, Richard Easton, Holley Fain, Kristine Nielsen, Jon Patrick Walker, Jeremy Webb, Paxton Whitehead
July 27 - August 7, 2011

Ten Cents a Dance
Conceived and Directed by John Doyle
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Cast includes: Diana DiMarzio, Malcolm Gets, Donna McKechnie, Lauren Molina, Jane Pfitsch, Jessica Wright
August 11 - August 28, 2011

NIKOS STAGE

A Streetcar Named Desire
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by David Cromer
Cast includes: Esteban Andres Cruz, Jennifer Engstrom, Jessica Hecht, Ana Reeder, Sam Rockwell, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Lou Sumrall, Kirby Ward
June 22 - July 3, 2011

One Slight Hitch
By Lewis Black
Directed by Joe Grifasi
Cast includes: Ben Cole, Ari Graynor, Paige Howard, Mark Linn-Baker, Justin Long, Lizbeth MacKay
July 6 - 17, 2011

A Doll's House
By Henrik Ibsen
Translated by Paul Walsh
Directed by Sam Gold
Cast includes: Josh Hamilton, Oscar Isaac, Matthew Maher, Lily Rabe, Lili Taylor
July 20 - 31, 2011

Touch(ed)
By Bess Wohl
Directed by Trip Cullman
Cast includes: Michael Chernus, Lisa Joyce, Merritt Wever
August 3 - 14, 2011

You Better Sit Down: tales from my parents' divorce
Written by Anne Kauffman, Matthew Maher, Caitlin Miller, Jennifer R. Morris, Janice Paran, and Robbie Collier Sublett
Conceived by Jennifer R. Morris
Directed by Anne Kauffman
Cast includes: Matthew Maher, Caitlin Miller, Jennifer R. Morris, Robbie Collier Sublett
August 16 - 21, 2011 (one week only!)