Berkshire Theatre Group Presents GOING TO THE FARM WITH SPOT and '10 ILLUSIONS' This Week

Berkshire Theatre Group presents two family-friendly events for school vacation week: Going to the Farm with Spot and Bill Blagg's 10 Illusions to the winter season at the Colonial Theatre and added as a part of the 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival.

Contact the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street, Pittsfield by calling 413-997-4444. Tickets can also be bought online at www.berkshiretheatregroup.org. The Ticket Office is open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm or on any performance day from 10am until curtain.

Going to the Farm with Spot
At the Colonial Theatre
February 18, 2015 at 2pm
Tickets: $15
Join Spot the Dog, his dad Sam, and his friend Helen on a new adventure! Great fun for young theatre-goers and their parents, Going to the Farm With Spot takes the audience on an interactive journey to Sam's farm where all the animals are lost. Spot and Helen need the audience's help to find his lost animal friends by identifying the sounds of the animals to bring them back safely to the farm.

Bill Blagg's 10 Illusions
at The Colonial Theatre
Thursday, February 19 at 2pm
Tickets: $15
Bill Blagg's 10 Illusions is the most entertaining magic and illusion show on tour today! Bill's latest show is filled with NEW never-before-seen, mind-blowing illusions such as Walking Through Steel and the world's only Hoverboard! Bill combines his original illusions along with audience participation, comedy and of his trademark off-the-cuff personality which creates a show unlike anything you've ever seen before!

About Berkshire Theatre Group - The Colonial Theatre, founded in 1903, and Berkshire Theatre Festival, founded in 1928, are two of the oldest cultural organizations in the Berkshires. Having united in November of 2010 under the leadership of Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire, these two institutions are providing the Berkshires and beyond with the finest in live theatre, music, dance and the visual arts on five stages in Stockbridge, MA and Pittsfield, MA. The Fitzpatrick Main Stage (400 seats), cataloged by the National Register of Historic Places, was originally designed and built by Stanford White as the Stockbridge Casino in 1888. The intimate Unicorn Theatre (122 seats) is a home for emerging artists and new theatrical ideas. The Colonial in Pittsfield (780 seats) re-opened in August of 2006, following a $21 million restoration, and boasts pristine acoustics, classic gilded age architecture and state-of-the-art technical systems. BTG also performs at the outdoor Neil Ellenoff stage, located on the grounds of BTF in Stockbridge, and at The Garage, a music venue located in the lobby of The Colonial. BTG serves over 100,000 patrons per year and reaches over 17,000 students through its educational and outreach programs. For more information on BTG call (413) 448-8084. To purchase tickets, call (413) 997-4444 or go online to www.BerkshireTheatreGroup.org.