Berkshire Theatre Group Donates Food and Tix To Local Charities

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced that, in true A Christmas Carol spirit, during each of the eleven performance of A Christmas Carol they will be accepting donations of canned and non-perishable foods to be donated to local food banks, raffling off free turkeys and donating tickets to local charity organizations.

In collaboration with Greylock Federal Credit Union, Berkshire Theatre Group will be giving food donations from audience members to local Berkshire food banks. Audience members are encouraged to bring donations to the performance and drop them off in the lobby of the theatre, to help the fight against hunger this holiday season. Greylock will be donating $1 for every pound of food donated to local food banks.

Also, at every performance before Christmas, a fresh, local turkey, donated by Guido’s Fresh Marketplace, will be raffled off. Audience member’s names will be chosen at random and announced at the start of the show.

Finally, Berkshire Theatre Group has also donated tickets to local organizations to make sure that people, who may not normally be able to attend the theatre, can enjoy a live performance of A Christmas Carol. The organizations that have received tickets are, Habitat for Humanity, Adult Learning Center/Family Literacy Center, Juvenile Resource Center, Conte Community School, Morningside Community School, Elizabeth Freeman Center, Elder Services of Berkshire County, Children’s Health Program/WIC (Great Barrington), Youth Alive and the Berkshire Immigrant Center.

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 helm 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 four stages in Stockbridge, MA, Pittsfield, MA and Lenox, MA. The Fitzpatrick Main Stage (408 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 (800 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 newly built outdoor Neil Ellenoff stage at the Mount. Together they serve over 100,000 patrons per year and reach over 10,000 students through their educational and outreach programs. For more information on BTF call (413) 298-5536 and on The Colonial call (413) 448-8084. To purchase tickets, call (413) 997-4444 or (413) 298-5576 or go online to www.berkshiretheatre.org or www.thecolonialtheatre.org.

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