Williamstown Theatre Festival will present the critically acclaimed thriller Blood Play as well as one-night-only stand-up performance by Lewis Black as part of their previously announced 2013 summer season. The festival also announced that Gordon Greenberg (Working, Jacques Brel…) will replace Marc Bruni as the director of the new musical Johnny Baseball.
Created by The Brooklyn-based company The Debate Society, Blood Play is set on a tranquil suburban evening in the early 1950's. The kids are away on a Junior Cherokee camping trip and a string of coincidences spawns a spontaneous grown-up party in the basement of a new ranch house. Exotic cocktails are imbibed, raucous games are played, and new friends are made, but much is happening that no one is talking about. And something is stirring underground.
Written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen and directed by Oliver Butler, Blood Play runs at Williamstown’s Nikos Stage, August 7 through 18.
Lewis Black takes the Main Stage on July 22 with the one-night-only stand-up show My Fair Lewis. All the proceeds from this politically-charged evening of comedy will support the Festival’s signature training and professional development programs.
Williamstown also announced its Late-Night Cabaret series will return to Goodrich Hall, July 11 through 13, July 25 through 27 and August 8 through 10. The series promises intimate, unforgettable performances by Festival family, both established and emerging.