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Williamstown Theatre Festival company history timeline

1955

Since 1955, Williamstown Theatre Festival has brought America’s finest actors, directors, designers, and playwrights to the Berkshires, engaging a loyal audience of both residents and summer visitors.

David Bryant and Nikos Psacharapoulos, 1955

1989

After an extraordinary and visionary 33 years as the head of WTF, Nikos Psacharopoulos passed away in 1989.

1996

In 1996, long-time WTF stage manager Michael Ritchie became Producer.

2002

In 2002, Williamstown Theatre Festival received the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre.

2011

In 2011, former associate producer Jenny Gersten was named artistic director, and in the same year, WTF received the Commonwealth Award for Achievement, the highest cultural honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

2015

The Visit was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015.

2018

Martyna Mayok’s Cost of Living, which was developed and premiered at the Festival, won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

2021

In November of 2021, Jenny Gersten rejoined the Festival as Interim Artistic Director.

2022

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