June 25, 2025 CLARK ART INSTITUTE HOSTS NEW PLAY READING SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVALWilliamstown, Massachusetts—In partnership with Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Clark Art Institute hosts the first of two readings in the Festival’s W71 New Play Reading Series (formerly called Fridays@3) on Tuesday, July 29 at 7 pm. This event takes place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. Kaia Gerber stars in White Girls Gang, written by Rianna Simons and directed by Gus Heagerty. The play focuses on a book club gone disastrously wrong as its members try and fail to talk about a book written by Audre Lord. White Girls Gang was shortlisted for the 2023 Yale Drama Prize. Additional casting to be announced. The New Play Reading Series emphasizes the development and discovery of new work. It brings playwrights, directors, and professional actors together for one week of rehearsals and lets audiences get closer to the creative process. Tickets $20. Seating is general admission; accessible seats available. Tickets are available through the Festival Box Office at wtfestival.org. ABOUT WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL After seven decades of helping to shape the American theater, Williamstown Theatre Festival is bringing emerging and professional artists together in the Berkshires to create a thrilling summer festival that expands the expression of theater and its essential role in society. Running from July 17–August 3, 2025, the Festival will continue to produce the world premiere plays and musicals and bold new revivals that it’s come to be known for, while expanding into other forms of theatrical expression that brings many art forms together in exciting and innovative ways. Williamstown Theatre Festival has always been, and continues to be, a creative hothouse for established and emerging artists and their work. More than 75 productions have transferred from the Festival to other regional theaters, Off-Broadway, and Broadway, with many productions being adapted for television and film. Thousands of actors, writers, designers, directors, and aspiring theater professionals from all fields that have come through the Festival to challenge themselves and their craft have gone on to prominence and recognition on Broadway, in Hollywood and beyond. Learn more about Williamstown Theatre Festival at www.wtfestival.org. ABOUT THE CLARK The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of nearly 300,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art. The Clark, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Sunday from September through June and daily in July and August. Admission is free to all from January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303. |