For Immediate Release
July 8, 2024
CLARK ART INSTITUTE HOSTS FRIDAYS@3 SERIES
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLIAMSTOWN
THEATRE FESTIVAL
Williamstown, Massachusetts—In partnership with Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), the Clark Art Institute hosts Fridays@3, a series of readings of new plays and works-in-progress emphasizing the development and discovery of new work, curated by WTF’s artistic associate, Lianna Rada-Hung. Hosted weekly from July 12 through August 2, the renowned program welcomes visitors to spend the afternoon with a play in development, performed by professional actors. All performances begin at 3 pm in the Clark’s auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center.
Friday, July 12
at the very bottom of a body of water
Written by Benjamin Benne
Directed by Cat Rodríguez
Marina's life has a circular routine which, when broken by the disappearance of her fishmonger, sets her off on a surreal quest to confront the grief that's been holding her captive for years.
Friday, July 19
SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA
Written by Beth Hyland
A once-celebrated novelist grappling with writer’s block confronts the ghosts of her past, threatening to unravel both her sanity and her artistic vision. SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA is the recipient of WTF’s 2024 L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award winner, and Hyland is WTF’s 2024 Jay Harris Commission recipient. A director for SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA will be announced in the coming weeks.
Friday, July 26
Indigo Dreams
Written by Melis Aker
Directed by Kate Whoriskey
Three carpet-weaving women in Turkey are caught between wanting to salvage their dying industry and an offer to modernize, which could have dangerous consequences.
Friday, August 2
KILL CORP
Written by Sofia Alvarez
Directed by Portia Krieger
A dark comedy about a newly pregnant woman who realizes that the only way to be a working mom in corporate America is to kill all her bosses.
Tickets $20. Seating is general admission; accessible seats available. For tickets, visit the Festival Box Office at wtfestival.org. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.
ABOUT WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL
For seven decades, the Tony Award-recognized Williamstown Theatre Festival has brought emerging and professional theater artists together in the Berkshires to create a thrilling summer festival of diverse, world premiere plays and musicals, bold new revivals, and a rich array of accompanying cultural events.
Artists are drawn to Williamstown Theatre Festival to make great theater in an environment conducive to artistic risk-taking. Matthew Broderick, Audra McDonald, Dominique Morisseau, Mary-Louise Parker, Susan Stroman, Uma Thurman, and Blair Underwood are just a few of the luminous theater artists who have worked at the Festival. Many others, including Sterling K. Brown, Ty Burrell, Charlie Day, Paul Giamatti, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney, Brie Larson, Chris Pine, and George C. Wolfe, began their careers at the Festival.
Productions and artists shaped at the Festival fill theaters in New York City and around the world. Recently, Williamstown Theatre Festival was represented on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally by The Sound Inside, Grand Horizons, The Rose Tattoo, The Visit, Fool for Love, The Elephant Man, Seared, Selling Kabul, Unknown Soldier, the 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost of Living, and Lempicka, which is now playing on Broadway.
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 some 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 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.
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