Barrington Stage’s Annual Gala: Virtual, But Still A Bash
"On with the show" has never had more meaning, and has never felt more important.
Performers at the gala, clockwise from top left: Alan H. Green, Elizabeth Stanley, Alysha Umphress, and Jeff McCarthy
The Barrington Stage Company’s gala on Saturday, June 27, didn’t follow the usual format of cocktails across the street, a show, and dinner under the tent. The BSC BASH: On With The Show! may have been a free virtual party and fundraiser, but like other years, served up plenty of entertainment. There was even a pre-show: 15 minutes of video highlights from some of the musicals produced over the years. Along with special performances by past and present BSC artists, the BASH gave Artistic Director Julianne Boyd the opportunity to explain why and how Barrington Stage will open its performance season on August 5 with social distancing protocols in place, beginning with “Harry Clarke,” a one-man thriller. Boyd also announced the launch of BSC’s Next Act campaign, with a goal of raising $1 million to ensure that BSC not only survives 2020, but thrives in 2021.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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