Fiona Breslin reports from Pittsfield.It's a longstanding tradition for Barrington Stage Company to open its main stage for the summer with a classic musical, and this year's opener is Fiddler on the Roof. Despite the heavy subject matter, there was a celebratory air on the night of BSC's gala, Saturday, June 23, even before the curtains rose, as Governor Deval Patrick honored BSC founder/artistic director Julianne Boyd and founding board president Mary Ann Quinson at the naming of the Boyd/Quinson Mainstage, paying tribute to these two visionary women and their 18-year collaboration. Following the performance, guests took their traditional two-block stroll from the theater to St. Joseph’s High School, where state senator Ben Downing thanked BSC's long-time supporter, Berkshire Bank. Guests perused silent auction lots and mingled with Fiddler cast and crew (including actors Stephanie Lynne Mason, Rececca Kuznik, Dawn Rother, and Joanna Glushak, above) before the dinner and live auction began. Fiddler on the Roof runs through July 14.
Mary Millea and Michael Millea before showtime; the Barrington Stage band: Jeff Stevens, David Wampler, Bruce Krasin, Peter Zay, and Amy Rose.
Neil Chrisman and trustee emerita Kathleen Chrisman; Barrington Stage board chair Mary Ann Quinson with board member Ira Siegal and artistic director Julianne Boyd.
Caren Mercer Montano, Construct's Mark Rosengren, and Barbara Schulman of Wheeler & Taylor; Licia Conforti and Clark museum director Michael Conforti.
Tucker Welch and Cindy Welch of Tucker Welch Properties; Barrington Stage board member Marita Glodt with managing director Tristan Wilson and board members Patrick Sullivan and Robert Petricca.
Andrew James and Veverly James; Shirley Yohalem and Barrington Stage treasurer Ira Yohalem.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick salutes Julianne Boyd (left) and Mary Ann Quinson (right) during the renaming of the Boyd/Quinson Mainstage; BSC actors Adam Brown, Rusty Mowery, and Travis Nesbitt.
Berkshire Bank Foundation's Peter Lafayette with Lillian Quinn; BSC's Sarah Kelly, Kate Ivey, Amanda Glover, and director of education Hester Kamin.
Frank La Frazia, director of BSC's Playwright Mentoring Project with Yuki Cohen; Arthur Salvadore, Reba Evenchik, William Finn, and Shakina Nayfack.
Michael Cohn, Bobbi Cohn, and actor Jason Simon, who played Lazar Wolf; Fiddler on the Roof actor and NYU graduate Hannah Kiem with Julia Kaplan.
Actors Adam Brown, Colin Israel, Travis Nesbitt, Rebecca Kuznik, Danny Harris Kornfeld, and Ben Holtzman.
Deryck Tonge and Sonya McNair; Fairview Hospital president Eugene Dellea, Barbara Alibozek, and WAMC's Alan Chartock.
Gallerist Leslie Ferrin, former mayor of the City of Pittsfield James M. Ruberto, and artist Colleen Quinn; Cricket Creek Farm's Jude Sabot and Topher Sabot.
Members of Fiddler on the Roof cast and crew join in a group photo.
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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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