With a cast of Barrington Stage Company favorites, BSC presents 10 fast-paced plays full of drama, comedy, wit, and irreverence, in its annual 10x10 New Play Festival, the cornerstone of Pittsfield’s Upstreet Winter Arts Festival. Now in its fifteenth year, 10x10 will run for five weeks, from February 12 through March 15, on the St. Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center in Downtown Pittsfield.
“The 10x10 New Play Festival is one of the most highly-anticipated events of the Barrington Stage season. From our staff, to our brilliant cast and indefatigable crew – everyone who has a hand in bringing these ten plays to life does so with a sense of elation,” notes Barrington Stage Company Artistic Director Alan Paul, who will direct three ten-minute plays this year. “I am thrilled that this year’s festival features three plays directed by BSC’s Artistic Coordinator Moira O’Sullivan, who is a talented emerging director – and features a play written by our Director of Development, playwright Jessica Provenz. 10x10 is truly a labor of love for me and everyone at the company.”
The 2026 10x10 New Play Festival marks a return cast of audience-favorites including Matt Neely of Williamstown, Mass., Peggy Pharr Wilson of Dalton, Mass., Robert Zukerman of Chatham, NY, and Raya Malcolm and Maya Loren Jackson of New York City. This year the cast welcomes newcomer Avery Whitted, also from New York City. All 10x10 New Play Festival performances take place on the St. Germain Stage at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center in Downtown Pittsfield, February 12 through March 15, 2026. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 2pm.
Directors for 10x10 are Emmy-nominated Matthew Penn (Law & Order) (BSC’s Judgment Day, Typhoid Mary) returning for his tenth year at the helm; BSC Artistic Director Alan Paul; and in her 10x10 directorial debut, BSC Literary and Artistic Coordinator, Moira O’Sullivan.
“We are ecstatic to partner with Barrington Stage Company for the 10x10 Upstreet Winter Arts Festival for its fifteenth year,” said Jen Glockner, the City of Pittsfield’s Director of Cultural Development. “BSC’s 10x10 New Play Festival is the signature event of the festival. We can’t wait to see what’s in store this year!”
Tickets are expected to sell quickly and performances frequently sell out. Early ticket purchases are encouraged. Tickets start at $40 and are available at barringtonstageco.org or by calling 413.242.6411.
