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Great Barrington, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center has added three new programs to its year-round schedule at its two venues: comedian Ariel Elias on December 12, dance troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on February 7, and radio-show-brought-to-life Selected Shorts on February 13.
Indigo Comedy Night with Ariel Elias
The Mahaiwe will continue its Indigo Comedy Night series with stand-up comic Ariel Elias on Friday, December 12 at 8 p.m., at the Indigo Room.
Ariel Elias is a comedian living in New York City. Growing up, this Kentucky Jew made everyone laugh at her bat mitzvah, and the rest is history. Today, her comedy is a fun mesh of unique, personal stories mixed with witty and wry observations.
Described as “a sly young comic from Kentucky” by The New York Times, Ariel has also been featured in Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, and on Good Morning America. She was named in Paste Magazine’s Best Comedians of 2022.
After catching Jimmy Kimmel’s attention with a viral stand-up clip that displayed her cool, calm, and hilarious composure, he invited Ariel to make her late-night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! In 2024, she followed it up with an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
With host Thomas Attila Lewis and featured support. Tickets are $25 general admission, café table-seating, first-come, first-served.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo brings its internationally beloved troupe of male dancers to the Mahaiwe on Saturday, February 7 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., to perform a brilliant combination of skillful pointe work and hilarious parodying of classical ballet favorites like Swan Lake. Founded in New York City in 1974, the company, affectionately known as the Trocks, began by appearing in late-late shows in off-off Broadway lofts for small audiences who appreciated the iconoclastic humor of it all. In the over 50 years since then, the company has grown to achieve great appeal among more mainstream audiences who, each season, flock to theaters throughout the world to see these prima ballerinas perform. Revered by ballet aficionados as well as the uninitiated—those who don’t know a plié from a jeté—the Trocks are “a guaranteed hoot for people who know nothing of ballet and an absolute must for those who think they know the originals” (Sydney Star Observer).
Tickets are $35 to $70 with discounts for Mahaiwe Members and individuals ages 30 and under.
Selected Shorts: Lovers & Strangers – with Jane Curtin, Lauren Ambrose and More
The popular radio show and podcast Selected Shorts returns to the Mahaiwe on Friday, February 13 at 7 p.m., for an evening of romance and intrigue. Join as actors including Jane Curtin and Lauren Ambrose perform funny, mysterious, and poignant short stories about love, competing desires, and unexpected encounters. Stay tuned for more casting news.
Selected Shorts is produced by Symphony Space in New York City and broadcast on more than 150 stations around the country. The Selected Shorts podcast consistently ranks as one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes, with over 100,000 downloads every week. The series began in 1985 and enjoys sold-out performances to this day. Selected Shorts was conceived with a simple premise: take great stories by well-known and emerging writers and have them performed by terrific actors of stage and screen. Live events are often co-hosted by writers or involve a special collaboration with literary publications, podcasts, museums, and more. Each Selected Shorts is a unique reading of literature in performance.
Tickets are $35 to $45 with discounts for Mahaiwe Members and individuals ages 30 and under.
Tickets
Tickets to Indigo Comedy Night with Ariel Elias go on sale Saturday, October 25 at noon.
Tickets to Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo and Selected Shorts go on sale to Mahaiwe Members on Saturday, October 25 at noon, and to the public on Wednesday, October 29 at noon.
Tickets can be purchased online at mahaiwe.org, or by calling or visiting the Box Office, 413-528-0100, on Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.
To learn more about Mahaiwe Membership, contact Brenna Hull at 413-644-9040 x107 or brenna@mahaiwe.org, or visit mahaiwe.org/membership.
Individuals ages 30 and under are eligible for $15 youth tickets for live Mahaiwe Presents events on the mainstage. Visit or call the Box Office to redeem this offer.
About the Mahaiwe
Located in downtown Great Barrington, Mass., the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center is the year-round presenter of world-class music, dance, theater, classic films, Live in HD broadcasts, and arts education programs for the southern Berkshires and neighboring regions. The intimate jewel box of a theater opened in 1905. Since 2005, the performing arts center has hosted over 1,500 events and welcomed over half a million people through its doors. More than 27,000 students from 77 different schools have benefited from the Mahaiwe’s school-time performances and residencies. For more information, see mahaiwe.org.
About the Indigo Room
The Indigo Room is a flexible performance venue in the former Great Barrington firehouse building at 20 Castle Street, next door to the historic Mahaiwe theater. Audience capacity ranges between 75 and 150 based on the floor plan for a given performance. Concessions include beer, wine, soft drinks, hot beverages and snacks.
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