Beginning in October and continuing through the school year, BTG’s young company of artists will perform at venues throughout Berkshire County and the region. These well-crafted productions are appropriate for elementary and middle school students. Designed to introduce students to the excitement of live theatre, a question-and-answer session follows each performance. For the 2025-2026 school year, BTG will be touring Magic Tree House: Showtime with Shakespeare.
Hip Hop in Elizabethan England? Yes! In this delightful musical adaptation of Magic Tree House #25: Stage Fright on a Summer Night, Jack and Annie travel back to sixteenth century London to help the most famous playwright of all time stage a play for a very special guest: Queen Elizabeth I! Set to a modern hip hop groove, this show introduces kids to Shakespeare’s own special kind of magic and demonstrates how history is shaped by those who learn to overcome their fears.
Showtime with Shakespeare is based on the bestselling book, Magic Tree House #25: Stage Fright on a Summer Night, by Mary Pope Osborne.
For more information on how to book a tour at your school, contact:
Allison Rachele Bayles
Director of Education
(413) 448-8084 x19
allison@berkshiretheatre.org
