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Pack up the luggage, la la la - Founding Artistic Director Julianne Boyd to depart Barrington Stage in September

By Alan Chartock

Published August 22, 2022 at 11:33 AM EDT

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Founding Artistic Director of Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Julianne Boyd, will vacate her role on September 30. The Board of Trustees of Barrington Stage Company (BSC) has announced Alan Paul will take over as the company’s new Artistic Director.

In this exit interview, Alan Chartock speaks with Boyd about founding the company, her plans for after she leaves, and this summer's production of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music."

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Alan Chartock

Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.

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