The Petrified Forest

A waitress named Gabby Maple, longing for poetry and romance; disillusioned writer Alan Squier; and fugitive killer Duke Mantee sweat out a manhunt with a handful of colorful characters in an Arizona diner. This yearning tale, written in 1934, is directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner David Auburn (Proof).

Written by four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert E. Sherwood, this production is a nod to Berkshire Theatre’s illustrious past. Sherwood often visited his sister and Stockbridge resident, Rosamond Sherwood, who happened to also be one of the powerhouse women who chaired Berkshire Theatre Festival.

David Adkins as Alan Squier

Joel Austin as Lineman 2/Legion Commander

Lauren Baez as Paula

Rebecca Brooksher as Gabby Maple

Joey Collins as Ruby

Sean Cullen as Jason Maple

Jeremy Davidson as Duke Mantee

Tre Dukes as Pyles

Jennifer Van Dyck as Mrs. Chisholm

Shawn Fagan as Boze Hertzlinger

Walter Hudson as Mr. Chisholm

John Thomas Waite as Gramp Maple

Devin White as Jackie